Tonight’s Guest WeatherBrain is a Professor of Meteorology at Penn State University. He's a former Weather Channel Storm Analyst and co-author of "Philadelphia Area Weather Book". Dr. Jon Nese, it's great to have you back on the show tonight.
Our second Guest WeatherBrain is the author of "Gettysburg's Lost Love Story: The Ill-Fated Romance of General John Reynolds and Kate Hewitt" and has over three decades of experience working with naval intelligence. Jeffrey Harding, welcome to WeatherBrains!
Our email officer Jen is continuing to handle the incoming messages from our listeners. Reach us here: email@weatherbrains.com.
- "Second Summer" vs "Indian Summer" (05:00)
- Extreme hardships of Civil War soldiers (12:00)
- NOAA reanalysis capability regarding the Gettysburg Campaign (15:00)
- Weather observations available to Civil War-era professionals in early 1860s (21:30)
- When the reanalysis data disagreed with the soldier's diaries (25:30)
- 1863's meteorological impacts and the turning point of the Civil War (32:00)
- Temperature difference between gray and blue uniforms while in blazing heat (37:00)
- Wet bulb globe temperature guidelines (49:45)
- Flash flooding and Lee's retreat after Battle of Gettysburg (53:00)
- Greg Forbes and his involvement in the Gettysburg book (01:02:00)
- The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice (No segment this week - stay tuned!)
- This Week in Tornado History With Jen (01:21:20)
- E-Mail Segment (01:22:45)
- and more!
Web Sites from Episode 1028:
"The Philadelphia Area Weather Book" by Jon Nese, Glenn Schwartz and Edward Rendell
Picks of the Week:
James Aydelott - Okie J in front of funnel cake stand
Jen Narramore - Tornado Talk Podcast: September 30th, 1959 Ivy-Mechums River, VA F3 Tornado
Rick Smith - Out
Troy Kimmel - Two hunters die after being struck by lightning while hunting in Florida flatlands
Troy Kimmel - Young elk hunting friends who vanished in Colorado wilderness were both killed by lightning strike
Kim Klockow-McClain - Fujiwhara typologies discussion
John Gordon - What is a sting jet?
Bill Murray - Spanning Alabama Ep. 3 - Rickwood Field (YouTube)
James Spann - 403rd Wing on X: Lightning Cockpit Video
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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