Tonight's First Guest WeatherBrain is a meteorologist and veteran storm chaser who has documented tornadoes, hurricanes and supercells across the United States since 2015. He has degrees from Arizona State University and the University of Oklahoma, where he operated a mobile radar under tornado research pioneer Dr. Howie Bluestein. Trey Greenwood, welcome to the show!
Our Second Guest WeatherBrain is a professional broadcaster and CEO of storm chaser Coaching, hosting over 200 episodes of the Chaser Chat Podcast since 2020. He leads the company's mission to centralize storm chasing education through structured courses and a long-term membership model connecting learners with experienced coaches. Gabriel Harber, thank you for joining us tonight.
WeatherBrains veteran Sandy LaCorte also joins the panel to discuss the upcoming NWA Meeting 2025. It's great to see you again, Sandy.
Our email officer Jen is continuing to handle the incoming messages from our listeners. Reach us here: email@weatherbrains.com.
- End of dog days of summer; fall is on our doorstep (04:30)
- NWA Annual Meeting 2025 Huntsville, AL (07:30)
- Invest in others and pay it forward! (13:00)
- Trey's first tornado chase in 2015 and the takeaways (33:00)
- Working with Dr. Bluestein in the field (36:00)
- What is storm chaser coaching and how did it come to be? (43:00)
- Bill Murray's first tornado intercept (48:45)
- No such thing as a bust when storm chasing in the field! (52:45)
- Driving etiquette/mob behavior ruining storm chasing (55:30)
- Risks/distractions/recommendations of storm chasing solo (01:11:30)
- Analysis of the economics of storm chasing (01:15:30)
- Oklahoma storm chaser license legislation (01:18:15)
- Role of drones in the storm chaser toolkit (01:22:00)
- Under-appreciated aspects of storm chasing (01:31:30)
- The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice (01:35:15)
- This Week in Tornado History With Jen (01:37:15)
- E-Mail Segment (01:38:30)
- and more!
Web Sites from Episode 1021:
Alabama Weather Network on Facebook
Picks of the Week:
Trey Greenwood - Convective Chronicles on YouTube
James Aydelott - Shea Gibson on Facebook: Mt. Pleasant, SC video
James Aydelott - James Aydelott on Facebook: Meade, KS heat burst
Jen Narramore - Mongolian supercells
Rick Smith - Out
Troy Kimmel - Official launch of the Alabama Weather Network
Kim Klockow-McClain - Congressman Eric Sorensen on Defending Climate Science, Depoliticizing Weather and Bringing Scientific Rigor To Capitol Hill
John Gordon - NWS ABQ - Heat Bursts
Bill Murray - Foghorn
James Spann - Mount Pleasant PD on X: Lightning strike outages/delays
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.
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