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Episode Title: Midwest Meltdown: 80-Degree Dew Points and the Ring of Fire! Slightly more humid than classic St Louis Missouri. 00:03 - 01:04: Introduction to the heat wave and high dew points for next week, focusing on the Midwest and the consistent heat dome.01:04 - 02:07: Explanation of heat dome decameter readings and how dew points are the "hidden heat" despite seemingly moderate temperatures.02:07 - 03:08: Forecasting extreme heat indices (105-110°F) for next week, highlighting the unusual widespread 80-81°F dew points.03:08 - 04:14: Discussion of how wind affects perceived temperature in low vs. mid 90s, and the continued high humidity in the Midwest.04:14 - 05:22: Mention of Illinois tornado record and detailed forecast of an 81°F dew point around July 1st in western Illinois/eastern Missouri.05:22 - 06:47: Specific cities and their forecast temperatures and dew points around July 1st-2nd, with emphasis on central Illinois, Indiana, and the Iowa-Missouri corridor.06:47 - 07:51: List of cities most likely to hit 80°F dew points, and the periphery status of Chicago and St. Louis.07:51 - 08:52: Detailed tracking of the 589 decameter line and Chicago's position on the edge of the heat dome, intensifying to 594 decameters by July 2-3.08:52 - 09:55: Chicago falling out of the heat dome by Thursday night as the dome shifts southwest and a trough of low pressure approaches.09:55 - 10:43: The pattern breakdown for Chicago, with the dome shifting west and a cold front approaching by July 3rd-4th.10:43 - 11:46: Introduction of the "Ring of Fire" phenomenon: severe storms forming on the northern and western edges of the heat dome's 588 decameter boundary.11:46 - 12:49: Regions expected to experience repeated severe storms (Northern Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan, Iowa, Indiana) while Chicago may sit on the ring.12:49 - 13:17: Final summary of the Ring of Fire, explaining how the dome suppresses storms internally but pushes moisture to explode into storms on its periphery, affecting Chicago by July 2-4.20 Hashtags: #MidwestHeatwave #DewPointDanger #HeatDome2020 #ExtremeHumidity #RingOfFireStorms #WeatherEnthusiast #EuropeanModel #IllinoisWeather #IndianaHeat #MissouriClimate #IowaForecast #SevereWeatherRisk #SummerHeat #HeatIndexAlert #DecametersExplained #MidwestWeather #ClimateWatch #JulyForecast #WeatherNerds #StayCoolStaySafeBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/weather-with-enthusiasm--4911017/support.Weather with Enthusiasm is produced by Kol Simcha Productions.New episodes drop daily (B'N)— a morning forecast at 7 AM and historical deep dives Tuesdays and Thursdays. Contact: kolsimchaproductions@outlook.comHistorical content is thoroughly researched and factually verified. After it has been factually verified it often will say so in the description. Should you find any mistakes, please email kolsimchaproductions@outlook.com so we can look into it and correct it. Not affiliated with any government agency or academic institution. Presented for educational and entertainment purposes — with meaning.Support the show — exclusive bonus episodes available to subscribers for just $2/month at spreaker.com/organization/kol-simcha
Fort Yukon Alaska is a town of just 580 people. Some say that there is no road to civilization in that a person needs an airplane or a boat to be able to get to main civilization. I've never been there so I can't say if that's true or not. Regardless however temperatures are forecasted to reach heat advisory criteria for the next few days. That's something that we speak about in this episode. We do touch upon climate change because heat in the Arctic is something which impacts the global temperature more significantly than any other part of the world. We briefly explain that. But the main focus is on the weather the heat in Alaska and then a very significant thunderstorm complex as forecast is a develop in the Midwest tomorrow night.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/weather-with-enthusiasm--4911017/support.Weather with Enthusiasm is produced by Kol Simcha Productions.New episodes drop daily (B'N)— a morning forecast at 7 AM and historical deep dives Tuesdays and Thursdays. Contact: kolsimchaproductions@outlook.comHistorical content is thoroughly researched and factually verified. After it has been factually verified it often will say so in the description. Should you find any mistakes, please email kolsimchaproductions@outlook.com so we can look into it and correct it. Not affiliated with any government agency or academic institution. Presented for educational and entertainment purposes — with meaning.Support the show — exclusive bonus episodes available to subscribers for just $2/month at spreaker.com/organization/kol-simcha
Global Heat Report — Sunday, June 14, 2026Weather With Enthusiasm | Kol Simcha ProductionsToday's global temperature extremes and a deep dive into what is making this one of the most remarkable heat events on record — across multiple continents simultaneously.WORLD HIGH (as of 15:00 UTC June 14): Sibi, Pakistan — 47°C / 116.6°FALSO: Adrar (Algeria) & Qarn Alam (Oman) — 46.9°C / 116.4°FKuwait International Airport — 46.5°C / 115.7°FUS HOTTEST: Death Valley, California — ~119°FFull NWS Las Vegas Forecast Discussion (forecaster Soulat, 2:35 AM PDT June 14):8-12°F above normal through Wednesday. Major to Extreme heat risk (Levels 3-4 of 4) Tuesday-Wednesday. Overnight lows in the mid-to-upper 80s in desert valleys. Dry lightning and gusty outflow winds also possible in higher terrain.ARCTIC ALERT: NWS Fairbanks issued its FIRST-EVER Heat Advisory (June 12-15) for temperatures up to 86°F in the Fairbanks metro area — nearly 20°F above normal. Flood watch for Arctic river basins due to rapid snowmelt. Greenland station at 70°N tied its all-time June temperature record at 18.7°C / 65.7°F.HISTORIC PAKISTAN/IRAN/ARABIAN PENINSULA SIEGE: Nawabshah, Pakistan tied its June record at 51°C / 123.8°F. Five stations in the region hit 50°C+ in a single day. Record overnight lows breaking across coastal South Asia.Sources: NWS Las Vegas AFD, WPC National High/Low, El Dorado Weather (Ogimet data), Arctic News Blog, Extreme Temps, Gizmodo/Alaska Climate Research Center.Weather With Enthusiasm is produced by Kol Simcha Productions.New episodes drop daily — morning forecasts at 7 AM every day on Spreaker, plus a historical weather deep-dive every Tuesday and Thursday at 7 AM CDT.Contact: kolsimchaproductions@outlook.comSupport the show for just $5/month at spreaker.com/organization/kol-simcha.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/weather-with-enthusiasm--4911017/support.Weather with Enthusiasm is produced by Kol Simcha Productions.New episodes drop daily (B'N)— a morning forecast at 7 AM and historical deep dives Tuesdays and Thursdays. Contact: kolsimchaproductions@outlook.comHistorical content is thoroughly researched and factually verified. After it has been factually verified it often will say so in the description. Should you find any mistakes, please email kolsimchaproductions@outlook.com so we can look into it and correct it. Not affiliated with any government agency or academic institution. Presented for educational and entertainment purposes — with meaning.Support the show — exclusive bonus episodes available to subscribers for just $2/month at spreaker.com/organization/kol-simcha
Morning Briefing — Sunday, June 14, 2026West Rogers Park, Chicago (ZIP 60645)═══════════════════════════════════════HEBREW DATE & PARSHA═══════════════════════════════════════29 Sivan 5786 — Erev Rosh Chodesh TamuzParashat KorachRosh Chodesh Tamuz: June 15 (30 Sivan) and June 16 (1 Tamuz) — two-day Rosh Chodesh═══════════════════════════════════════ZMANIM — JUNE 14, 2026═══════════════════════════════════════Alos HaShachar: 3:20 AMEarliest Talis & Tefillin: 3:59 AMNetz HaChama (Sunrise): 5:14:34 AMSof Zman Krias Shma: 9:02:53 AMSof Zman Tefila: 10:19:00 AMChatzos: 12:51 PMEarliest Mincha: 1:29 PMShkiah (Sunset): 8:27:50 PM═══════════════════════════════════════NWS CHICAGO FORECAST SUMMARY═══════════════════════════════════════Issued: 6:38 AM CDT Sunday June 14, 2026 — Forecasters CMS/Izzi, NWS Chicago/RomeovilleScattered showers and isolated thunderstorms through mid-morning as cold front sweeps through. Ending west to east by late morning. Northwest winds gusting to 30 mph through sunset. Highs mainly in the low to mid 70s. Afternoon: Partly cloudy, quieter. Beach Hazard Statement in effect for NW Indiana Lake Michigan beaches (Lake and Porter County, IN) through this evening — dangerous swimming conditions.Tuesday: SPC Level 1 severe threat, mainly afternoon, eastern forecast area.Wednesday: Potential significant severe weather event. PWAT 1.5-2 inches. Torrential rain and flooding also possible. Wednesday night/Thursday: possible repeat dangerous swimming conditions at Indiana beaches if gradient strengthens.═══════════════════════════════════════WEATHER HISTORY — JUNE 14═══════════════════════════════════════June 14, 1903 — The Heppner Disaster, Heppner, Oregon. A cloudburst in the hills sent a flash flood roaring down Willow Creek. A 20-foot wall of water swept away a third of the town in minutes, killing 236 residents. One of the deadliest flash floods in American history.═══════════════════════════════════════FAMILY ACTIVITIES — SUNDAY JUNE 14═══════════════════════════════════════1. jBaby Chicago Bagels in the Park — 10 AM–12 PM, parks across Chicagoland, Free (JUF)2. Andersonville Midsommarfest (final day) — Andersonville neighborhood, Free3. Cops & Bobbers Fishing Derby — 9 AM, Eldridge Park, Elmhurst, Free4. Wells Street Art Festival (final day) — Old Town Chicago, Free5. Pro Rodeo & Stampede — Sonny Acres Farm, West Chicago═══════════════════════════════════════TOMORROW'S ZMANIM — MONDAY JUNE 15 (ROSH CHODESH TAMUZ)═══════════════════════════════════════30 Sivan 5786 — First Day Rosh Chodesh TamuzAlos HaShachar: 3:20 AMEarliest Talis & Tefillin: 3:59 AMNetz HaChama (Sunrise): 5:14:35 AMSof Zman Krias Shma: 9:03:00 AMSof Zman Tefila: 10:19:08 AMChatzos: 12:51 PMEarliest Mincha: 1:29 PMShkiah (Sunset): 8:28:14 PM═══════════════════════════════════════FOOTER═══════════════════════════════════════Weather With Enthusiasm is produced by Kol Simcha Productions.New episodes drop daily — morning forecasts at 7 AM every day on Spreaker, plus a historical weather deep-dive every Tuesday and Thursday at 7 AM CDT. Most podcast platforms (Apple, Spotify, Amazon Music) typically receive new episodes within 1–3 hours of release.Contact: kolsimchaproductions@outlook.comNot affiliated with any government agency or academic institution. Presented for educational and entertainment purposes — with meaning.Support the show — exclusive bonus episodes available to subscribers for just $5/month at spreaker.com/organization/kol-simcha.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/weather-with-enthusiasm--4911017/support.Weather with Enthusiasm is produced by Kol Simcha Productions.New episodes drop daily (B'N)— a morning forecast at 7 AM and historical deep dives Tuesdays and Thursdays. Contact: kolsimchaproductions@outlook.comHistorical content is thoroughly researched and factually verified. After it has been factually verified it often will say so in the description. Should you find any mistakes, please email kolsimchaproductions@outlook.com so we can look into it and correct it. Not affiliated with any government agency or academic institution. Presented for educational and entertainment purposes — with meaning.Support the show — exclusive bonus episodes available to subscribers for just $2/month at spreaker.com/organization/kol-simcha
