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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 Feb 25, 2018
Sunday Feb 25, 2018
In This Episode
- Guest: Ray Leichner, Drone Storm Chaser
- Lightning Round: Family Feud (Top Flying Machines)
- Titan U Minute with Chris Sanner: Forecast Models Part 4
- We discuss the observed aging of storm spotters and the future of the NWS training program.
- 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 Guest
Ray Leichner, Drone Storm Chaser
Ray's love of storms started at a young age. At 12 years old he was using his Dad's camcorder to document thunderstorms in his backyard. To date Ray's aerial photography has been featured on the Weather Channel, Weathernation, CBS, NBC, ABC News, Fox News and most recently The Washington Post. Ray was approached by Eastern PA Weather Authority in the spring of 2017 to be a contributor by producing live feeds of severe weather via the Drone giving his audience storm reports as it occurs. Ray flies a DJI Phantom 3 and Phantom 4 currently.
Titan U Minute with Chris Sanner: www.TorndaoTitans.com
Weather Fools Links
Wx Resources Links
- Kim: FEMA.gov
- Phil: 2018 ChaserCon on YouTube
Submit your questions or comments about this show to questions@stormfrontfreaks.com and we may read it on our next episode!
Next episode (48), we’ll be with the President of Spotter Network and their resourceful website for spotter, chasers and the NWS, John Wetter.
Credits
Opening and Closing Music: Andrew Slotta
Sunday Feb 11, 2018
Sunday Feb 11, 2018
In This Episode
- Guest: Jen Carfagno, The Weather Channel’s AMHQ Co-Host
- Lightning Round: Don’t Forget the Quote (Groundhog Day)
- Titan U Minute with Chris Sanner: Forecast Models Part 3
- We discuss the inspirations and challenges for women in meteorology with Jen, Kim and Dina.
- 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 Guest
Jen Carfagno, The Weather Channel AMHQ
Jen Carfagno is co-host of AMHQ weekdays from 5-9 a.m. ET on The Weather Channel. Jen earned her bachelor's degree in meteorology from Pennsylvania State University in 1998 - a year after an internship with The Weather Channel. Later that year, she joined The Weather Channel as a full-time forecaster. Jen has developed and led Weather Camps around the country and continues to speak to students about a passion of hers - science.
HairDoodle by Former TWC Meteorologist Heather Tesch
Titan U Minute with Chris Sanner: www.TorndaoTitans.com
WxResources Links
Weather Fools Links
- Dina: Ice Water Snowmobiling
Submit your questions or comments about this show to questions@stormfrontfreaks.com and we may read it on our next episode!
Next episode (47), we’ll be talking drones in weather and storm chasing with Cloud to Ground Storm Chaser, Ray Leichner.
Credits:
Opening and Closing Music: Andrew Slotta
Sunday Jan 28, 2018
Sunday Jan 28, 2018
In This Episode
- Guest: Bill Ford and Mike Prendergast of Storm Warriors
- Lightning Round: Head-to-Head and Match the Freaks (Iconic Restaurants)
- Titan U Minute with Chris Sanner: Forecast Models Part 2
- The team discusses if organizations, employees and chasers involved in storms should do more to equip themselves for assisting after they hit?
- 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?
Our Guests
Bill Ford and Mike Prendergast of Storm Warriors
Bill Ford has been tracking down tornadoes and helping with disaster relief for three decades. After witnessing the aftermath of the 1999 Moore Oklahoma tornado, Bill has been stopping and giving assistance to those affected by storms. He was involved in the recovery from Rita, Katrina, and Sandy hurricanes as well as many tornado aftermaths in Texas and Oklahoma.
Bill believes, “No one should ever die from a tornado.” He helps bring advanced warning to communities by providing ‘ground truth’ to the National Weather Service and other news media. Bill has also been a part of helping train volunteer fire fighters, county sheriff and community leaders on how to give advanced warning. In addition, helping family’s community organizations and schools take responsibility through awareness and education through their “Know Where To Go” campaign.
