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The Storm Front Freaks are a team of Meteorologists and Storm Trackers. Listen to “the most entertaining weather podcast” with exciting guests from the severe storms community.
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Sunday Jul 15, 2018
Sunday Jul 15, 2018
In This Episode
- Guest: James Spann, Chief Meteorologist, ABC 33/40 Birmingham
- Helicity Designs and discount code
- Lightning Round: Alabama High or Low
- Titan U Minute with Chris Sanner
- Discussion: Is a unified weather communication message just a pipe dream?
- Wx Resources: We provide some great weather sites, apps and equipment
- Weather Fools: We share the foolish things people do in bad weather situations
- Who will be our next guest?
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Our Guest
James Spann, Chief Meteorologist, ABC 33/40 in Birmingham, AL
James is the Chief Meteorologist for ABC 33/40 in Birmingham, AL. In all, James has been a television weather anchor for over 36 years. Along the way he has worked for WSFA in Montgomery, KDFW in Dallas and two other stations in Birmingham.
A multiple Emmy winner, James has received the two highest awards in the nation for a broadcast meteorologist. One is "Broadcaster of the Year" by the NWA, the other was the AMS “Award for Broadcast Meteorology”.
A panelist on the Weather Brains podcast, James also earned his first ham radio license at the age of 14, and holds an extra class license.
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jamesspann
- Twitter: @spann
- Snapchat: spannwx
Titan U Minute with Chris Sanner: www.TorndaoTitans.com
Wx Resources Links
Weather Fools Links
- Phil – Sports Radio Host Dies After Getting Swept Away in Flood
- Brady - Soldiers Hospitalized after Lighting Strike
- Brady - Lightning Photo
- Dina - Surfer Eaten Alive by Monster Wave
Submit your questions or comments about this show to questions@stormfrontfreaks.com and we may read it on our next episode!
Next episode (58), we’ll visit with popular Texas storm chaser and musician "Pecos Hank" Schyma!
Credits
Opening Music: Brett Epstein
Closing Music: Gabe Cox
Sunday Jul 01, 2018
Sunday Jul 01, 2018
In This Episode
- Guest: Brantley Hargrove, Author
- Helicity Designs and discount code
- Lightning Round: Minute to Win It – Top 30 greatest cartoon cats
- Titan U Minute with Chris Sanner
- Discussion: Will we ever be able to forecast tornadoes for a specific neighborhood?
- Wx Resources: We provide some great weather sites, apps and equipment
- Weather Fools: We share the foolish things people do in bad weather situations
- Who will be our next guest?
Visit www.HelicityDesigns.com for our Storm Front Freaks lineup of drinking containers. Use code: PODCAST at check-out for 5% off your entire order
Our Guest
Brantley Hargrove, Author of The Man Who Caught the Storm (The Life of Legendary Tornado Chaser Tim Samaras)
Brantley Hargrove is a journalist who has written for Wired, Popular Mechanics, and Texas Monthly. In his reporting, he has explored the world of South American jewel thieves who terrorize diamond dealers in South Florida. He's gone inside the effort to reverse-engineer supertornadoes using supercomputers. And he has chased violent storms from the Great Plains down to the Texas coast, including a land-falling Category 4 hurricane and one of the rarest tornadic events in recent memory: twin EF4 tornadoes that chewed through a small Nebraskan farming village. He lives in Dallas, Texas, with his wife, Renee, and their two cats. The Man Who Caught the Storm is his first book.
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hbrantleyhargrove/
- Twitter: @BrantHargrove
- Find his book at: Amazon – Barnes & Noble – Your local bookstore
Titan U Minute with Chris Sanner: www.TorndaoTitans.com
Wx Resources Links
Weather Fools Links
- Dina – Driving through flooded streets is a bad idea!
- Kim – Man fired after leaving vulnerable adults in a hot van
- MJ – Boating through a water spout (Thanks to Warran Madden!)
Submit your questions or comments about this show to questions@stormfrontfreaks.com and we may read it on our next episode!
Next episode (57), we’ll visit with legendary Alabama meteorologist and Weather Brain, James Spann!