Morning Briefing — Saturday Night, June 13, 2026West Rogers Park, Chicago (ZIP 60645)Motzei Shabbos Edition═══════════════════════════════════════HEBREW DATE & PARSHA═══════════════════════════════════════28 Sivan 5786Parashat Sh'lachShabbos Mevarchim Chodesh TamuzMolad Tamuz: Monday, 6:46 AM and 16 chalakim═══════════════════════════════════════ZMANIM — JUNE 13, 2026═══════════════════════════════════════Alos HaShachar: 3:21 AMEarliest Talis & Tefillin: 4:00 AMNetz HaChama (Sunrise): 5:14:36 AMSof Zman Krias Shma: 9:02:48 AMSof Zman Tefila: 10:18:52 AMChatzos: 12:51 PMEarliest Mincha: 1:29 PMShkiah (Sunset): 8:27:24 PMHavdalah (50 min): 9:17 PM═══════════════════════════════════════NWS CHICAGO FORECAST DISCUSSION SUMMARY═══════════════════════════════════════Issued: 8:37 PM CDT Saturday June 13, 2026 — Forecaster Ratzer (update); 3:24 PM by KJB (discussion)A cold front is sweeping through the Chicago area tonight, bringing isolated to scattered thunderstorms through midnight. Convection struggled this afternoon due to lack of low-level convergence and a cold pool from an upstream MCS. A DVN 00Z radiosonde showed 3,200 J/kg MUCAPE and 30 kts effective shear — supporting organized storms capable of wind/hail. Any severe threat ends from west to east with the front: Rockford first, Chicago near/after midnight. Post-frontal showers linger through daybreak Sunday.Sunday: Much cooler, breezy NW winds gusting 25-30 mph, highs in the low to mid 70s. Beach Hazard Statement for NW Indiana Lake Michigan beaches Sunday (3-5 ft waves). Monday: Tranquil. Tuesday-Wednesday: Active pattern returns; Wednesday is a day to watch for another significant severe weather event.═══════════════════════════════════════GLOBAL TEMPERATURE ROUNDUP═══════════════════════════════════════US High (Fri June 12): Death Valley, CA — 119°F (48.3°C) [WPC]US Low (Sat June 13): 25°F at Mackay ID, Foxpark WY, Stanley ID, Redfeather Lakes CO [WPC]World Airport High (June 13): Las Vegas McCarran — 108°FJerusalem: 33°C / 91°F (sunny)Tel Aviv: 26°C / 79°FTehran, Iran: ~98°F / 37°C (low humidity 24%)═══════════════════════════════════════WEATHER HISTORY — JUNE 13═══════════════════════════════════════On June 13, 1907, Tamarack, California recorded a temperature of just 2°F — the coldest June day in recorded US history. The high that day only reached 30°F, and the area was buried under 130 inches of snowpack after receiving 42 inches of snow between June 10-13.═══════════════════════════════════════FAMILY ACTIVITIES — WEEKEND JUNE 13-14═══════════════════════════════════════1. 51st Annual Wells Street Art Festival — Old Town Chicago, Sun June 14, free2. Riverside Arts Weekend (RAW) — Guthrie Park, Riverside, free, June 13-143. Old Orchard Vintage & Artisan Market — Westfield Old Orchard, Skokie, June 13-144. Shimmering Summer with Laura Doherty & Little Miss Ann — 11 AM & 12:30 PM, June 13-14═══════════════════════════════════════TOMORROW'S ZMANIM — SUNDAY JUNE 14, 2026═══════════════════════════════════════29 Sivan 5786Alos HaShachar: 3:20 AMEarliest Talis & Tefillin: 3:59 AMNetz HaChama (Sunrise): 5:14:34 AMSof Zman Krias Shma: 9:02:53 AMSof Zman Tefila: 10:19:00 AMChatzos: 12:51 PMEarliest Mincha: 1:29 PMShkiah (Sunset): 8:27:50 PM═══════════════════════════════════════FOOTER═══════════════════════════════════════Weather With Enthusiasm is produced by Kol Simcha Productions.New episodes drop daily — morning forecasts at 7 AM every day on Spreaker, plus a historical weather deep-dive every Tuesday and Thursday at 7 AM CDT. Most podcast platforms (Apple, Spotify, Amazon Music) typically receive new episodes within 1–3 hours of release.Contact: kolsimchaproductions@outlook.comHistorical content is thoroughly researched and factually verified. Should you find any mistakes, please email kolsimchaproductions@outlook.com so we can correct it as quickly as possible.Not affiliated with any government agency or academic institution. Presented for educational and entertainment purposes — with meaning.Support the show — exclusive bonus episodes available to subscribers for just $5/month at spreaker.com/organization/kol-simcha.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/weather-with-enthusiasm--4911017/support.Weather with Enthusiasm is produced by Kol Simcha Productions.New episodes drop daily (B'N)— a morning forecast at 7 AM and historical deep dives Tuesdays and Thursdays. Contact: kolsimchaproductions@outlook.comHistorical content is thoroughly researched and factually verified. After it has been factually verified it often will say so in the description. Should you find any mistakes, please email kolsimchaproductions@outlook.com so we can look into it and correct it. Not affiliated with any government agency or academic institution. Presented for educational and entertainment purposes — with meaning.Support the show — exclusive bonus episodes available to subscribers for just $2/month at spreaker.com/organization/kol-simcha
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/weather-with-enthusiasm--4911017/support.Weather with Enthusiasm is produced by Kol Simcha Productions.New episodes drop daily (B'N)— a morning forecast at 7 AM and historical deep dives Tuesdays and Thursdays. Contact: kolsimchaproductions@outlook.comHistorical content is thoroughly researched and factually verified. After it has been factually verified it often will say so in the description. Should you find any mistakes, please email kolsimchaproductions@outlook.com so we can look into it and correct it. Not affiliated with any government agency or academic institution. Presented for educational and entertainment purposes — with meaning.Support the show — exclusive bonus episodes available to subscribers for just $2/month at spreaker.com/organization/kol-simcha
Title: Severe Weather Outbreak Alert: Double-Digit Tornado Threat Timestamp Breakdown:00:00 - 00:17: Introduction to Weather with Enthusiasm and today's severe weather outlook.00:17 - 01:24: Overview of two storm rounds expected today (11 AM-3 PM & 4 PM-8 PM) and the "powerhouse" storm system.01:24 - 02:27: Discussion on extraordinary dew points (upper 70s-low 80s) fueling the system.02:27 - 03:30: Explanation of contrasting air masses, hot temperatures, and the triple point for tornado development.03:30 - 04:34: Forecasted tornado threat areas, particularly Wisconsin/Illinois state line and north of Chicago.04:34 - 05:37: Detailed explanation of "storm relative helicity" (high values indicate high tornado potential).05:37 - 06:40: Discussion on "effective shear," "upper level flow," and the "significant tornado parameter" (double-digit value indicating extreme risk).06:40 - 07:45: Recap of impressive storm characteristics and potential for a squall line later, including Chicago's tornado risk.07:45 - 08:46: Storm Prediction Center's assessment (Level 3, EF2/EF3+ tornado potential).08:46 - 09:48: Tornado safety tips: NOAA radios, Storm Shield app, Red Cross app, sturdy buildings, interior rooms, avoiding windows, mobile home safety.09:48 - 10:58: Further safety advice: avoid highway overpasses, find low ground, have multiple warning sources, and storm speed.10:58 - 11:42: Final wishes for safety, mention of heat and humidity, and the squall line.11:42 - 12:45: Outro, podcast details, and call to subscribe.Hashtags: #SevereWeather #TornadoOutbreak #WeatherAlert #MidwestWeather #StormSafety #TornadoWarning #ExtremeWeather #WeatherForecast #JuneStorms #WeatherEnthusiast #ChicagoWeather #IowaWeather #WisconsinWeather #WeatherUpdates #StormPredictionCenter #DewPoints #BarometricPressure #Supercells #WeatherPreparedness #StaySafeBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/weather-with-enthusiasm--4911017/support.Weather with Enthusiasm is produced by Kol Simcha Productions.New episodes drop daily (B'N)— a morning forecast at 7 AM and historical deep dives Tuesdays and Thursdays. Contact: kolsimchaproductions@outlook.comHistorical content is thoroughly researched and factually verified. After it has been factually verified it often will say so in the description. Should you find any mistakes, please email kolsimchaproductions@outlook.com so we can look into it and correct it. Not affiliated with any government agency or academic institution. Presented for educational and entertainment purposes — with meaning.Support the show — exclusive bonus episodes available to subscribers for just $2/month at spreaker.com/organization/kol-simcha
The Armistice Day Blizzard of 1940: The Storm That Killed the Duck HuntersWeather With Enthusiasm — Episode 8 | Kol Simcha Productions===========================================EPISODE SUMMARY===========================================On the morning of November 11, 1940 — Armistice Day — thousands of duck hunters across Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, and Illinois headed to the Mississippi River. The temperature was in the mid-50s. The sky was blue. The birds were flying. By nightfall, 154 people were dead.A rapidly deepening low-pressure system — one of the most intense ever recorded in the Midwest — exploded out of the Texas Panhandle and roared northeast. Temperatures plunged 30°F in hours. Winds reached 80 mph. The Mississippi ran 5-foot waves. Duck hunters stranded on river islands froze to death overnight. Three freighters sank on Lake Michigan. It remains one of the deadliest winter storms in American history.===========================================KEY FACTS===========================================Date: November 11–12, 1940Region: Texas Panhandle northeast through Kansas, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Lake MichiganTotal deaths: 154 (some estimates up to 210) - ~85 duck hunters (Mississippi River valley) - 66 sailors (Lake Michigan — SS Anna C. Minch, SS William B. Davock, SS Novadoc) - Remaining: motorists, train passengers, farmersMeteorological details: - Bombogenesis: pressure deepened explosively from Texas Panhandle on Nov 10 - Record low pressures: Charles City IA 28.92 inHg · La Crosse WI 28.72 inHg · Duluth MN 28.66 inHg - Wind gusts to 80 mph - Temperature swing: mid-50s °F → single digits overnight (30°F+ drop) - Snow totals: up to 26.6 inches in Collegeville, MN - Snowdrifts: up to 20 feetOther damage: - ~1.5 million turkeys killed (Minnesota and Iowa) - Tens of thousands of cattle lost - Thanksgiving turkey shortage — birds sold for 25 cents eachEyewitness (Dale Engler, hunting Mississippi River, MN):"At two o'clock the rain turned into wind-driven sleet and snow, and within the next two hours I saw more waterfowl than I've seen in my life."