Born and bred in Texas, Mike Prendergast first gained a fascination with all things extreme weather when he experienced the power of a Category 3 Hurricane Alicia in 1983 as the eye wall passed over his childhood home. He has been enamored with weather ever since and in particular tornadoes.
His heart for serving others spills over into storm chasing. While he enjoys seeing the power of the storm, he hates to see communities get ravaged. After years of asking God why he has this fascination with something that causes so much pain and destruction, He has shown Mike the good in being able to warn others of the impending storm, assist those that need it most and help restore those communities affected.
Titan U Minute with Chris Sanner: www.TorndaoTitans.com
WxResources Links
- Chris: Tornado Titans Hitchhikers Guide to Models
- Brady: Penn State e-wall
Weather Fools Links
- Brady: Cat Jumping Through Snowbank
- Phil: Ice and Water Skiing
Submit your questions or comments about this show to questions@stormfrontfreaks.com and we may read it on our next episode!
Next episode (46), we’ll be celebrating Women in Science Day with our guest Jen Carfagno of The Weather Channel.
Credits
Opening and Closing Music: Andrew Slotta
Sunday Jan 14, 2018
Sunday Jan 14, 2018
In This Episode
- Guest: Ginger Zee, ABC News Chief Meteorologist and Good Morning America Co-Host
- Lightning Round: Goo Goo or Gaa Gaa (Bizarre Baby Products)
- Titan U Minute with Chris Sanner: Forecast Models Part 1
- The team discusses multiple names to describe the same storm - helpful or confusing?
- 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?
2017 Guest Plug Blooper Reel on YouTube
Podbean Top 10 Science and Medicine Podcast of 2017
Our Guest
Ginger Zee, ABC News Chief Meteorologist and Good Morning America Co-Host
Ginger Zee is the chief meteorologist at ABC News, reporting on the nation’s weather on “Good Morning America” and across ABC News broadcasts and digital platforms.
Prior to joining ABC News, she was a meteorologist at NBC station WMAQ-Channel 5 in Chicago from 2006-2011.
Zee, who has storm chased since college has a genuine passion for the atmosphere and a dedication to getting young people interested in science.
The Emmy Award-winning meteorologist attended Valparaiso University and holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in meteorology.
She has recently authored a NYTimes Bestselling autobiography, Natural Disaster: I Cover Them. I am One.
Partner: ZoomRadar Chaser Radar App and ZoomRadar.com
Partner: WeatherProShop.com
Titan U Minute with Chris Sanner: www.TorndaoTitans.com
Partner: SevereStreaming.com of Severe Studios
WxResources Links
- Phil: Mike Olbinski Breath Time-Lapse Film
- Dina: Weather Underground Layer Radar
- Kim: Earl Barker Weather Web Site
- Brady: WeatherModels.com Model Comparator
Weather Fools Links
- Dina: Winter Driving Fails Compilation (from Russia?)
- Phil: Jimmy Kimmel GrubHub Flood Driving
- Kim: Guy Sliding Drive Icy Driveway
Submit your questions or comments about this show to questions@stormfrontfreaks.com and we may read it on our next episode!
Next episode (45), our guest will be Bill Ford and Mike Pendergast of Storm Warriors storm chasers and Storm Warriors TV.
Credits
- Opening and Closing Music: Andrew Slotta
- Additional Music: Jukedeck.com
Saturday Dec 30, 2017
Saturday Dec 30, 2017
In This Episode
- Guest: Greg Johnson, Storm Chaser and Co-Star of Tornado Hunters TV Series
- Lightning Round: Guess the Famous Canadian
- Titan U Minute with Chris Sanner: 850 Winds
- The team discusses if NWS/NOAA Weather Data should be made available to the public and Social Media Forecasters
- 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?
Our Guest
Greg Johnson, Storm Chaser and star of Tornado Hunters TV Series
Greg Johnson, one of North America’s top professional storm-chasers and severe weather experts, is also an accomplished photographer, speaker and workshop leader. Having graduated from Canada’s renowned Acadia University.
With over ten years experience, Johnson enjoys chasing classic prairie thunder and lightning storms, tornados, hurricanes, blizzards, and plans to continue traveling the world year-round to satisfy his appetite for capturing extreme weather.