Credits
Opening and Closing Music: Andrew Slotta
Friday Jun 15, 2018
Friday Jun 15, 2018
In This Episode
- Guests: Ashley Morris, Emergency Manager-South Central Texas
- Helicity Designs and discount code
- Lightning Round: Family Feud Top 10 House Pets
- Mid-Atlantic ChaserCon
- Titan U Minute with Chris Sanner
- Discussion on hurricane/disaster communication and VOST groups
- Wx Resources: We provide some great weather sites, apps and equipment
- Weather Fools: We share the foolish things people do in bad weather situations
- Who will be our next guest?
Visit www.HelicityDesigns.com for our Storm Front Freaks lineup of drinking containers. Use code: PODCAST at check-out for 5% off your entire order
Our Guest
Ashley Morris, Emergency Manager and Co-Host, Carolina Weather Group Podcast
Ashley is an emergency management planner in south central Texas. She assists with the creation and maintenance of disaster plans, as well as the coordination of city exercises and educational outreach campaigns. Ashley is also a weather liaison for her office. This entails weekly or event oriented weather forecasting, communication with NWS Austin-San Antonio, and weather event monitoring. Her first emergency management activation was for Hurricane Harvey this past August.
Ashley received her master's in geography with an emphasis in natural hazards from Texas Tech University in December of 2016. She is also a co-host on the Carolina Weather Group Podcast.
Titan U Minute with Chris Sanner: www.TorndaoTitans.com
Wx Resources Links
Weather Fools Links
- Phil-Stuart Floyd photo of 3 people standing on beach watching lightning
- Phil- Nathan Moore video of farmer mowing roadside in tornado warning
- MJ- Man films lighting strike on deck 5 meters away
Submit your questions or comments about this show to questions@stormfrontfreaks.com and we may read it on our next episode!
Next episode (56), we’ll be with Brantley Hargrove, author of The Man Who Caught The Storm: The Life of Legendary Tornado Chaser Tim Samaras
Credits
Opening and Closing Music: Andrew Slotta
Sunday Jun 03, 2018
Sunday Jun 03, 2018
In This Episode
- Guests: Janice Dean, Sr. Meteorologist FOX News
- Introduce two entries for our new intro song
- Helicity Designs and discount code
- Lightning Round: Name that Tune-80’s Metal
- Mid-Atlantic ChaserCon
- Titan U Minute with Chris Sanner
- Discussion on how much personal information to share with audience
- Mean Tweets with Janice Dean
- Wx Resources: We provide some great weather sites, apps and equipment
- Weather Fools: We share the foolish things people do in bad weather situations
- Who will be our next guest?
Thanks to the following entries for our new intro song:
Gabe Cox-
https://www.dropbox.com/s/iawazzq8ye7c99m/SFFPodcast_IntroSong%20-%20Cut1%20Gabe%20Cox.mp3?dl=0
Brett Epstein-
Email us your favorite at questions@stormfrontfreaks.com
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Our Guest
Janice Dean, Senior Meteorologist-Fox News and Children’s Author
Janice is a native of Toronto and Ottawa, Ontario. She began her career journey working as morning show host and reporter at Ottawa-based radio station CHEZ-FM.
In 1997, she became on-camera weather forecaster at television station CBOT. She became the news editor and entertainment reporter for “Imus in the Morning” and then joined Fox Network in January 2004. Janice now holds the title of Senior Meteorologist for Fox News and can be seen weekday mornings on Fox & Friends.
Inducted into the Meteorologist Hall of Fame on January 1, 2017 in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, she has also authored a series of children’s books titled “Freddy the Frogcaster”.
Titan U Minute with Chris Sanner: www.TorndaoTitans.com
Wx Resources Links
- Dina- NOAA Global Satellite Maps
- Phil-Sean Ernst Twitter GFS time-lapse of lame storm season
- Phil-Mike Olbinski Tescott, KS Tornado Genesis Video
Weather Fools Links
- Phil- Oklahoma Tornadoes Twitter of 1955 Diagram of Blackwell Tornado
- Dina- Golfer on Range in Pouring Rain
Submit your questions or comments about this show to questions@stormfrontfreaks.com and we may read it on our next episode!