===========================================LEGACY===========================================The disaster exposed the failure of centralized Midwest forecasting (one Chicago office for the entire region). In the aftermath:- Regional Weather Bureau offices were established, including La Crosse, WI for the Upper Mississippi valley- Winter storm warning procedures were formalized- The modern network of local NWS forecast offices traces its origins in part to this storm===========================================SOURCES===========================================- NOAA/NWS La Crosse: https://www.weather.gov/arx/nov111940- NOAA/NWS Chicago: https://www.weather.gov/lot/1940Nov11_armisticeday- Ducks Unlimited: https://www.ducks.org/hunting/duck-hunting-stories/the-great-armistice-day-storm-of-1940- MeatEater: https://www.themeateater.com/hunt/waterfowl/bar-room-banter-armistice-day-the-day-85-duck-hunters-died- EBSCO Earth and Atmospheric Sciences: https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/earth-and-atmospheric-sciences/armistice-day-blizzard===========================================New episodes every Tuesday and Thursday.Weather With Enthusiasm is produced by Kol Simcha Productions.New episodes drop daily — morning forecasts at 7 AM every day on Spreaker, plus a historical weather deep-dive every Tuesday and Thursday at 7 AM CDT. Most podcast platforms (Apple, Spotify, Amazon Music) typically receive new episodes within 1–3 hours of release.Contact: kolsimchaproductions@outlook.comHistorical content is thoroughly researched and factually verified. Should you find any mistakes, please email kolsimchaproductions@outlook.com so we can correct it as quickly as possible.Not affiliated with any government agency or academic institution. Presented for educational and entertainment purposes — with meaning.Support the show — exclusive bonus episodes available to subscribers for just $5/month at spreaker.com/organization/kol-simcha.#weather #history #blizzard #ArmisticeDayBlizzard #1940 #duckHunters #Minnesota #Wisconsin #LakeMichigan #WeatherWithEnthusiasm #KolSimchaProductions #extremeweather #podcastBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/weather-with-enthusiasm--4911017/support.Weather with Enthusiasm is produced by Kol Simcha Productions.New episodes drop daily (B'N)— a morning forecast at 7 AM and historical deep dives Tuesdays and Thursdays. Contact: kolsimchaproductions@outlook.comHistorical content is thoroughly researched and factually verified. After it has been factually verified it often will say so in the description. Should you find any mistakes, please email kolsimchaproductions@outlook.com so we can look into it and correct it. Not affiliated with any government agency or academic institution. Presented for educational and entertainment purposes — with meaning.Support the show — exclusive bonus episodes available to subscribers for just $2/month at spreaker.com/organization/kol-simcha
THE NEW ENGLAND HURRICANE OF 1938 — THE LONG ISLAND EXPRESSWeather With Enthusiasm | Episode 7On September 21, 1938, a Category 3 hurricane moving at nearly 50 miles per hour slammed into Long Island and tore through New England — leaving at least 682 people dead and destroying tens of thousands of homes. No hurricane warning was ever issued. The United States Weather Bureau had downgraded the storm to a tropical storm just hours before it made landfall.This episode tells the full story: how the storm formed, why forecasters failed to see it coming, the catastrophic storm surges that submerged downtown Providence, and the young junior forecaster named Charles Pierce who predicted the disaster — and was overruled.New episodes every Tuesday and Thursday.─────────────────────────────────────────────KEY FACTS─────────────────────────────────────────────DATE OF LANDFALL: September 21, 1938FIRST LANDFALL: Near Bellport, Long Island, NY — approximately 2:10–2:40 PM ESTSECOND LANDFALL: Between Bridgeport and New Haven, CT — approximately 4:00 PM ESTSTORM CATEGORY: Category 3 at landfallCENTRAL PRESSURE: 27.94 in (946.2 mb) at Bellport, NYFORWARD SPEED: ~47–50 mph (more than twice normal hurricane forward speed)ORIGIN: Tropical disturbance near Cape Verde Islands, early September 1938DEATH TOLL: 682–800 (direct fatalities) - Rhode Island/Connecticut/Long Island combined: ~600 - Massachusetts: 99 - New Hampshire: 13 - Vermont: 5 - Long Island: ~60 - Westhampton Beach, NY: 29INJURIES: At least 1,700HOMELESS: Approximately 63,000WIND SPEEDS: - Blue Hill Observatory (Milton, MA): sustained 121 mph; peak gust 186 mph - Providence, RI: sustained 100 mph; gust to 125 mph - Block Island, RI: sustained 91 mph; gust to 121 mph - Long Island landfall sustained: 120 mphSTORM SURGE: - Connecticut coast: 14–18 feet above normal - New London, CT to Cape Cod (including all of Rhode Island): 18–25 feet - Narragansett Bay / Providence: 15.8 feet above normal spring tides; over 13 feet of water in downtown Providence streets - Sandy Point, Prudence Island: 17 feet 5 inchesDAMAGE: - Homes/buildings destroyed: ~8,900 - Homes/buildings damaged: >15,000 - Trees destroyed: approximately 2 billion - Boats destroyed: ~3,300 - Cost: $620 million (1938 dollars); estimated ~$41 billion in 2010 dollarsMETEOROLOGICAL NOTES: - Storm tracked up the Gulf Stream, maintaining intensity due to extreme forward speed - Struck at autumnal equinox — astronomically high tides amplified the storm surge - Junior forecaster Charles Pierce correctly predicted New England landfall and was overruled - Weather Bureau had downgraded storm to "tropical storm" at 10 AM on the day of landfall - No hurricane warning was ever issued for Long Island or New England - Radio broadcaster E.B. Rideout (WEEI) independently warned listeners a hurricane was comingSPECIFIC TRAGEDIES: - Seven children killed when their school bus was blown into Mackerel Cove, Jamestown, RI - Whale Rock Lighthouse swept off its base; keeper Walter Eberle killed - Napatree Point (Westerly, RI) completely obliterated by surge - Actress Katharine Hepburn barely escaped her Old Saybrook, CT beach home; 95% of belongings lost - Brown University's original 1764 charter washed clean in a flooded Providence bank vaultLEGACY: - The Weather Bureau's forecast failure catalyzed major reforms in hurricane tracking and communication - Aircraft reconnaissance of Atlantic storms was developed in subsequent years - Providence's Fox Point Hurricane Barrier completed 1966, prompted by 1938 flooding (and Hurricane Carol 1954) - Remains the deadliest and most powerful hurricane ever to strike New York State and New England─────────────────────────────────────────────SOURCES─────────────────────────────────────────────- NOAA / National Weather Service Boston: https://www.weather.gov/box/1938hurricane- NOAA / National Weather Service New York: https://www.weather.gov/okx/1938hurricanehome- Wikipedia — 1938 New England hurricane: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1938_New_England_hurricane- PBS American Experience — The Hurricane of 1938: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/hurricane-path/- NY Sea Grant / Dr. Louis Uccellini interview: https://seagrant.sunysb.edu/articles/12902/nysg-coastal-processes-hazards-news-a-forecasting-fulcrum-insights-from-dr-louis-w-uccellini-on-the-1938-hurricane-nov-18- Lourdes B. Avilés, Taken by Storm 1938 (AMS Books, 2013)─────────────────────────────────────────────HASHTAGS─────────────────────────────────────────────#WeatherWithEnthusiasm #Hurricane1938 #NewEnglandHurricane #LongIslandExpress #WeatherHistory #ExtremeWeather #Hurricane #NewEngland #1938 #WeatherPodcast #KolSimchaProductions #HistoricalWeather #Providence #StormSurge─────────────────────────────────────────────Weather With Enthusiasm is produced by Kol Simcha Productions. New episodes drop daily — morning forecasts at 7 AM every day on Spreaker, plus a historical weather deep-dive every Tuesday and Thursday at 7 AM CDT. Most podcast platforms (Apple, Spotify, Amazon Music) typically receive new episodes within 1–3 hours of release. Contact: kolsimchaproductions@outlook.com. Support the show — exclusive bonus episodes available to subscribers for just $5/month at spreaker.com/organization/kol-simcha.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/weather-with-enthusiasm--4911017/support.Weather with Enthusiasm is produced by Kol Simcha Productions.New episodes drop daily (B'N)— a morning forecast at 7 AM and historical deep dives Tuesdays and Thursdays. Contact: kolsimchaproductions@outlook.comHistorical content is thoroughly researched and factually verified. After it has been factually verified it often will say so in the description. Should you find any mistakes, please email kolsimchaproductions@outlook.com so we can look into it and correct it. Not affiliated with any government agency or academic institution. Presented for educational and entertainment purposes — with meaning.Support the show — exclusive bonus episodes available to subscribers for just $2/month at spreaker.com/organization/kol-simcha
Morning Briefing — Thursday, June 11, 2026West Rogers Park, Chicago (ZIP 60645)Weather With Enthusiasm | Kol Simcha Productions═══════════════════════════════════════════HEBREW DATE & PARSHA═══════════════════════════════════════════Today: 26 Sivan 5786Parsha: Sh'lachThis Shabbos: Shabbos Mevarchim Chodesh TamuzMolad Tamuz: Monday, 6:46 AM + 16 chalakimRosh Chodesh Tamuz: Monday June 15 & Tuesday June 16═══════════════════════════════════════════TODAY'S ZMANIM — June 11, 2026 / 26 Sivan 5786(Per Agudath Israel of West Rogers Park, N42°0'14")═══════════════════════════════════════════Alos HaShachar: 3:21 AMEarliest Talis & Tefillin: 4:00 AMNetz HaChama (Sunrise): 5:14 AMLatest Krias Shma: 9:02 AMLatest Tefila: 10:18 AMChatzos: 12:50 PMEarliest Mincha: 1:28 PMShkiah (Sunset): 8:26 PM═══════════════════════════════════════════WEATHER SUMMARY═══════════════════════════════════════════HIGH-IMPACT SEVERE WEATHER DAY. NWS Chicago (forecaster Borchardt, issued 6:59 AM CDT) warns of multiple rounds of severe storms. Greatest threat: 4–11 PM. All hazards possible — tornadoes, destructive winds (70+ mph), destructive hail (2"+ diameter). Specific concern for strong to intense tornadoes (EF-3+) along and north of I-88, especially 4–8 PM. Surface low expected to deepen to lower-mid 990s mb (~29.23–29.29 inHg) lifting into central Wisconsin. MLCAPE locally 3,500 J/kg in warm sectorBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/weather-with-enthusiasm--4911017/support.Weather with Enthusiasm is produced by Kol Simcha Productions.New episodes drop daily (B'N)— a morning forecast at 7 AM and historical deep dives Tuesdays and Thursdays. Contact: kolsimchaproductions@outlook.comHistorical content is thoroughly researched and factually verified. After it has been factually verified it often will say so in the description. Should you find any mistakes, please email kolsimchaproductions@outlook.com so we can look into it and correct it. Not affiliated with any government agency or academic institution. Presented for educational and entertainment purposes — with meaning.Support the show — exclusive bonus episodes available to subscribers for just $2/month at spreaker.com/organization/kol-simcha