Greg was selected as one of Canada’s top 100 explorers by Canadian Geographic Magazine.
Titan U Minute with Chris Sanner: www.TorndaoTitans.com
WxResources Links
- Greg: Prarie Arctic Storm Prediction Centre
- Dina: AviationWeather.gov
- Chris: weather.us
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 (44), our guest will be ABC’s Good Morning America Chief Meteorologist, Ginger Zee.
Credits
Opening and Closing Music: Andrew Slotta
Sunday Dec 17, 2017
Sunday Dec 17, 2017
In This Episode
- Guest: Jeff Piotrowski, Emmy Winning Storm Chaser
- Lightning Round: $100,000 Pyramid Monument Engraver
- Titan U Minute with Chris Sanner: Prepping for 2018 Storm Season
- The team discusses the new NWS Winter Weather Hazard Simplification Alerts
- Weather Podcast/Weather Ready Nation Listener Survey
- 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?
Our Guest
Jeff Piotrowski, Emmy Winning Storm Chaser
Jeff has become a storm chasing legend, documenting and filming well over 900 tornadoes, 24 Hurricanes, ice storms, wild fires and every extreme of mother nature. Jeff’s company, Storm Productions, holds the world’s largest private collection of historic weather events and survivors stories. In 1994 Jeff received an Emmy award for "Day of Tornadoes" for his coverage of the Gainesville TX F2 tornado. If you were one of the 600,000 viewers watching Jeff's heart pounding Periscope of Hurricane Harvey footage you were in on the record setting scope with replays of 1.6 Million.
Titan U Minute with Chris Sanner: www.TorndaoTitans.com
Link to Weather Podcast/Weather Ready Nation Listener Survey:
http://bit.ly/StormFrontFreaks-WRN
WxResources Links
- Jeff: SPC Mesoscale Analysis Site
- Dina: The Weather Channel App (in your app store)
- Phil: mPING App (in your app store)
Weather Fools Links
- Dina: Truck Floats Away Video
- Phil: Wx Twitter Complaining About Not Making WxJunkies “56 Weather Accounts You Definitely Should Not Follow” List
- Phil: @SirensProject Impassable Roads in GA
Submit your questions or comments about this show to questions@stormfrontfreaks.com and we may read it on our next episode!
Next episode (43), our guest will be star of Tornado Hunters (1st season currently on Netflix), Canadian Storm Chaser Greg Johnson.
Credits
Opening and Closing Music: Andrew Slotta
Sunday Dec 03, 2017
Sunday Dec 03, 2017
In This Episode
- Guest: Dan Robinson, storm chaser, photographer and creator of stormhighway.com
- Lightning Round: The Price is Right – Storm Front Freaks edition
- Titan U Minute with Chris Sanner: Supercell types and tornadoes
- The team and Dan discuss icy/winter storm road conditions and why people don’t prepare
- Wx Resources: We provide some great weather sites, apps and equipment
- Weather Fools: We share the foolish things people do related to weather
- Listener/Viewer Comments and Questions
- What’s on our next show?
5 Weeks of Christmas Giveaways – www.twitter.com/stormfrontfreak or www.facebook.com/stormfrontfreaks
Mark Jelinek Survey – bit.ly/StormFrontFreaks-WRN
Our Guest
Dan Robinson, storm chaser and photographer.
Dan is a year-round storm chaser and photographer for the last 25 years, covering St. Louis, the Midwest, the Great Plains and beyond. His goal is to capture nature's dramatic side, and in doing so, provide visitors to his site (stormhighway.com) with educational information and exciting photography/video about severe storms and extreme weather. He specializes in capturing imagery and video of tornadoes, lightning, St. Louis, MO and the Gateway Arch, storms and all types of extreme weather. He also sells fine art prints of his work on his site.
