WeatherBrains 1015: Not Clear and Concise

Tonight's guest joins us from Bonn, Germany — and from the far side of the clock, where it's 2 a.m. local time! Lars Lowinski is a seasoned meteorologist with international experience spanning Europe and New Zealand. He now works with WetterOnline, one of Europe's largest weather platforms, where he connects their U.S. business operations with German-based product development and training. He's also an avid storm chaser who's pursued Great Plains supercells and participated in the Hazardous Weather Testbed in Norman, Oklahoma. Lars has been a loyal WeatherBrains listener since 2008 — and we're thrilled to finally have him on the show!  Thanks for joining us tonight.

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• Is tornado season over?  (02:30)
• Forecasting in the Southern Hemisphere and working with oil and gas industry (17:50)
• Compare/Contrast experiences in NOAA Hazardous Weather Testbed (20:00)
• Importance of doing a thorough hand analysis before utilizing model data when assimilating forecasts (21:00)
• Discussing the European Severe Storms Laboratory (23:00)
• Importance of working together internationally/globally when communicating severe weather risks (28:00)
• Breaking down barriers in the science of meteorology through simple human interaction (35:00)
• Approaches/challenges in weather messaging across different cultures and languages across the world (35:30)
• Looking back at Lars's storm chasing experiences (45:30)
• Discussion of deadly July 1916 Austria tornado and it's experiences lost in history due to World War One (55:00)
• European severe weather warning process vs U.S. severe weather warning process (57:45)
• Weather-aware subculture in the United States (01:13:00)
• Rise of Digital Meteorologists (01:16:00)
• NWS budget update/analysis (01:29:30)
• The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice (01:26:20)
• This Week in Tornado History With Jen (01:28:00)
• E-Mail Segment (No segment this week)
• and more!

Web Sites from Episode 1015:

Lars Lowinski Photography

Picks of the Week:

Lars Lowinski - Monster HP supercell in France (06/13/2025)

James Aydelott - James Aydelott on Facebook: Three feet of rain in Tulsa, OK since January 1st/Wettest April 1-June 30 on record in Tulsa (Back to 1931)

Jen Narramore - Lightning strike injures 2 at Northland HS soccer field in Columbus

Rick Smith - Out

Troy Kimmel - Out

Kim Klockow-McClain - Earth's Clouds on the Move

John Gordon - Kyle J Gillett on X: Panhandle, TX boundary collision

John Gordon - Ronca-HohnWx on X: Memphis, TN boundary collision

Bill Murray - Out

James Spann - June 28th, 2025 Deuel County, South Dakota tornado

The WeatherBrains crew includes your host, James Spann, plus other notable geeks like Troy Kimmel, Bill Murray, Rick Smith, James Aydelott, Jen Narramore, John Gordon, and Dr. Kim Klockow-McClain. They bring together a wealth of weather knowledge and experience for another fascinating podcast about weather.