Next episode (55), we’ll be with Ashley Morris, TX Emergency Manager and Tom Jenkins, Oregon Dept. of Forestry to talk VOST Groups
Credits
- Opening and Closing Music: Andrew Slotta
- Other music thanks to www.JukeDeck.com
Sunday May 20, 2018
Sunday May 20, 2018
In This Episode
- Guest: Chad Myers, CNN Meteorologist and Severe Weather Expert
- Looking for listeners to submit music for new show introduction
- Calling for intro music submissions from our listeners
- Helicity Designs and discount code
- Lightning Round: Real or Homemade-Fishing Lure Edition
- Titan U Minute with Chris Sanner
- Discussion on on-location storm reporting
- Mean Tweets with Chad Myers
- Wx Resources: We provide some great weather sites, apps and equipment
- Weather Fools: We share the foolish things people do in bad weather situations
- Who will be our next guest?
Submit your 60 second, vocal free song/riff for consideration to be our new intro song! Send mp3 to phil@stormfrontfreaks.com by May 28th to be considered.
Visit www.HelicityDesigns.com for our Storm Front Freaks lineup of drinking containers. Use code: PODCAST at check-out for 5% off your entire order
Our Guest
Chad Myers is a meteorologist and the severe weather expert for CNN. Myers joined the network in 1999
He made his mark in broadcast meteorology forecasting the local weather in Detroit; Columbus, Ohio; Oklahoma City; Richmond, Virginia; and Lincoln, Nebraska before joining CNN.
Chad is a University of Nebraska graduate and earned his bachelors of science degree in meteorology in 1987
Titan U Minute with Chris Sanner: www.TorndaoTitans.com
Wx Resources Links
Weather Fools Links
- Phil- Bjorn Wobedo video getting overcome by German tornado
- Brady- Ian Happ of Cubs does TV weather forecast
Submit your questions or comments about this show to questions@stormfrontfreaks.com and we may read it on our next episode!
Next episode (54), we’ll be with Janice Dean, Sr. Meteorologist on FOX News
Credits
Opening and Closing Music: Andrew Slotta
Monday May 07, 2018
Monday May 07, 2018
In This Episode
- Guests: Women in Chasing with Beth Allan, Jennifer Brindley and Jennifer Stark
- Looking for listeners to submit music for new show introduction
- Podcast now on Deezer
- Helicity Designs and discount code
- Lightning Round: To Tell The Truth
- Titan U Minute with Chris Sanner
- Wx Resources: We provide some great weather sites, apps and equipment
- Weather Fools: We share the foolish things people do in bad weather situations
- Who will be our next guest?
Visit www.HelicityDesigns.com for our Storm Front Freaks lineup of drinking containers. Use code: FRONT at check-out for 5% off your entire order
Our Guests
WOMEN IN CHASING with Beth Allan, Jennifer Brindley and Jennifer Stark
Beth Allan: Beth works full time as a school counselor and transitions to full-time storm chasing on the Canadian prairies in July and August. She is published as one of the top Canadian Instagrammers in a Canadian Geographic special edition book. Her photos have been published in local and national newspapers like the Calgary Herald, Edmonton Journal, and others.
Jennifer Brindley: Jennifer Brindley Ubl is a professional contemporary portrait photographer in Milwaukee, WI. Jennifer began chasing storms from her home state of Colorado in 2006 and photographed her first tornado a year later in Texas. With chasing partner Skip Talbot, they’ve participated in interesting projects including the IMAX film Extreme Weather as support crew for the armored TIV and Doghouse chase vehicles.
Jennifer Stark: Growing up in Tornado Alley, Jennifer has spent her entire life obsessed with weather. She started chasing in 2013, and joined North Texas Storm Spotters in 2015, first as a chaser and then last year Jennifer also became one of their forecasters.
Titan U Minute with Chris Sanner: www.TorndaoTitans.com
Wx Resources Links
- Dina – Lighting Maps
- Jennifer Stark – MetEd Training Site
- Jennifer Brindley – Skip Talbot Forecasting Site
- Beth - Satsquatch
Weather Fools Links
- Dina – Video of Man Doing a Blizzard Cannonball
- Kim – Video of Couple Driving Into Tornado
- Brady – Onion Article of Tornado Stalking a Man
Submit your questions or comments about this show to questions@stormfrontfreaks.com and we may read it on our next episode!