Baltimore Morning Briefing — Thursday, June 11, 2026 | Zmanim, NWS Baltimore and MoreWeather With Enthusiasm | Kol Simcha Productions━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━HEBREW DATE & PARSHA━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━Today: 26 Sivan 5786Parsha: Sh'lachShabbos Mevarchim Chodesh TamuzMolad Tamuz: Monday, 6:46 AM + 16 chalakimRosh Chodesh Tamuz: Monday–Tuesday, June 15–16━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━TODAY'S ZMANIM — Thursday, June 11, 2026Baltimore, MD 21215━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━Alos HaShachar (Dawn): 3:55 AMEarliest Talis & Tefillin: 4:30 AMNetz HaChama (Sunrise): 5:39 AMLatest Krias Shma (GRA): 9:23 AMLatest Tefila (GRA): 10:37 AMChatzos (Halachic Midday): 1:06 PMEarliest Mincha (Mincha Gedola): 1:43 PMShkiah (Sunset): 8:33 PMSource: https://www.hebcal.com/zmanim?cfg=json&zip=21215&sec=1━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━WEATHER SUMMARY — NWS Sterling, VA (Baltimore/Washington)Issued: 3:11 AM EDT, Thu Jun 11, 2026 | Forecasters: LFR/BRO/KLW/DHOF━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━HEAT ADVISORY in effect 11 AM–8 PM EDT for Baltimore and areas near/east of I-95.- Highs: lower to mid 90s°F- Heat Index: near 105°F near Baltimore and Chesapeake Bay- Strong to severe thunderstorms likely late afternoon/evening- Damaging wind gusts and isolated large hail possible- Friday: More heat and humidity, higher storm threat with approaching cold front- Saturday: Cold frontal passage brings relief — lower humidity, more sunshine, highs in lower 80s- Late Sunday into Monday: Another round of showers/thunderstorms with cold frontSource: https://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?site=LWX&issuedby=LWX&product=AFD&format=CI&version=1&glossary=0━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━KIDS & FAMILY ACTIVITIES — Baltimore, June 11, 2026━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. Port Discovery Children's Museum — 10 AM–5 PM | 35 Market Place, Baltimore | $25.95/person2. Fratino and Matisse: To See This Light Again (opens today) — Baltimore Museum of Art, N. Charles St.3. Baltimore Children & Youth Fund Community Exhibition 2026 — Baltimore (today only)4. Inner Harbor Paddle & Flow — Begins today, runs through Aug 27 | Baltimore Inner Harbor5. Homeschool Day — Baltimore museum venue (details at visitmaryland.org)Sources: https://www.visitmaryland.org/baltimore-events-exciting-happenings-charm-city | https://www.portdiscovery.org━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━WEATHER HISTORY — June 11━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━On June 11, 1972, meteorologists first observed banded convection in the northwest Caribbean Sea — the earliest traceable origin of what would become Hurricane Agnes. Agnes made landfall in Florida on June 19, then combined with an extratropical system to dump catastrophic rainfall across the Mid-Atlantic. Maryland's Patapsco River valley saw water rise 40 feet above normalBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/weather-with-enthusiasm--4911017/support.Weather with Enthusiasm is produced by Kol Simcha Productions.New episodes drop daily (B'N)— a morning forecast at 7 AM and historical deep dives Tuesdays and Thursdays. Contact: kolsimchaproductions@outlook.comHistorical content is thoroughly researched and factually verified. After it has been factually verified it often will say so in the description. Should you find any mistakes, please email kolsimchaproductions@outlook.com so we can look into it and correct it. Not affiliated with any government agency or academic institution. Presented for educational and entertainment purposes — with meaning.Support the show — exclusive bonus episodes available to subscribers for just $2/month at spreaker.com/organization/kol-simcha
Lakewood Morning Briefing — Thursday, June 11, 2026Lakewood, New Jersey (ZIP 08701)Produced by Kol Simcha Productions━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━HEBREW DATE & PARSHA━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━26 Sivan 5786 | Parshas Sh'lachShabbos Mevarchim Chodesh TamuzMolad Tamuz: Monday, 6:46 AM + 16 chalakimRosh Chodesh Tamuz: Monday June 15 & Tuesday June 16 (two days)━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━TODAY'S ZMANIM — Thursday, June 11, 2026 | Lakewood NJ 08701━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━Alos HaShachar (Dawn): 3:41 AMEarliest Talis & Tefillin: 4:16 AMNetz HaChama (Sunrise): 5:27 AMLatest Krias Shma (GRA): 9:11 AMLatest Tefila (GRA): 10:26 AMChatzos (Midday): 12:56 PMMincha Gedola: 1:34 PMShkiah (Sunset): 8:25 PMSource: HebCal.com — https://www.hebcal.com/zmanim?cfg=json&zip=08701&sec=1━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━WEATHER SUMMARY━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━DANGEROUS HEAT DAY. Highs in the low to mid 90s with heat index values of 95–105°F across most of the area. Heat Advisory in effect through Friday. Severe thunderstorm risk this afternoon and evening (mainly 5–11 PM)Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/weather-with-enthusiasm--4911017/support.Weather with Enthusiasm is produced by Kol Simcha Productions.New episodes drop daily (B'N)— a morning forecast at 7 AM and historical deep dives Tuesdays and Thursdays. Contact: kolsimchaproductions@outlook.comHistorical content is thoroughly researched and factually verified. After it has been factually verified it often will say so in the description. Should you find any mistakes, please email kolsimchaproductions@outlook.com so we can look into it and correct it. Not affiliated with any government agency or academic institution. Presented for educational and entertainment purposes — with meaning.Support the show — exclusive bonus episodes available to subscribers for just $2/month at spreaker.com/organization/kol-simcha
Borough Park Morning Briefing — Thursday, June 11, 2026 | Zmanim, NWS New York and MoreBorough Park, Brooklyn, New York | Weather With Enthusiasm — Kol Simcha Productions===========================================HEBREW DATE & PARSHA===========================================Hebrew Date: 26 Sivan 5786Parsha: Sh'lachShabbos Mevarchim Chodesh Tamuz: June 13, 2026Molad Tamuz: Monday, 6:46 AM and 16 chalakimRosh Chodesh Tamuz: June 15–16, 2026===========================================TODAY'S ZMANIM — Borough Park, Brooklyn (ZIP 11219)40.633°N 73.997°W | Elevation: 58m===========================================Alot HaShachar: 3:36:40 AMMisheyakir: 4:13:01 AMMisheyakir Machmir: 4:22:29 AMSunrise (Netz HaChama): 5:24:37 AMSof Zman Shma (GRA): 9:10:13 AMSof Zman Tefila (GRA): 10:25:24 AMChatzos: 12:55:48 PMMincha Gedola: 1:33:24 PMShkiah (Sunset): 8:26:59 PM===========================================WEATHER SUMMARY — NWS UPTON (OKX)===========================================Issued: 3:13 AM EDT, Thursday June 11, 2026Forecasters: DW / MWToday: Hot and humid. Highs upper 80s to lower 90s. Heat Index mid-90s to lower 100s.Heat Advisory in effect: Noon today through 8 PM Friday for NYC metro.Air Quality Alert: 11 AM–11 PM today for NYC area.Thunderstorm Risk: Isolated to scattered severe thunderstorms late afternoon/evening (approximately 4–9 PM). Main threats: damaging wind gusts, large hail, localized flash flooding. SPC: Slight Risk for severe storms.Weekend: Still hot (lower 90s), less humid after cold front. Periodic shower chances next week.Key Technical Notes:- 850 mb (~25.10 inHg) temps near 20°C → surface upper 80s/lower 90s- Dew points upper 60s–lower 70s → heat index mid-90s to 100+- High CAPE + marginal shear → pulse severe possible- PW ~2" → heavy downpours, max hourly rainfall up to 2"/hr- Record high June 11 at KNYC: 95°F (1973)===========================================WEATHER HISTORY — JUNE 11===========================================June 11, 2008 — EF3 Tornado Strikes Boy Scout Camp, Little Sioux, IowaAn EF3 tornado with 145 mph winds struck a Boy Scout camp near Little Sioux, Iowa, killing 4 teenage Scouts and injuring 48 others. Campers had sought shelter in a cabin when the tornado collapsed the chimney, sending concrete blocks onto them. The 1,800-acre camp had no in-ground shelter. It was the deadliest of dozens of severe weather reports across the northern Plains that day.Source: NWS, verified===========================================FAMILY ACTIVITIES — BROOKLYN/NYC, JUNE 11===========================================1. Lincoln Center's Summer for the City — Starts today, runs June 11–Aug 9 | FREE/pay-what-you-can | Lincoln Center, Upper West Side | 200+ events including kids musical storytimes, jazz, dance2. Photoville Photography Festival — Through June 22 | FREE | Brooklyn Bridge Park, Emily Warren Roebling Plaza | 80+ exhibits, free kid activity packs at info tent3. FIFA World Cup Watch Party — Today 2–7 PM | FREE | Brooklyn Army Terminal, Sunset Park4. Shakespeare in the Park: Julius Caesar — Through July 5 | FREE | Delacorte Theater, Central Park5. Prospect Park Carousel — Open daily | Small fee | Prospect Park, Brooklyn | The beloved 1912 carouselNOTE: Brooklyn Children's Museum is CLOSED Thursday June 11.===========================================TOMORROW'S ZMANIM — Friday June 12 (Erev Shabbos)===========================================Alot HaShachar: 3:36:23 AMMisheyakir: 4:12:49 AMMisheyakir Machmir: 4:22:19 AMSunrise (Netz HaChama): 5:24:32 AMSof Zman Shma (GRA): 9:10:16 AMSof Zman Tefila (GRA): 10:25:31 AMChatzos: 12:56:00 PMMincha Gedola: 1:33:37 PMShkiah (Sunset): 8:27:27 PM===========================================SHABBOS TIMES — Shabbos Sh'lach / Mevarchim Chodesh TamuzFri June 12 – Sat June 13, 2026 | 27–28 Sivan 5786===========================================Hadlakas Neiros (Candle Lighting): 8:09 PM Friday, June 12 (18 minutes before Shkiah — Borough Park minhag)Havdalah: 9:18 PM Saturday, June 13 (50 minutes after sunset — local custom)Gut Shabbos and Gut Chodesh!===========================================Weather With Enthusiasm is produced by Kol Simcha Productions.New episodes drop daily — morning forecasts at 7 AM every day on Spreaker, plus a historical weather deep-dive every Tuesday and Thursday at 7 AM CDT. 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Presented for educational and entertainment purposes — with meaning.Support the show — exclusive bonus episodes available to subscribers for just $5/month at spreaker.com/organization/kol-simcha.