WeatherBrains Episode 1023B is a deep dive into 2005's Hurricane Katrina. It's hard to believe, but the tragedy is approaching its 20th anniversary.
Tonight's Guest WeatherBrain for this somber episode is the Curator of the Ground Zero Museum in Waveland, Mississippi. She's a retired RN and was a former Nurse Administrator in New Orleans, LA. Bernie Cullen, thanks for joining us.
Guest Panelist and show veteran Mark Sudduth "The Hurricane Tracker" joins the panel's discussion by looking back at such a significant historical event, the technological challenges of twenty years ago, and looking ahead to the future. He's a well known storm chaser and weather documentarian. Thanks for your valuable insight on tonight's episode, Mark!
Our email officer Jen is continuing to handle the incoming messages from our listeners. Reach us here: email@weatherbrains.com.
- Robert Ricks and his pre-landfall Katrina doomsday forecast (04:00)
- Tropical Storm Katrina forms on August 23rd, 2005 (08:30)
- 2005 tech available to hurricane chasers vs today (08:45)
- Katrina's Fort Lauderdale, Florida landfall (11:00)
- Early Katrina prep in New Orleans (17:00)
- 1992's Hurricane Andrew and it's forgotten second landfall in Louisiana (29:30)
- Lack of accurate storm surge forecasting 20 years ago (40:00)
- Parallels with 1969's Hurricane Camille and its change of forecasted landfall point (53:00)
- Katrina vs Camille wind fields (58:30)
- Ground Zero Museum - contents, purpose and history (01:20:00)
- More TikTok nonsense (01:47:30)
- The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice (01:48:50)
- This Week in Tornado History With Jen (01:50:35)
- E-Mail Segment (No segment this week - stay tuned!)
- and more!
Web Sites from Episode 1023B:
Picks of the Week:
James Aydelott - Ray Caldwell, pitching for Cleveland Indians, struck by lightning on pitchers mound - 1919
Jen Narramore - Alabama Weather Network Daily Briefing!
Rick Smith - Out
Troy Kimmel - Foghorn
Kim Klockow-McClain - "Children of Katrina (The Katrina Bookshelf)" by Alice Fothergill and Lori Peek
John Gordon - Michelle Cowbourne on X
Bill Murray - Katrina: South Mississippi's Story (Full Documentary on YouTube)
James Spann - Robert Ricks - On The Ground During Katrina (YouTube)
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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