Next episode (53), we’ll be with Chad Meyers, CNN Meteorologist and Severe Weather Expert
Credits
Opening and Closing Music: Andrew Slotta
Sunday Apr 22, 2018
Sunday Apr 22, 2018
In This Episode
- Guest: Eric Salna – Meteorologist and CEO of Extreme Weather Experience
- Helicity Designs / What are you drinking? Shirt and discount code
- Lightning Round: Hurricane or Supermodel
- Titan U Minute with Chris Sanner
- We discuss how accurate are we really on 10-14-40 day forecasts
- Wx Resources: We provide some great weather sites, apps and equipment
- Weather Fools: We share the foolish things people do in bad weather situations
- Listener/Viewer Comments and Questions
- Who will be our next guest?
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Our Guest
Erik Salna, Meteorologist and CEO – Extreme Weather Experience
Erik is a Meteorologist and currently Associate Director of Visualization, Communication, Public Education, and Engagement for the Extreme Events Institute and the International Hurricane Research Center at Florida International University in Miami.
Erik is also CEO of Extreme Weather Experience, a one-of-a-kind concept to develop a national network of weather education-entertainment (edutainment) through experiential, immersive, interactive, hands-on weather-themed attractions, rides and exhibits
Titan U Minute with Chris Sanner: www.TorndaoTitans.com
Wx Resources Links
- Chris: CFS Dashboard
- Phil: Tornado Trackers Posters
Weather Fools Links
Submit your questions or comments about this show to questions@stormfrontfreaks.com and we may read it on our next episode!
Next episode (52), we’ll be with Christy Bechtel, Meteorologist and Director of Business Development for Baron Weather
Credits
Opening and Closing Music: Andrew Slotta
Sunday Apr 08, 2018
Sunday Apr 08, 2018
In This Episode
- Guest: Harold Brooks, Sr. Research Scientist NOAA’s Severe Storms Lab
- Helicity Designs / Storm Front Freaks Line of Merchandise
- Lightning Round: Don’t Forget the Quote-Monty Python’s Holy Grail
- Titan U Minute with Chris Sanner
- We discuss if the National Weather Service should get into more media of forecasts and severe storms or get out
- Wx Resources: We provide some great weather sites, apps and equipment
- Weather Fools: We share the foolish things people do in bad weather situations
- Listener/Viewer Comments and Questions
- Who will be our next guest?
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Our Guest
Harold Brooks, Sr. Research Scientist at NOAA’s Severe Storms Laboratory
Harold is a meteorologist and Senior Scientist with the NOAA Severe Storms Laboratory whose research is concentrated on severe convective storms and tornadoes, particularly severe weather climatology, as well as weather forecasting.
Titan U Minute with Chris Sanner: www.TorndaoTitans.com
Wx Resources Links
- Brady: Local NWS Weather Field Office webpage damage surveys
- Kim: April 3, 1974 Super Tornado Outbreak
- Harold: www.spc.noaa.gov
- Phil: Video Spotter Training from NWS-Lincoln
- Dina: NWS Hazards Outlook
Weather Fools Links
- Phil: Winnie the Pooh in the Clouds
- Dina: Woman Slips on Ice
- Brady: Everybody at work during a Tornado Warning
Submit your questions or comments about this show to questions@stormfrontfreaks.com and we may read it on our next episode!
Next episode (51), we’ll be with Erik Salna, CEO of the edu-tainment concept www.extremeweatherexperience.com
Credits
Opening and Closing Music: Andrew Slotta
Sunday Mar 25, 2018
Sunday Mar 25, 2018
In This Episode
- Guest: Minh Phan & Castle Williams of Weather Hype
- Lightning Round: Newlywed Game
- Titan U Minute with Chris Sanner: 3 Best Places to Chase Storms
- National Weather Podcast Month
- We discuss the future of video/images in severe weather communication
- Wx Resources: We provide some great weather sites, apps and equipment
- Weather Fools: We share the foolish things people do in bad weather situations
- Listener/Viewer Comments and Questions
- Who will be our next guest?
Sponsor: Danner Boots at www.Danner.com
Our Guests
Minh Phan and Castle Williams, Weather Hype Podcast
WeatherHype is a podcast started by two besties who love weather and its connections to people every single day.