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/stormhighway
- Website: http://stormhighway.com
Icy Road Discussion – Dan’s site – www.icyroadsafety.com
Titan U Minute with Chris Sanner: www.TorndaoTitans.com
WxResources Links
Weather Fools Links
- Phil: TWC – Georgia Dome Implosion
- Marc: Alabama Weatherman Farts on Live TV
- Brady: Flat-Earther Plans Launch in Homemade Rocket
Submit your questions or comments about this show to questions@stormfrontfreaks.com and we may read it on our next episode!
Next episode (42), we’ll chat with storm chaser Jeff Piotrowski.
Credits
Opening and Closing Music: Andrew Slotta
Saturday Nov 18, 2017
Saturday Nov 18, 2017
In This Episode
- Jess and Jen Event Services present EXCLUSIVE Storm Front Freaks Podcast drink recipes to our co-hosts.
- Holiday Weather Gift Review and Give-away Extravaganza
- Dan Wallace of Weather Pro Shop
- Lightning Round: Holiday Family Feud
- Titan U Minute with Chris Sanner: Model Forecasting
- 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
- What’s on our next show?
Jess and Jen Event Bartender Services
- Flood Water
- 1 oz Chambord
- 1 oz Frangelico
- 1 oz Godiva Chocolate Liquor
- 1 shot espresso
- Squeeze of chocolate syrup
- ¼ oz half and half
- Put all ingredients in mixing tin and shake until chill. Strain into martini glass.
- Blizzard
- 2 oz Malibu Coconut Rum
- ½ oz Blue Curacao
- Pineapple Juice
- Pour liquor over ice then top off the remainder of the glass with pineapple juice.
- Kim’s Screen Share
- 2 strawberries
- 2 raspberries
- 2 basil leaves
- ½ oz simple syrup
- 1 ½ oz raspberry vodka
- Sprite
- Muddle fruit, basil and simple syrup. Add vodka. Shake with ice and pour all ingredients into a tall glass. Top off the remainder of the glass with Sprite.
- MJ’s Storm Spotter
- 1 ½ oz Captain Morgan Spiced Rum
- 2 oz apple cider
- ½ oz lemon juice
- Sprite (optional)
- Put spiced rum, cider and lemon juice in mixing tin and shake with ice. Strain into martini glass. Top with splash of Sprite (optional). Could also be served over ice or hot.
- Mazz’s One Liner
- 2 oz Captain Morgan Spiced Rum
- root beer
- Pour liquor over ice. Top off remaining glass with root beer. Tall or short glass depending on preference.
Weather Gifts Reviewed
- Eton/American Red Cross FRX3+ Multi-Powered Weather Alert Radio EatonCorp.com
- Eton FRX5-BT Weather Alert Radio with Bluetooth EatonCorp.com
- Scientific Explorer Wacky Weird Weather Kit AlexBrands.com
- GPX WR182R Weather Radio and Flashlight GPX.com
- Sangean CL-100 Table Top Hazard Alert Radio Sangean.com
- Sangean MMR-88 Emergency Alert Radio Sangean.com
- Scientific Explorer Insta-Glow Snow AlexBrand.com
- Ideal Sno-Buddy Yeti AlexBrands.com
- GPX FR335B Weather Radio with Flashlight and Lantern GPX.com
- Scientific Explorer Tornado Maker AlexBrands.com
- Backyard Explorer Storm Chaser Mobile Weather Pod AlexBrands.com
Titan U Minute with Chris Sanner: www.TorndaoTitans.com
WxResources Links
Dina: NOAA Probability Ice Forecast
Kim: NOAA National Snow Analysis
Phil: Mike Olbinski Monsoon IV Film
Submit your questions or comments about this show to questions@stormfrontfreaks.com and we may read it on our next episode!
Next episode (41), we’re talking with Storm Chaser/Photographer and Creator of StormHighway.com, Dan Robinson of St. Louis.
Credits
Opening and Closing Music: Andrew Slotta
Sunday Nov 05, 2017
Sunday Nov 05, 2017
In This Episode
- Guest: John Gordon, Meteorologist-In-Charge NWS-Louisville and former Hurricane Hunter.
- Lightning Round: Who Wants To Be A Millionaire-Louisville Slugger Edition
- Titan U Minute with Chris Sanner: 3 Tips to Improve Photography
- The team discusses the increase in flood deaths and decrease in almost all other natural hazard deaths over the last 30 years.
