WeatherBrains Episode 905 is now online (May 22nd, 2023). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE podcast for you!
Tonight’s show is all about the Indy 500, a brainchild of friend of the podcast Jay Barlow.
Tonight’s Guest WeatherBrain is the WCM at the NWS Indianapolis. He graduated with a degree in meteorology from Purdue University. He will be the on-site meteorologist for this year’s Indy 500. Sam Lashley, welcome!
Also joining us tonight is AlabamaWX Blog’s very own Scott Martin. He earned his operational meteorology certificate from Mississippi State University in 2015. In May 2021, he received his Bachelor’s in Geosciences Operational Meteorology from Mississippi State. He co-founded Racecast Weather in 2014 as a way to combine his love of racing and weather. Scott, welcome!
Our email officer Jen is continuing to handle the incoming messages from our listeners. Reach us here: [email protected].
- Indy 500 public safety planning (11:30)
- Lightning rules (22:30)
- Track conditions and weather’s effects on drivers (35:00)
- Rules on rain delays (47:00)
- Weather-driven racetrack collisions/casualties (51:00)
- Changes after 2011 wind-driven Indy stage collapse (01:06:30)
- 5/22/2011 Joplin tornado (01:23:15)
- Guam in path of powerful typhoon Mawar (01:38:30)
- Notable Indy/NASCAR forecast busts (01:11:00)
- The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice (01:17:25)
- This Week in Tornado History With Jen (01:20:25)
- National Weather Round-Up (01:38:10)
- E-Mail Segment (01:30:00)
- and more!
Web Sites from Episode 905:
Picks of the Week:
Sam Lashley – Indianapolis NWS
James Aydelott – Dust Devil Video
Jen Narramore – 35th Anniversary of the Saragosa Tornado
Bruce Jones – Remembering 2011 Joplin tornado
Rick Smith – Out
Neil Jacobs – Weather Games – Team Xtreme Operation Weather Disaster & Weather War II (C64) – ARG Presents 262
Troy Kimmel – Out
Kim Klockow-McClain – May 20, 2013 tornado emergency highlights the importance of words
Bill Murray – Out
James Spann – Mexico volcano
The WeatherBrains crew includes your host, James Spann, plus other notable geeks like Troy Kimmel, Bill Murray, Rick Smith, James Aydelott, Jen Narramore, Dr. Neil Jacobs, and Dr. Kim Klockow-McClain. They bring together a wealth of weather knowledge and experience for another fascinating podcast about weather.