Minh Phan received his Masters degree in Geography from East Carolina University in 2017. Minh has a Bachelor of Science degree in Geography with a Certificate in Atmospheric Science from the University of Georgia. Minh’s master’s thesis focuses on mobile weather applications on smartphone devices and understanding how people interpret, perceive, and utilize this information on a daily basis. Minh has worked with many different organizations, including the National Weather Service to develop infographics and visuals for the enhancement of NWS digital media communication. He has also worked with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and with the National Park Service (NPS) in emergency management and climate change communications.
Castle Williams is currently a second year Ph.D. Student in the Department of Geography at the University of Georgia. He holds both a Bachelor of Science and Masters degree in Geography (with an emphasis and certificate in the Atmospheric Sciences), as well as a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from the University of Georgia. His overall research interests include examining how we communicate weather terminology and hazards to the public as well as weather-related decision making and the societal impacts of weather.
- www.weatherhypepodcast.com
- @weatherhype on Twitter
- WeatherHype on Facebook
- @wxcastle on Twitter
- @wxminh on Twitter
Sponsor: www.zoomradar.com
Titan U Minute with Chris Sanner: www.TorndaoTitans.com
Sponsor: www.severeweathercenter.com
Sponsor: www.weatherproshop.com
Wx Resources Links
- Phil: Review XP 4K Action Cam
- Kim: Significant Tornadoes by Thomas P. Grazulis
- Minh: My Hurricane Andrew Story by Bryan Norcross
- Castle: Minding the Weather: How Expert Forecasters Think
Weather Fools Links
- MJ: KFOR Met Falls Doing Irish Jig
- Phil: Lone Star Hurricane Center Hurricane Outlook 2018
- Phil: Jeff Piotrowski Video Under I-35 Overpass During Hailstorm
Submit your questions or comments about this show to questions@stormfrontfreaks.com and we may read it on our next episode!
Next episode (50), we’ll be with NOAA National Storms Laboratory Senior Scientist, Harold Brooks.
Credits
- Partner Background Music: www.Jukedeck.com
- Opening and Closing Music: Andrew Slotta
Sunday Mar 11, 2018
Sunday Mar 11, 2018
In This Episode
- Guest: John Wetter, President of SpotterNetwork.org
- Lightning Round: Double Jeopardy (Minnesota Sayings)
- Titan U Minute with Chris Sanner: Forecast Models Part 5
- National Weather Podcast Month and Weather-Ready Nation Ambassadors Tips
- We discuss our favorite weather models, when to use them, and where to find them.
- Wx Resources: We provide some great weather sites, apps and equipment
- Weather Fools: We share the foolish things people do in bad weather situations
- Listener/Viewer Comments and Questions
- Who will be our next guest?
Sponsor: Danner Boots at www.Danner.com
Sponsor: Severe Studios and www.SevereStreaming.com
Our Guest
John Wetter, President of Spotter Network
John is the Technology Services Manager for Hopkins School District in the Greater Minneapolis/St.Paul area and current President of SpotterNetwork.
The SpotterNetwork brings storm spotters, storm chasers, coordinators and public servants together in a seamless network of information. It provides accurate position data of spotters and chasers for coordination/reporting and provides ground truth to public servants engaged in the protection of life and property.
Titan U Minute with Chris Sanner: www.TorndaoTitans.com
Weather Model Resource Links:
- www.tropicaltidbits.com
- www.weatherbell.com
- www.pivotalweather.com
- www.weather.cod.edu
- www.weather.us
- www.eurowx.com
Wx Resources Links
- Dina: FEMA App
- Phil: Dan Romanchik Amateur Radio Test Study Guides
- John: HopWRF Weather Ensemble Model
- Brady: Ohio State Twister Weather Site
Weather Fools Links
Minnesota Severe Storms Conference
Submit your questions or comments about this show to questions@stormfrontfreaks.com and we may read it on our next episode!
Next episode (49), we’ll be with the co-hosts of Weather Hype, Mihn Phan and Castle Williams to discuss severe weather communication to the public.
Credits
Partner Background Music: www.Jukedeck.com
Opening and Closing Music: Andrew Slotta