- 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
- What’s on our next show?
Our Guest
John Gordon, Meteorologist-In-Charge NWS-Louisville and former Hurricane Hunter.
A 22-year NWS veteran, Gordon has held a variety of forecast and management positions in Mississippi, Alabama, Missouri and Tennessee. From beginnings as a meteorologist intern at the forecast office in Jackson, Miss., Gordon worked his way through forecasting and management positions with increasing responsibilities. He is also an aircrew meteorologist and mission director for Hurricane Hunter aircraft as a member of the U.S. Air Force Reserve.
Gordon earned his bachelor’s degree in meteorology from Park College of St. Louis University in 1986 and earned a master’s in teaching of geosciences at Mississippi State University in 2002. After spending a year at the Jackson office, Gordon served as a journeyman forecaster at the Springfield, Mo., office from 1994 to 1998, when he was selected as a lead forecaster at the Nashville, Tenn., forecast office. He served as meteorologist-in-charge of the Huntsville, Ala., office beginning in 2002, where he led the spin-up of the new forecast office until reporting to Louisville.
Gordon served in the U.S. Air Force from 1986 to 1992, serving as a Wing Weather Officer at Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., from 1986 to 1990 and as Team Chief at the European Forecast Unit in Germany from 1990 to 1992. As a member of the Air Force Reserve since 1993, Gordon serves as a flight meteorologist with the Air Force Hurricane Hunters out of Keesler AFB, Miss. Gordon flew six missions into the Category 4 hurricanes Frances and Ivan in 2004 and has made more than 90 hurricane-penetrating flights since 1995.
Titan U Minute with Chris Sanner: www.TorndaoTitans.com
WxResources Links
- Chris: SPC New HREF Model
- Kim: Breaking911 Nature on Twitter
- Brady: AviationWeather.gov ADDS METARs
- John: WKU's White Squirrel Weather
- John: Valparaiso University Meteorology
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 (40), we’re setting you up with a holiday wish list. We’ll be reviewing and giving-away weather products from Eton, Sangean, GPX, Alex Brands and WeatherProShop.com. Also, we’ll share some great weather-themed drink recipes for the holidays!
Credits
Opening and Closing Music: Andrew Slotta
Saturday Oct 21, 2017
Saturday Oct 21, 2017
In This Episode
- Guest: Kathryn Prociv, Weather Producer for The Weather Channel’s Weather Underground.
- Lightning Round: Head to Head Rolling Stone’s Top 100 Guitarists
- Indiana Chaser Con discount
- Titan U Minute with Chris Sanner: Cold Fronts
- The team discusses the future of amateur radio for storm chasers and spotters
- 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?
Our Guest
Kathryn Prociv, Weather Producer for The Weather Channel’s Weather Underground.
At The Weather Channel’s Atlanta headquarters, Kathryn Prociv (’11 B.A. and ’12 M.S geography Virginia Tech) is known for her calm demeanor as a weather producer on the set of the channel’s flagship program, “AMHQ” By the time the show airs live at 7 a.m. each weekday, Prociv has been up for nearly six hours preparing and assembling graphics to tell the story of the day’s weather.
Prociv secured her position after just four months of freelancing for the channel. Her colleagues often call her the morning cheerleader, complimenting her on her unflappable nature and passion for weather, even in the wee hours of the morning. She chalks it up to her five Virginia Tech storm-chasing trips, several of them as a field leader.
Sponsor: Indiana Storm Chaser Convention Discount Link
Titan U Minute with Chris Sanner: www.TorndaoTitans.com
WxResources Links
- Kathryn: Amateur Radio Relay League (ARRL) Website
- Dina: CoCoRaHS Website
- MJ: Yaesu FT-60 Radio
- Phil: Twister Dorothy Sensor Holiday Ornament
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 (39), our guest will be John Gordon, Meteorologist-In-Charge at NWS-Louisville and former Hurricane Hunter.
Credits
Opening and Closing Music: Andrew Slotta