===========================================#weather #zmanim #BoroughPark #Brooklyn #NWS #morningbriefing #Shlach #Shabbos #MevarchimTamuz #NewYork #WeatherWithEnthusiasm #KolSimchaProductionsBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/weather-with-enthusiasm--4911017/support.Weather with Enthusiasm is produced by Kol Simcha Productions.New episodes drop daily (B'N)— a morning forecast at 7 AM and historical deep dives Tuesdays and Thursdays. Contact: kolsimchaproductions@outlook.comHistorical content is thoroughly researched and factually verified. After it has been factually verified it often will say so in the description. Should you find any mistakes, please email kolsimchaproductions@outlook.com so we can look into it and correct it. 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Jerusalem Morning Briefing — Thursday, June 11, 2026 | Zmanim, IMS Israel and MoreJerusalem, Israel | Weather With Enthusiasm — Kol Simcha Productions═══════════════════════════════════════════HEBREW DATE & PARSHA (ISRAEL CYCLE)═══════════════════════════════════════════Hebrew Date: 26 Sivan 5786Parsha (Israel cycle): Korach Israel is one parsha ahead of the diaspora this week. Israel reads Korach this Shabbos (June 13, 28 Sivan). Diaspora reads Sh'lach June 13.Shabbos Mevarchim Chodesh Tamuz: June 13, 2026 Molad Tamuz: Monday, 6:46 AM and 16 chalakimRosh Chodesh Tamuz: June 15–16, 2026Daf Yomi: Chullin 42═══════════════════════════════════════════TODAY'S ZMANIM — Jerusalem (31.769°N 35.216°E, elev. 786m)═══════════════════════════════════════════Alot HaShachar (16.1°): 4:05:56 AMMisheyakir (Lenient 11.5°): 4:33:44 AMMisheyakir (Machmir 10.2°): 4:41:18 AMHanetz HaChama (Sunrise): 5:33:06 AMSof Zman Shma (GRA): 9:05:59 AMSof Zman Tefila (GRA): 10:16:56 AMChatzos (Solar Noon): 12:38:51 PMMincha Gedola: 1:14:20 PMMincha Ketana: 4:47:12 PMPlag HaMincha: 6:15:54 PMShkiah (Sunset): 7:44:36 PMTzeit HaKochavim (42 min): 8:26:36 PM═══════════════════════════════════════════WEATHER SUMMARY — IMS ISRAEL═══════════════════════════════════════════Issued: Thursday, June 11, 2026 at 4:12 AM IDTSource: Israel Meteorological Service (ims.gov.il)Today — Jerusalem: Conditions: Partly cloudy to clear; early morning mountain obscuration clearing by 10 AM High: 28°C (82°F) | Low: 16°C (61°F) Wind: 3 km/h east (gusts to 10 km/h) Humidity: 83% (early morning, drops significantly by midday) UV Index: 11 — EXTREME (sun protection essential 10 AM–4 PM)Active IMS Warnings:
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/weather-with-enthusiasm--4911017/support.Weather with Enthusiasm is produced by Kol Simcha Productions.New episodes drop daily (B'N)— a morning forecast at 7 AM and historical deep dives Tuesdays and Thursdays. Contact: kolsimchaproductions@outlook.comHistorical content is thoroughly researched and factually verified. After it has been factually verified it often will say so in the description. Should you find any mistakes, please email kolsimchaproductions@outlook.com so we can look into it and correct it. Not affiliated with any government agency or academic institution. Presented for educational and entertainment purposes — with meaning.Support the show — exclusive bonus episodes available to subscribers for just $2/month at spreaker.com/organization/kol-simcha
Thank you for all those that support this podcast If you benefit from these episodes and are able to provide support- your help is greatly appreciated. Morning Briefing — Wednesday, June 10, 2026 | Zmanim, NWS Chicago and MoreWest Rogers Park, Chicago (ZIP 60645) | Weather With Enthusiasm — Kol Simcha Productions═══════════════════════════════════════════HEBREW DATE & PARSHA═══════════════════════════════════════════Hebrew Date: 25 Sivan 5786Parsha: Shelach — The story of the Meraglim (spies). Kalev and Yehoshua stood firm with faith: "We are surely able to go up and take the land."Shabbos Mevarchim Chodesh Tamuz: June 13, 2026 (28 Sivan 5786)Rosh Chodesh Tamuz: June 15–16, 2026Daf Yomi: Chullin 41═══════════════════════════════════════════TODAY'S ZMANIM — ZIP 60645 (West Rogers Park)═══════════════════════════════════════════Alot HaShachar (Dawn, 16.1°): 3:22:08 AMMisheyakir (Lenient 11.5°): 4:00:38 AMMisheyakir (Machmir 10.2°): 4:10:33 AMHanetz HaChama (Sunrise): 5:14:54 AMSof Zman Shma (GRA): 9:02:39 AMSof Zman Shma (Magen Avraham): 8:26:39 AMSof Zman Tefila (GRA): 10:18:35 AMSof Zman Tefila (Magen Avraham): 9:54:34 AMChatzos (Halachic Midday): 12:50:25 PMMincha Gedola (Earliest Mincha): 1:28:22 PMMincha Ketana (Preferred Mincha): 5:16:08 PMPlag HaMincha: 6:51:02 PMShkiah (Sunset): 8:25:55 PMTzeit HaKochavim (42 min): 9:07:55 PM═══════════════════════════════════════════WEATHER SUMMARY — NWS CHICAGO (LOT)═══════════════════════════════════════════Issued: 2:42 AM CDT Wednesday June 10, 2026 | Forecaster: Borchardt⚠ KEY MESSAGE: Today and Thursday will be hot and humid with multiple rounds of severe storms. Thursday is the day of greatest concern.TODAY:• Morning: Dense fog near Lake Michigan shoreline (Dense Fog Advisory thru 7 AM near I-94). Marine fog clearing.• Midday: Heat index 95–100°F by noon. Mid-upper 80s.• Storm Window 1 (1–6 PM): Upper-level shortwave from central Plains. MLCAPE >3,000 J/kg, PWAT near 2", deep-layer shear 30–35kt. Outflow-dominant storm clusters, damaging to destructive winds 60–80 mph possible, mainly along/north of I-80.• Storm Window 2 (6–10 PM): Secondary shortwave. Possible QLCS tornadoes if bowing segment intersects outflow-reinforced warm front. Coverage decreases NW to SE evening.• Small Craft Advisory: 2 PM–9 PM, IL/IN nearshore waters.THURSDAY (Greater Concern):• Surface low deepens to lower 990s mb (~29.24 inHg), lifts into central Wisconsin.• Morning Window (11 AM–2 PM): Possible gravity-wave supercells from NE Iowa/NW Illinois. Damaging hail up to 2", destructive winds.• Afternoon/Evening Window (3–9 PM): MLCAPE >2,500 J/kg, effective shear >50kt. ALL HAZARDS: tornadoes (EF-2+ possible), damaging winds, large hail, flash flooding.• 0–1km SRH >300 J/kg — significant tornado parameter.• QPF: 3–7 inch widespread, pockets up to 8 inches. Flood Watch possible.FRIDAY–SATURDAY: Surface high. Upper 70s–80°F. Dry and pleasant. Relief.NEXT WEEK: Cool, expansive troughing, periodic rain chances, nothing severe.═══════════════════════════════════════════WEATHER HISTORY — JUNE 10═══════════════════════════════════════════El Dorado, Kansas F4 Tornado — June 10, 1958At 5:45 PM, an F4 (possibly F5) tornado tore through El Dorado, Butler County, Kansas. In approximately two minutes, it destroyed ~200 homes across a 45-block area, killed 15 people, and injured 50+. A car was thrown 100 yards into the air, crashing through a roof. A survivor found a broken record beside her after being flung 60 feet from her home — the record was titled "Stormy Weather."Sources: NOAA NWS Wichita; Grazulis, Significant Tornadoes 1680–1991═══════════════════════════════════════════FAMILY ACTIVITIES — CHICAGO METRO, JUNE 10═══════════════════════════════════════════1. Toyota Movie Night at Gallagher Way — Zootopia 2 | FREE | Gates 6 PM, Movie 7:30 PM | N Clark St, Chicago IL 60613 (check storm timing before heading out)2. Movies in the Parks — Bartelme Park | Zootopia 2 | FREE | 8:45 PM | Chicago Park District3. Lincoln Park Zoo | 2400 N Cannon Dr | FREE | Open daily4. Brookfield Zoo — Dinos Exhibit | 3300 Golf Rd, Brookfield | Fee applies5. Kids Bowl Free Summer Program | FREE daily for kids | kidsbowlfree.com═══════════════════════════════════════════TOMORROW'S ZMANIM — ZIP 60645 (June 11, 2026)═══════════════════════════════════════════Alot HaShachar: 3:21:46 AMMisheyakir (Lenient): 4:00:22 AMMisheyakir (Machmir): 4:10:19 AMHanetz HaChama: 5:14:46 AMSof Zman Shma (GRA): 9:02:41 AMSof Zman Tefila (GRA): 10:18:40 AMChatzos: 12:50:36 PMMincha Gedola: 1:28:36 PMShkiah: 8:26:27 PMNote: Tomorrow is Thursday — Shabbos times for Parshas Shelach will be in Thursday's briefing.═══════════════════════════════════════════Sources for this episode:Jewish Calendar & Zmanim- Hebrew date, Parsha, and Rosh Chodesh info: Hebcal.com (hebcal.com) and Chabad.org (chabad.org/calendar)- Zmanim with exact seconds for zip 60645: MyZmanim.com (myzmanim.com) | Also available at: OU Zmanim (ou.org/zmanim) and Chabad Zmanim (chabad.org/calendar/zmanim)- GRA & Magen Avraham opinions explained: chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/134527Daf Yomi- Today's daf confirmed: Dafyomi Advancement Forum (dafyomi.co.il)Weather Forecast- All forecast data sourced directly from the NWS Chicago/Romeoville Area Forecast Discussion (AFD), issued 2:42 AM CDT, June 10, 2026, authored by forecaster Borchardt: forecast.weather.gov/product.php?issuedby=LOT&product=AFD&site=lot- GOES-19 satellite information: NOAA GOES-R Program (goes-r.gov)- NWS Chicago Decision Support Briefing: weather.gov/lotWeather History — El Dorado, KS Tornado (June 10, 1958)- Grazulis, Thomas P. Significant Tornadoes 1680–1991. Environmental Films, 1993.- TornadoTalk.com summary: tornadotalk.com/el-dorado-ks-f4-tornado-june-10-1958/- NOAA Climatological Data National Summary (CDNS), June 1958Zmanim & Map ReferenceLocation coordinates (N42°0′10″, W87°42′0″) verified via Windy appAgudath Israel of West Rogers Park: 2801 W. Pratt Blvd, Chicago, IL 60645 | aywrp.orgWeather With Enthusiasm is produced by Kol Simcha Productions.New episodes drop daily (B'N)— morning forecasts at 7 AM every day on Spreaker (except Shabnos, Saturday)plus a historical weather deep-dive every Tuesday and Thursday at 7 AM CDT. Most podcast platforms (Apple, Spotify, Amazon Music) typically receive new episodes within 1–3 hours of release.Contact: kolsimchaproductions@outlook.comHistorical content is thoroughly researched and factually verified. When it is actually verified it will usually say so in the episode description. The Youtube and 24/6 platforms are difficult to update should there be a mistake. The most up-to-date podcast could be found on speaker.comShould you find any mistakes, please email kolsimchaproductions@outlook.com so we can correct it. Not affiliated with any government agency or academic institution. Presented for educational and entertainment purposes — with meaning.Support the show — exclusive bonus episodes available to subscribers for just $5/month atspreaker.com/organization/kol-simcha.#weather #zmanim #Chicago #NWS #morningbriefing #severeweather #Shelach #WestRogersPark #WeatherWithEnthusiasm #KolSimchaProductionsBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/weather-with-enthusiasm--4911017/support.Weather with Enthusiasm is produced by Kol Simcha Productions.New episodes drop daily (B'N)— a morning forecast at 7 AM and historical deep dives Tuesdays and Thursdays. Contact: kolsimchaproductions@outlook.comHistorical content is thoroughly researched and factually verified. After it has been factually verified it often will say so in the description. Should you find any mistakes, please email kolsimchaproductions@outlook.com so we can look into it and correct it. Not affiliated with any government agency or academic institution. Presented for educational and entertainment purposes — with meaning.Support the show — exclusive bonus episodes available to subscribers for just $2/month at spreaker.com/organization/kol-simchaThis episode includes AI-generated content.
