Episodes
Sunday May 30, 2021
#132 SFFP - Warren Madden - Your Wife's on Line 6
Sunday May 30, 2021
Sunday May 30, 2021
In This Episode
- Guest: Warren Madden, Chief Recon Coordinator for Air Force Hurricane Hunters
- Drive Weather App on Apple and Android
- Tracker Chat - Favorite Video Editing Apps
- Lightning Round: Retired Hurricane or Retired Supermodel
- 5% Discount at Helicity.co/sff
- Interview with Meteorologist JP Kalb of Weathering the Autism Storm
- #WeatherFools - We present the fools doing stupid things in weather situations
- Wx Resources - Our freaks share the best web sites, photos, videos and equipment
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Our Guest
Warren Madden, Chief Recon Coordinator for the Air Force Hurricane Hunters
From 1993 to 1996, Warren was the weekend meteorologist at WHIO-TV in Dayton, OH, followed by ten years at The Weather Channel as an on-air meteorologist.
In 1998, he joined the Hurricane Hunters of the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron. He served as an Aerial Reconnaissance Weather Officer until 2012, flying over 1000 hours including missions into Hurricanes Rita, Ivan, Wilma and Floyd.
Since 2014, Warren tasks, coordinates, and quality-controls the missions in support of both the National Hurricane Center and Central Pacific Hurricane Center in Miami.
Follow Warren on Social Media:
- Twitter - @warrenmaddenwx
Tornado Trackers are at www.tornadotrackers.org
Find the Drive Weather App on Apple or Android and at www.driveweatherapp.com
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Follow JP Kalb and Weathering the Autism Storm:
- Twitter: @wxjp2nyy
- Twitter: @wxtheautismstrm
- Vlog: https://linktr.ee/wxtheautismstorm
#WeatherFools Links:
- Kim - Meteorologist Multiples on Screen
- Dina - School Bus Driving Through Louisiana Flood Waters
- MJ from Erik - Car Loses Bumper in Flood Waters
- MJ from Jay - Flooded Car Being Pushed Through Water
Wx Resources Links:
- Dina - NOAA Hourly Precip Maps
- Warren - National Hurricane Weather Center Website
Submit your questions or comments about this show to questions@stormfrontfreaks.com or on our social media accounts and we may read it on our next episode!
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Next Episode will be with storm chasing husband and wife duo, Aaron Jayjack and Misheyla Iwasiuk. Recording live for Patreon.com/stormfrontfreaks members on Thursday, June 10th at 9pmET/8pmCT and available on all podcast players Sunday, June 13th.
Credits
- Opening Music: Brett Epstein
- Closing Music: Gabe Cox
- Other Music: “Pecos Hank” Schyma from El Reno Blues
Friday May 28, 2021
#5 El Niños - Paul Brandt - We Helped Write this Song
Friday May 28, 2021
Friday May 28, 2021
In This Episode
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- Guest: Paul Brandt. Country music recording artist
- Paul share stories from Nashville, life on the road as a musician and his brush with tornado history as he witnessed the 1998 EF3 tornado that went through Nashville, Tennessee.
- Paul also shared with us a song that he wrote specifically for this program about storm chasing.
- We watched two videos in the video segment:
Our Guest: Paul Brandt
Paul Brandt is the most awarded male Canadian country artist in history.
His 1996 debut RIAA certified Gold album Calm Before the Storm went on to sell one million albums internationally, propelled by the #1 single and wedding classic “I Do”. Stateside, his #5 and #1 charting songs “My Heart Has A History”, and “I Do” were the first to chart by a male Canadian Country artist on the US Billboard Top 20 since 1976.
Throughout his remarkable career, Paul has always focused on using his celebrity to help by shining a light on the lives of those less fortunate and has encouraged others to do the same. He has traveled extensively to developing countries around the world to raise awareness for various humanitarian aid organizations.
Follow Paul on –
Web: https://www.paulbrandt.com/
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Sunday May 16, 2021
#131 SFFP - Bill Murray - Still Attached to the Umbilical Cord
Sunday May 16, 2021
Sunday May 16, 2021
In This Episode
- Guest: Bill Murray, WeatherBrains Co-Host
- Twister Movie Museum-Wakita, OK
- Drive Weather App on Apple and Android
- Tracker Chat - Sharing Storm Video
- Lightning Round: Twister 25th Anniversary Pop Quiz
- 5% Discount at Helicity.co/sff
- #WeatherFools - We present the fools doing stupid things in weather situations
- Brady's What Happens Next? - We pause weather videos and ask our group what they think will happen next in the video
- Weather Trollbot 5000 - Our robot interprets what our weather friends were really thinking when they responded to their trolls
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Our Guest: Bill Murray, Co-Host on the WeatherBrains
Bill did television weather for fun at the CBS affiliate in Birmingham for five years in the early 90s and created and sold a weather company called The Weather Source. His group then formed The Weather Company (now The Weather Factory) in 1998 for which he has served as President since then. Bill also owns a hotel management company that manages 34 hotels across the country from New Mexico to Florida.
Bill has been a co-host on the WeatherBrains since it began back in 2006.