Fact-Checked: Weather with Enthusiasm – (June 9, 2026)This episode has been independently fact-checked. Here's what held up — and what didn't.**✅ Confirmed Accurate**- St. Louis heat advisory (noon–10 PM CDT) and heat index values for the metro area- Cape Girardeau, MO dew points in the upper 70s and heat index near 108°F- Scott City, MO heat index up to 115°F (consistent with 83°F dew point + 91°F temp); 115°F = 46°C conversion is correct- SPC Enhanced Risk (Level 3 of 5) for the Northern Plains, including Bismarck, Fargo, Minot, Mandan, Jamestown, Devils Lake, and Sioux Falls- 10% hatched tornado risk (EF2+ possible) and 45% damaging wind probability for the Northern Plains- Elevated Mixed Layer (EML), triple point, and CAPE/shear explanations are meteorologically accurate- Portugal's Mora reaching 40.3°C (104.5°F) — confirmed as a national May record by IPMA- Kew Gardens, London hitting 35.1°C on May 26 — confirmed as UK's hottest May day on record- WHO formally flagged extreme heat as a permanent public health crisis in Europe (June 2, 2026)- Heat is the #1 U.S. weather-related killer on a 30-year average — confirmed by NOAA data Minor Notes**- In the intro, "590 decimeters" should be "590 **decameters**" (dam) — the correct unit for 500 mb geopotential heights. The AI-voiced segment uses the right term.- Seville and Córdoba temperatures were forecast at ~36°C; 37°C is at the very top of the range. "Fito, France, 39°C" during the late-May European heat wave could not be confirmed. France's documented peak for that event was ~37.8°C (Angoulême-La Couronne).Podcast Title: Weather with Enthusiasm: Midwest Inferno & Global Heatwave Timestamp Breakdown:00:00 - 00:15: Introduction and current date/time.00:16 - 01:22: Overview of the powerful summer air mass, high dew points, and severe weather outbreak in the Midwest. Specific mentions of high dew points in Texas and Missouri.01:23 - 02:22: Detailed breakdown of specific locations in Missouri and Illinois with extreme temperatures, dew points, and heat indexes (St. Louis, University City, Maconda, Eden Park, Cape Girardeau, Scott City).02:23 - 03:25: Continued extreme heat data for Scott City, Paducah (brief mention), Chicago, and the presence of a heat dome to the south suppressing thunderstorms.03:26 - 04:18: Discussion of the heat dome's impact on thunderstorm development and a transition to the AI-voiced segment covering global heat.04:19 - 05:21: AI voice introduces the dynamic atmospheric setup, brutal Midwest humidity, multi-day severe weather threat, and European heatwave. Explanation of the heat dome and its impact on bringing tropical air north.05:22 - 06:25: Deep dive into the danger of high dew points, specifically in Cape Girardeau and Scott City, Missouri, with heat indexes pushing life-threatening levels. Mentions of model verification.06:26 - 07:26: Official heat advisories and major heat risk levels from NWS Paducah, emphasizing the likelihood of heat illness.07:27 - 08:31: NWS St. Louis and Chicago forecast discussions, including heat advisories, heat index predictions, and the potential extension of advisories.08:32 - 09:32: Explanation of the Elevated Mixed Layer (EML) and its role as a "secret ingredient" for severe weather, capping the atmosphere and providing steep lapse rates for thunderstorm fuel.09:33 - 10:34: Severe weather environment details, including high CAPE values and shear. Discussion of the Storm Prediction Center's outlook for the Northern Plains (enhanced risk, widespread damage, tornado risk).10:35 - 11:48: Location of the "triple point" for severe weather in the Dakotas, dry line, and warm front interaction. Looking ahead to Wednesday's enhanced risk in Northern Illinois (damaging winds, hail, tornado).11:49 - 12:50: NWS St. Louis and Chicago forecasts for Wednesday and Thursday, detailing the evolution of severe weather from supercells to quasi-linear convective systems (QLCF) with various hazards.12:51 - 13:28: Crucial safety reminders for tornado watches and warnings, including seeking shelter and avoiding vehicles/mobile homes. Heat safety advice (hydration, checking on others).13:29 - 14:00: International weather update: Spain's split temperatures with sizzling heat in the south and an upcoming heatwave forecast.14:01 - 15:03: Broader European heat pattern, historic events in May, and the World Health Organization's classification of heat as a public health crisis. UK's upcoming humid heatwave.15:04 - 15:39: US heat dome shifting westward into the desert Southwest.15:40 - 16:16: Relief for the Midwest expected by Friday, with cooler temperatures and lower humidity. A recap of extreme heat index numbers from earlier.16:17 - 17:19: Conclusion: Summary of active weather stretch, brutal humidity, multi-day severe weather, and the persistent heat dome. Call to action for listeners to stay alert, hydrated, and check on loved ones. Podcast outro and supporter club mention.17:20 - 18:33: Bonus segment on extreme heat in the Arctic, including high temperatures, rapid warming, and a heat dome interacting with an atmospheric river. Promotion of another podcast.20 Hashtags:#WeatherWithEnthusiasm#MidwestHeatwave#SevereWeather#HeatDome#DewPointDanger#HeatAdvisory#TornadoRisk#EML#GlobalWarming#EuropeanHeat#ClimateChange#StormPrediction#Meteorology#WeatherPodcast#ClimateCrisis#HeatIndex#StayHydrated#WeatherSafety#ArcticHeat#ExtremeWeatherBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/weather-with-enthusiasm--4911017/support.Weather with Enthusiasm is produced by Kol Simcha Productions.New episodes drop daily (B'N)— a morning forecast at 7 AM and historical deep dives Tuesdays and Thursdays. Contact: kolsimchaproductions@outlook.comHistorical content is thoroughly researched and factually verified. After it has been factually verified it often will say so in the description. Should you find any mistakes, please email kolsimchaproductions@outlook.com so we can look into it and correct it. Not affiliated with any government agency or academic institution. 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Morning Briefing — Tuesday, June 9, 2026 | Zmanim, NWS Chicago and MoreWest Rogers Park, Chicago (ZIP 60645) | Weather With Enthusiasm — Kol Simcha Productions═══════════════════════════════════════════HEBREW DATE & PARSHA═══════════════════════════════════════════Hebrew Date: 24 Sivan 5786Parsha: Beha'alotcha• Aharon HaKohen kindles the Menorah• Journeys of the Jewish people in the wilderness• Laws of Pesach Sheni — the second Passover opportunity═══════════════════════════════════════════TODAY'S ZMANIM — ZIP 60645 (West Rogers Park)═══════════════════════════════════════════Alos HaShachar (Dawn): 3:22 AMMisheyakir (Earliest Talis/Tefillin): 4:00 AM (lenient) / 4:10 AM (machmir)Netz HaChama (Sunrise): 5:15 AMSof Zman Shma (GRA): 9:02 AMSof Zman Tefila: 10:18 AMChatzos (Halachic Midday): 12:50 PMMincha Gedola (Earliest Mincha): 1:28 PMShkiah (Sunset): 8:25 PM═══════════════════════════════════════════WEATHER SUMMARY — NWS CHICAGO (LOT)═══════════════════════════════════════════Issued: 3:12 AM CDT Tuesday June 9, 2026 | Forecaster: BorchardtToday: Mostly cloudy to partly cloudy, mid-upper 80s. Isolated afternoon showers possible, mainly south. PWATs near 2" (tropical moisture). Generally manageable.Tonight: MUCAPE >3,000 J/kg, shear >30kt — Level 1 of 5 severe storm risk. Isolated storms possible as convective cap weakens. 30-40% PoP.Wednesday (BIG CONCERN): Two storm windows: - 2–6 PM: EML breaks, possible supercells north of I-88. MUCAPE >5,000 J/kg, shear 25-30kt. SPC Level 2-3 of 5. - 6 PM–midnight: Cold front squall line, training/flash flood risk, tornado risk possible. Heat indices approaching/locally exceeding 100°F. Upper 80s–low 90s.Thursday: SPC Level 3 of 5. MUCAPE >3,000 J/kg, 0-3km SRH >300 J/kg. All-hazard threat: tornadoes, destructive winds, hail, flash flooding. Hottest day south of I-80.Friday–Saturday: Relief. Surface high, upper 70s–80°F.Next week: Expansive troughing, cool, periodic storm chances.═══════════════════════════════════════════WEATHER HISTORY — JUNE 9═══════════════════════════════════════════1972 Black Hills / Rapid City Flood — June 9, 1972Nearly stationary thunderstorms dumped up to 15 inches of rain in 6 hours over the Black Hills of South Dakota. Canyon Lake Dam failed at 10:45 PM, sending a wall of water through Rapid City. 238 killed, 3,057 injured, 1,335 homes destroyed, $165 million in damage (~$1.23 billion today).Source: NOAA NWS Rapid City | USGS═══════════════════════════════════════════FAMILY ACTIVITIES — CHICAGO METRO, JUNE 9═══════════════════════════════════════════1. Brookfield Zoo — Dinos Exhibit | 3300 Golf Rd, Brookfield | Open today | Admission required | brookfieldzoo.org2. Kids Bowl Free Summer Program | Participating bowling centers | FREE for kids daily | kidsbowlfree.com3. Lincoln Park Zoo | 2400 N Cannon Dr, Chicago | Open daily | FREE admission4. Chicago Cultural Center | 78 E Washington St | Open daily | FREE5. TOMORROW (June 10): Gallagher Way Outdoor Movie — Zootopia 2 | Next to Wrigley Field═══════════════════════════════════════════TOMORROW'S ZMANIM — ZIP 60645 (June 10, 2026)═══════════════════════════════════════════Alos HaShachar: 3:22 AMMisheyakir: 4:00 AM (lenient) / 4:10 AM (machmir)Netz HaChama (Sunrise): 5:14 AMSof Zman Shma (GRA): 9:02 AMSof Zman Tefila: 10:18 AMChatzos: 12:50 PMMincha Gedola: 1:28 PMShkiah (Sunset): 8:25 PM═══════════════════════════════════════════NOTE: No Shabbos times today — this is a Tuesday episode.Next Shabbos: June 13, 2026 | Parshas Sh'lach | Mevarchim Chodesh TamuzRosh Chodesh Tamuz: June 15–16, 2026═══════════════════════════════════════════Weather With Enthusiasm is ranked #10 on FeedSpot's "20 Best Weather Podcasts" list (updated June 3, 2026).New morning briefings every day at 7 AM local time. Historical weather episodes every Tuesday and Thursday.Produced by Kol Simcha Productions | Chicago, Illinois#weather #zmanim #Chicago #NWS #morningbriefing #forecast #Jewishtimes #WestRogersPark #WeatherWithEnthusiasmBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/weather-with-enthusiasm--4911017/support.Weather with Enthusiasm is produced by Kol Simcha Productions.New episodes drop daily (B'N)— a morning forecast at 7 AM and historical deep dives Tuesdays and Thursdays. Contact: kolsimchaproductions@outlook.comHistorical content is thoroughly researched and factually verified. After it has been factually verified it often will say so in the description. Should you find any mistakes, please email kolsimchaproductions@outlook.com so we can look into it and correct it. Not affiliated with any government agency or academic institution. Presented for educational and entertainment purposes — with meaning.Support the show — exclusive bonus episodes available to subscribers for just $2/month at spreaker.com/organization/kol-simcha
The Dust Bowl: America's Decade of Darkness | 1930sWeather With Enthusiasm | Kol Simcha ProductionsEpisode 6 | Tuesday, June 9, 2026EPISODE SUMMARYThe story of the Dust Bowl — the greatest human-caused ecological disaster in American history. This episode covers the decade of drought and dust storms that devastated the Great Plains from 1930 to 1939, with a focus on Black Sunday, April 14, 1935, when a wall of blackness one thousand feet tall and moving at sixty miles per hour swallowed the southern Plains in total darkness in the middle of the afternoon.KEY FACTSDates: 1930–1939 (drought waves: 1930-31, 1934, 1936, 1939-40)Geographic core: Oklahoma and Texas panhandles, southwestern Kansas, southeastern Colorado, northeastern New MexicoAffected area: 100 million acres of Great Plains farmlandTopsoil loss: More than 75% of topsoil lost in most severely affected countiesBLACK SUNDAY — April 14, 1935 (Palm Sunday)- Dust wall: 500–1,000 feet tall, moving at 60 mph- Coverage: 800 miles long, 300–500 miles wide (central Nebraska to Mexican border)- Topsoil displaced: An estimated 300,000 tons- Visibility: Zero for 12–20 minutes across panhandle citiesBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/weather-with-enthusiasm--4911017/support.Weather with Enthusiasm is produced by Kol Simcha Productions.New episodes drop daily (B'N)— a morning forecast at 7 AM and historical deep dives Tuesdays and Thursdays. Contact: kolsimchaproductions@outlook.comHistorical content is thoroughly researched and factually verified. After it has been factually verified it often will say so in the description. Should you find any mistakes, please email kolsimchaproductions@outlook.com so we can look into it and correct it. Not affiliated with any government agency or academic institution. Presented for educational and entertainment purposes — with meaning.Support the show — exclusive bonus episodes available to subscribers for just $2/month at spreaker.com/organization/kol-simcha
Episode Title: St. Louis Sizzles: Extreme Heat Advisory & Tropical Dew Points Timestamp Breakdown:0:00 - 1:04: Introduction: Intense St. Louis Heatwave, Unusual Upper 70s Dew Points Expected1:04 - 2:12: Dew Points Rising in Afternoon, NWS Heat Advisory Issued, Mid-90s on Wednesday/Thursday with Ozark Winds2:12 - 3:14: St. Louis Summer Forecast, Chicago Heat, East Coast Warmth, Potential Gulf Tropical Development3:14 - 4:14: Podcast Intro, Current St. Louis Conditions: 84F, 75F Dew Point - The Story of the Day4:14 - 5:15: Explaining Oppressive Humidity (75F Dew Point), Heat Index 92F, NWS St. Louis Key Message 1: Showers/Storms Continue5:15 - 6:21: NWS Key Message 2: Flash Flood Threat & Flood Watch, NWS Key Message 3: Damaging Winds/Tornado Threat in SE MO/SW IL6:21 - 7:21: NWS Key Message 4: Multi-Day Heat Event (90s through Thursday), NWS Key Message 5: Heat Index 105F+ on Tuesday7:21 - 8:28: Heat Advisory Details (St. Louis & Illinois Counties), What a Heat Advisory Means (100-109F Heat Index)8:28 - 9:37: Explaining Upper 70s Dew Points (Tropical Air), Why Sweat Doesn't Work, Upper-Level Ridge Effect9:37 - 10:29: Wednesday/Thursday Forecast: Hotter but Slightly Lower Dew Points, Cold Front Relief by Thursday Night10:29 - 11:08: Essential Heat Safety Tips: Hydration, A/C, Checking on Vulnerable, Never Leave Kids/Pets in Cars11:08 - 13:58: Zmanim for St. Louis (June 8, 2026): Detailed Halachic Times13:58 - 14:52: Weekly Outlook: Tonight's Storms, Tuesday's Extreme Heat, Wednesday/Thursday Heat, Weekend Relief & Closing Remarks20 Hashtags: #StLouisWeather #HeatAdvisory #ExtremeHeat #DewPoint #TropicalHumidity #FlashFloodWarning #SevereWeather #WeatherForecast #StLouis #MissouriWeather #WeatherEnthusiasm #SummerHeat #HeatWave #HeatSafety #NWSSTL #Zmanim #HalachicTimes #WeatherPodcast #CommunityCare #StaySafeBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/weather-with-enthusiasm--4911017/support.Weather with Enthusiasm is produced by Kol Simcha Productions.New episodes drop daily (B'N)— a morning forecast at 7 AM and historical deep dives Tuesdays and Thursdays. Contact: kolsimchaproductions@outlook.comHistorical content is thoroughly researched and factually verified. After it has been factually verified it often will say so in the description. Should you find any mistakes, please email kolsimchaproductions@outlook.com so we can look into it and correct it. Not affiliated with any government agency or academic institution. Presented for educational and entertainment purposes — with meaning.Support the show — exclusive bonus episodes available to subscribers for just $2/month at spreaker.com/organization/kol-simcha
Weather with EnthusiasmZmanim, Chicago Storm Physics, and What the Sky Means for Your Day Show NotesToday's episode explores the intersection of halachic prayer times, atmospheric science, and severe weather across Chicago, Baltimore, Lakewood, Brooklyn, and St. Louis. We break down today's Zmanim for June 8, 2026, including dawn, sunrise, latest Shema, chatzo, sunset, and nightfall for each city, showing how geography and season shift the day. The weather discussion focuses on a very active setup in Chicago, where a stationary front, high theta-e, steep lapse rates, high precipitable water, CAPE, weak shear, and ambient vorticity create a serious flash-flood and wet microburst risk. The episode also explains key National Weather Service terms in plain English, including hydro concern, theta-e gradient, lapse rates, P-WAT, shear, vorticity, and shortwave troughs. A historical segment revisits the devastating Beecher, Michigan F5 tornado of June 8, 1953, and explains how that tragedy helped change U.S. tornado warning policy, expand radar use, and build the modern spotter network. The episode closes with practical indoor ideas for Chicago families on a stormy day, including the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, Shedd Aquarium, Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio, and the Field Museum. ## Hashtags#WeatherWithEnthusiasm #Zmanim #ChicagoWeather #SevereWeather #StormPhysics #FlashFlooding #Meteorology #NationalWeatherService #Halacha #TornadoHistory #ChicagoFamilyActivities #WeatherBriefing [1]Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/weather-with-enthusiasm--4911017/support.Weather with Enthusiasm is produced by Kol Simcha Productions.New episodes drop daily (B'N)— a morning forecast at 7 AM and historical deep dives Tuesdays and Thursdays. Contact: kolsimchaproductions@outlook.comHistorical content is thoroughly researched and factually verified. After it has been factually verified it often will say so in the description. Should you find any mistakes, please email kolsimchaproductions@outlook.com so we can look into it and correct it. Not affiliated with any government agency or academic institution. Presented for educational and entertainment purposes — with meaning.Support the show — exclusive bonus episodes available to subscribers for just $2/month at spreaker.com/organization/kol-simcha
Title: Weather with Enthusiasm: Flash Flood Risk, Tropical Rain & Historic Tornado Timestamp Breakdown:00:00 Welcome & Today's Overview (June 8, 2026)01:02 West Rogers Park Zmanim (GRA & Baal Hatanya Nets Hama)02:13 Chicago Forecast: Heavy Rain, Thunderstorms, Flash Flooding & Funnel Clouds03:14 NWS Deep Dive: Low Pressure Systems, Warm Fronts & Atmospheric Instability04:15 Technical Weather Explained: Lapse Rates, Freezing Levels & PWATs05:19 Tropical Rain Rates, Flash Flood Risk & Slow-Moving Supercells06:25 Tonight's Fog & Tomorrow's Heatwave Outlook07:28 Severe Weather Threat for the Week Ahead (Supercells & All Hazards)07:54 On This Date in Weather History: The 1953 Flint-Beecher Tornado08:32 Impact of the Flint-Worcester Outbreak on Weather Forecasting09:03 Rainy Day Activities for Families in Chicago (Indoor Options)11:43 Tomorrow's Zmanim (June 9, 2026) & Tuesday's Forecast12:47 Closing Remarks, Supporter Club & FarewellZmanim (Halachic Times) - West Rogers Park, IL (Zip 60645) - GRA & Baal Hatanya Nets Hama Monday, June 8, 2026 (23rd of Sivan 5786)Nets Hama: 5:15:24 AMLatest Kriat Shema: 9:02:44 AMLatest Tefillah (Morning Prayers): 10:18:31 AMHazot: 12:50:04 PMMincha Gedola (Earliest Mincha): 1:27:57 PMShkiya: 8:24:45 PMTuesday, June 9, 2026 (24th of Sivan 5786)Alos Hashachar: 3:22:40 AMMisha Akir (Earliest Tallis & Tefillin): 4:10:55 AMNets Hama: 5:15:12 AMLatest Kriat Shema: 9:02:44 AMLatest Tefillah (Morning Prayers): 10:18:34 AMKhatsot: 12:50:16 PMMincha Gedola (Earliest Mincha): 1:28:11 PMShkiya: 8:25:20 PMHashtags: #WeatherWithEnthusiasm #ChicagoWeather #FlashFloodRisk #TropicalRain #SevereWeather #NWS #Zmanim #Halacha #WestRogersPark #WeatherHistory #FlintBeecherTornado #IndoorActivities #FamilyFun #ChicagoKids #June8th #MondayMotivation #WeatherForecast #StormSafety #HeatwaveBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/weather-with-enthusiasm--4911017/support.Weather with Enthusiasm is produced by Kol Simcha Productions.New episodes drop daily (B'N)— a morning forecast at 7 AM and historical deep dives Tuesdays and Thursdays. Contact: kolsimchaproductions@outlook.comHistorical content is thoroughly researched and factually verified. After it has been factually verified it often will say so in the description. Should you find any mistakes, please email kolsimchaproductions@outlook.com so we can look into it and correct it. Not affiliated with any government agency or academic institution. Presented for educational and entertainment purposes — with meaning.Support the show — exclusive bonus episodes available to subscribers for just $2/month at spreaker.com/organization/kol-simcha
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/weather-with-enthusiasm--4911017/support.Weather with Enthusiasm is produced by Kol Simcha Productions.New episodes drop daily (B'N)— a morning forecast at 7 AM and historical deep dives Tuesdays and Thursdays. Contact: kolsimchaproductions@outlook.comHistorical content is thoroughly researched and factually verified. After it has been factually verified it often will say so in the description. Should you find any mistakes, please email kolsimchaproductions@outlook.com so we can look into it and correct it. Not affiliated with any government agency or academic institution. Presented for educational and entertainment purposes — with meaning.Support the show — exclusive bonus episodes available to subscribers for just $2/month at spreaker.com/organization/kol-simcha
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/weather-with-enthusiasm--4911017/support.Weather with Enthusiasm is produced by Kol Simcha Productions.New episodes drop daily (B'N)— a morning forecast at 7 AM and historical deep dives Tuesdays and Thursdays. Contact: kolsimchaproductions@outlook.comHistorical content is thoroughly researched and factually verified. After it has been factually verified it often will say so in the description. Should you find any mistakes, please email kolsimchaproductions@outlook.com so we can look into it and correct it. Not affiliated with any government agency or academic institution. Presented for educational and entertainment purposes — with meaning.Support the show — exclusive bonus episodes available to subscribers for just $2/month at spreaker.com/organization/kol-simcha