Follow Bill on Social Media:
- Twitter - @wxhistorian
- WeatherBrains.com
- AlabamaWx Blog
Tornado Trackers are at www.tornadotrackers.org
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#WeatherFools Links:
- Greg - SUV Driving Through Flood Waters
- Phil - Siberian Men Keep Falling Through Snow
- Phil - Atlanta Flooding
- Phil - Brian Emfinger Drone Tornado Footage
Brady's What Happens Next Videos:
- What Happen's to the Trees Out the Window
- What Happen's to the Family Driving Home
- What Happen's to the Back Yard
Submit your questions or comments about this show to questions@stormfrontfreaks.com or on our social media accounts and we may read it on our next episode!
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Next Episode will be with storm chaser Brandon Sullivan. Recording live for Patreon.com/stormfrontfreaks members on Thursday, May 27th at 9pmET/8pmCT and available on all podcast players Sunday, May 30th.
Credits
- Opening Music: Brett Epstein
- Closing Music: Gabe Cox
- Other Music: “Pecos Hank” Schyma from El Reno Blues
Sunday May 09, 2021
#4 El Niños - El Reno Commentary
Sunday May 09, 2021
Sunday May 09, 2021
In This Episode
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- Guest: Peter Slack
On May 31 2013 a very well forecast tornado event happened outside Oklahoma City near the community of El Reno. This day was special and tragic at the same time. Not only was this the largest tornado ever recorded, but due to its forecastability and proximity to Norman Oklahoma, it was also the most researched and documented tornado in history.
Sadly, the day took a tragic turn when 9 people were killed, including 4 storm chasers. Three of these chasers were Tim Samaras, Paul Samaras and Carl Young who made up the highly respected TWISTEX team. By anyones standards Tim Samaras would have been considered as a safe and experienced chaser. NOBODY expected Tim to be among the first storm chasers killed while chasing. It was unfathomable.
As mentioned, the forecast was consistent and quite scary. In fact, the Storm Prediction Center in Norman Oklahoma did such an amazing job of forecasting that when we looked at the models the day before and looked at the SPC’s forecast, we put a pin in the map at El Reno and actually spent the night prior to the tornado in a motel in the town.
The tornado ended up being 2.6 miles wide at its peak and there were radar indicated winds which peaked at almost 300 MILES PER Hour. Crazy. Officially the tornado was given a hotly debated rating of EF3 since after all, the EF scale is a measure of damage and not wind speed. Either way it was intense, dangerous and a day that none of us will ever forget.
For this episode, we have brought together everyone who was in our truck that day including the director of photography Peter Slack who was shooting the entire time and documenting our experience with El Reno and what could easily have been the end of our lives.
Here is how this commentary is going to work. We are going to play the video that Peter shot that day from the back seat of Flash, the Tornado Truck. I will stop the video at key decision making points and we will discuss our thoughts, and share some insight as to how and why we made the decisions we did. Facilitating the process will be our good friend Nick Schenher (NicktheBody) who was watching all of this unfold on our live stream. So if you would like to watch the video and see what we are seeing during this commentary, head on over to YouTube and visit my YouTube page by searching for Greg Johnson Tornado Hunter. You will find the El Reno video and you can watch and pause when needed.
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Sunday May 02, 2021
#130 SFFP - Tornado Hunters - Sharing a Bush Together
Sunday May 02, 2021
Sunday May 02, 2021
In This Episode
- Guests: Tornado Hunters - Greg Johnson, Ricky Forbes, Nick Shenher
- Tracker Chat - Chasing on a Budget
- Lightning Round: Film Title?
- #WeatherFools - We present the fools doing stupid things in weather situations
- Potty Mouth Forecasts - We scour the dark web for discarded weather forecasts due to fowl language
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Our Guests: Tornado Hunters - Greg Johnson, Ricky Forbes, Nick Schenher
The Tornado Hunters have a television series, chasing tours and a new podcast heard right here on the Storm Front Freaks Network titled El Ninos. The Tornado Hunters are:
Greg Johnson- One of North America's top professional storm-chasers and serve weather experts. He is also an accomplished photographer, speaker and workshop leader.
Ricky Forbes- Driver for the Tornado Hunters and also an accomplished web designer, snowboard coach, dirt biker, snowmobiler, and overall an adventure-seeking adrenaline junkie.
Nick Schenher- The driver and host for The Tornado Hunters storm chasing tours. Nick has been chasing for over a decade.
- Follow Greg on Social Media @TornadoGreg
- Follow Ricky on Social Media @ForbesRicky
- Follow Nick on Social Media @nickthebody
Tornado Trackers are at www.tornadotrackers.org
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#WeatherFools Links:
- Greg - Boy Rescued from Ice on the Water with Fishing Pole
- Brady - Seagull Catching a Ride on Another Seagull
- Dina - Piece of Roof Slides Off on to Car
- MJ/Garrett - Lightning Strikes Tree with People Under
Submit your questions or comments about this show to questions@stormfrontfreaks.com or on our social media accounts and we may read it on our next episode!
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Next Episode will be with Weather Brains original, Bill Murray. Recording live for Patreon.com/stormfrontfreaks members on Thursday, May 13th at 9pmET/8pmCT and available on all podcast players Sunday, May 16th.
Credits
- Opening Music: Brett Epstein
- Closing Music: Gabe Cox
- Other Music: “Pecos Hank” Schyma from El Reno Blues