Title:Elevate Your Broadcast with an Unforgettable Weather Segment Summary:This audio promotes a meteorological broadcaster who offers accurate, engaging, and enthusiastic weather forecasts. He explains storm systems, delivers temperature trends with passion, and issues severe weather alerts that captivate audiences. Listeners are encouraged to contact "kolsimcha productionsoutlook.com" or "weatherwithenthusiasmmail.com" to bring this dynamic weather delivery to their show.Hashtags: #WeatherBroadcaster #Meteorology #BroadcastTalent #EngagingWeather #ForecastExpert #Weathercaster #PodcastGuest #MediaOpportunity #UnforgettableBroadcast #WeatherEnthusiastBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/weather-with-enthusiasm--4911017/support.Weather with Enthusiasm is produced by Kol Simcha Productions.New episodes drop daily (B'N)— a morning forecast at 7 AM and historical deep dives Tuesdays and Thursdays. Contact: kolsimchaproductions@outlook.comHistorical content is thoroughly researched and factually verified. After it has been factually verified it often will say so in the description. Should you find any mistakes, please email kolsimchaproductions@outlook.com so we can look into it and correct it. Not affiliated with any government agency or academic institution. Presented for educational and entertainment purposes — with meaning.Support the show — exclusive bonus episodes available to subscribers for just $2/month at spreaker.com/organization/kol-simcha
Title: Global Heat Domes & Borderline Advisories Time Stamp Breakdown:00:00 - 01:09: Intense Heat Domes & Moisture01:09 - 02:19: The Phenomenon of Heat Domes02:19 - 03:29: Compressional Warming & East Coast Heat 03:29 - 04:30: Global Heatwaves & Wet Bulb Globe Temperatures 04:30 - 05:40: Regional Forecasts & AI Weather Debates05:40 - 06:44: AccuWeather Forecasts & Arctic Snowstorms 06:44 - 07:48: Heat Advisories & Healthy Heat20 Hashtags: #HeatDome2024 #GlobalHeatwave #MidwestWeather #EastCoastHeat #RecordTemperatures #CompressionalWarming #RingOfFireStorms #WetBulbGlobe #OklahomaHeat #ChicagoWeather #StLouisHeat #AccuWeatherDebate #AIWeather #SummerAdvisory #HighHumidity #WeatherPhenomenon #ArcticSnow #HeatSafety #ClimateChange #WeatherEnthusiastBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/weather-with-enthusiasm--4911017/support.Weather with Enthusiasm is produced by Kol Simcha Productions.New episodes drop daily (B'N)— a morning forecast at 7 AM and historical deep dives Tuesdays and Thursdays. Contact: kolsimchaproductions@outlook.comHistorical content is thoroughly researched and factually verified. After it has been factually verified it often will say so in the description. Should you find any mistakes, please email kolsimchaproductions@outlook.com so we can look into it and correct it. Not affiliated with any government agency or academic institution. Presented for educational and entertainment purposes — with meaning.Support the show — exclusive bonus episodes available to subscribers for just $2/month at spreaker.com/organization/kol-simcha
TitleWeather With Enthusiasm — June 7, 2026: Heat Dome Alert — 591 DAMTimestamp Breakdown00:00 — Thrilling season trailer — summer heat arrives with a vengeance01:00 — Station ID01:04 — Host intro: Simcha Lefton sets the stage for a historic heat episode01:55 — Segment 1: Heat Dome Nation — the 591 dam ridge building into the Mid-South, what pressure ridges mean, and why meteorologists watch the 588/594 dam benchmarks09:00 — Segment 2: Arctic Contrast — a 505 dam low over Fairbanks, AK; 5–10" of snow in the Brooks Range while the Lower 48 bakes17:00 — Segment 3: Extreme Edge — Rio Grande Village, Big Bend NP hits 110–111°F Monday; the hottest inhabited corner of America24:00 — Segment 4: The Bermuda High Explained — how the mid-Atlantic high is stacking heat across Baltimore and the Mid-Atlantic, straight from Baltimore NWS31:00 — Segment 5: Tropical Watch — GFS and ECMWF both signal development in the southern Gulf; what to watch this week37:00 — Segment 6: Global Burn — India and Pakistan at 46°C+, and Shushtar, Iran forecast for 127°F on June 14; approaching the 35°C wet-bulb survivability limit42:00 — Segment 7: Listener City Forecasts — Chicago, St. Louis, Lakewood NJ, Baltimore, NYC, Denver, Dallas, Los Angeles, Phoenix, and Atlanta47:30 — Segment 8B: International Cities — Tel Aviv heat, Dubai's oppressive 65–71°F dewpoints vs. Phoenix's bone-dry 20–30°F, and Shushtar revisited50:00 — Subscribe encouragement — how to never miss an episode50:45 — Supporter Club message — join the Weather With Enthusiasm community51:01 — Station ID with ending music51:16 — Summer ending trailer / sign-offShow NotesSummer 2026 is not waiting [1]. In this episode— a 591 dam pressure ridge pressing down on the Mid-South, a nearly simultaneous Arctic outbreak in Alaska, triple-digit readings at the edge of the Chihuahuan Desert, a restless tropical Gulf, and heat in Iran that is pushing the boundaries of human survivability [1]. This is the kind of week that makes weather enthusiasts lean forward [1].What You'll LearnHow to read a pressure ridge — what 500 mb heights like 588, 591, and 594 dam actually mean for surface temperatures, and why meteorologists treat these thresholds as mental benchmarks rather than hard rules [2].Why Fairbanks and Big Bend are living in different seasons simultaneously — a 505 dam Arctic low is dropping late-season snow in the Brooks Range while Rio Grande Village, TX hits 110–111°F [2].The Bermuda High's role in Mid-Atlantic heat — how a semi-permanent subtropical high is funneling heat and humidity toward Baltimore, Washington, and the I-95 corridor [2].Two major models agree on Gulf tropical development — what GFS and ECMWF are showing and why it matters even before any tropical cyclone forms [3].The global heat context — India and Pakistan surpassing 46°C, Houston heat indices in the mid-to-upper 100s, and Shushtar, Iran forecast to reach 127°F on June 14, with AccuWeather confirming dangerous multi-day extreme heat [3]. The University of Sydney's 35°C wet-bulb threshold for human survivability is not a distant theoretical concern this week [3].The humidity divide — Dubai's suffocating 65–71°F dewpoints versus Phoenix's 20–30°F dewpoints, and why that difference matters more than raw temperature when assessing heat danger [3].Listener City Forecasts CoveredChicago, St. Louis, Lakewood NJ, Baltimore, New York City, Denver, Dallas, Los Angeles, Phoenix, and Atlanta [4].International Cities FeaturedTel Aviv, Dubai, and Shushtar, Iran [4].Voice Cast- AIBrian — lead male voice [4]Sarah — female voice [5]Adam — male voice [5]Rachel — female voice [5]Matilda — female voice [5]Weather With Enthusiasm uses a multi-voice AI-assisted format for select episodes. This is one of several production styles you'll hear on the show [5].Subscribe & SupportNever miss a forecast — subscribe on Spreaker, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen. Want to go deeper? Join the Weather With Enthusiasm Supporter Club for early access, bonus content, and a direct line to the show [5]. Weather With Enthusiasm is a production of Kol Simcha Productions [6].Tagsweatherwithenthusiasm heatdome extremeheat summerheat2026 meteorology weather heatwave tropicaldevelopment bermudahigh 500mbheights weatherpodcast podcastweather heatindex globalwarming climateandweather phoenixheat bigbendnationalpark weathernerds kolsimchaproductions weatherforecastBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/weather-with-enthusiasm--4911017/support.Weather with Enthusiasm is produced by Kol Simcha Productions.New episodes drop daily (B'N)— a morning forecast at 7 AM and historical deep dives Tuesdays and Thursdays. Contact: kolsimchaproductions@outlook.comHistorical content is thoroughly researched and factually verified. After it has been factually verified it often will say so in the description. 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Morning Briefing — Sunday, June 7, 2026West Rogers Park, Chicago (ZIP 60645)Weather With Enthusiasm | Kol Simcha ProductionsHEBREW DATE & PARSHA22 Sivan 5786 | Parashas Beha'alotchaParsha highlights: Aaron kindles the menorahBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/weather-with-enthusiasm--4911017/support.Weather with Enthusiasm is produced by Kol Simcha Productions.New episodes drop daily (B'N)— a morning forecast at 7 AM and historical deep dives Tuesdays and Thursdays. Contact: kolsimchaproductions@outlook.comHistorical content is thoroughly researched and factually verified. After it has been factually verified it often will say so in the description. Should you find any mistakes, please email kolsimchaproductions@outlook.com so we can look into it and correct it. Not affiliated with any government agency or academic institution. Presented for educational and entertainment purposes — with meaning.Support the show — exclusive bonus episodes available to subscribers for just $2/month at spreaker.com/organization/kol-simcha
National Synoptic Briefing — Heat Dome WeekWeather With Enthusiasm | Kol Simcha ProductionsSaturday, June 6, 2026EPISODE SUMMARYA full national synoptic weather briefing covering the atmospheric setup across the continental United States for the week of June 6, 2026. This episode covers the heat dome building across the South and Plains, the Bermuda High's grip on the eastern US, Gulf of Mexico sea surface temperatures and their role in extreme humidity, surface high and low pressure systems with barometric readings, upper-level ridge and trough positions, dew points, and city-by-city temperature forecasts both short-term and extended.KEY SYNOPTIC FEATURES- Heat Dome / Subtropical Ridge: Centered over East Texas. 500mb heights of 590 dam. 850mb temps 17–20°C. Heat indices 100–107°F across Texas and Gulf Coast next week.- Bermuda High: Locked over western Atlantic, pumping tropical moisture northward via SSW flow. PWATs above 2" across Georgia and South Florida.- Gulf of Mexico SSTs: Running 1–2°F above historical averages, approximately 80–84°F (27–29°C). PWATs of 2.0–2.2" over southeast Texas (Houston).- Upper-Level Ridge/Trough: Classic omega block — western trough (Pacific Coast) vs. eastern ridge (South/Midwest). Ridge building over Midwest and Great Lakes next week.- Surface Pressure: Canadian high ~1020–1024 mb (29.92–30.22 inHg) providing brief relief to Northeast. Surface low over northwest Texas driving North Texas flood threat.CITY FORECASTSDallas-Fort Worth: Sat 91°F / Sun 94°F / Mon–Fri next week: upper 90s with heat indices 100–107°F. Dewpoints low–mid 70s. Flood Watch through Sunday.Houston: Highs upper 80s–low 90s, heat indices 100–108°F. PWATs 2.0–2.2". Heat Risk moderate to major late next week.Miami: Highs upper 80s–low 90s. Heat indices low 100s–105°F Sunday/Monday. Bermuda High driving tropical moisture.Atlanta: Sat 83°F (dry/pleasant), Sun–Mon 80–85°F with heavy rain chances. PWATs >2". Tropical watch on Gulf developments end of next week.New York City: Sat low–mid 80s with severe storm threat (cold front). Sun–Mon 80–84°F (pleasant). Fri next week: heat indices approaching 100°F.Chicago: Weekend 80–83°F with active storm threat, MUCAPE 2,000–3,000 J/kg. Next week: upper 80s–low 90s as ridge builds.DEW POINTS & HUMIDITY HOTSPOTS- Dallas/North Texas: 70–75°F dewpoints next week- Houston: Implied mid-70s dewpoints (tropical air mass)- Miami/South Florida: Consistently mid-70s- Chicago this weekend: Upper 60s–low 70s- NYC this weekend: 50s–low 60s (lower humidity with front)TECHNICAL TERMS EXPLAINED- 500mb heights: Measurement of the mid-atmosphere warmthBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/weather-with-enthusiasm--4911017/support.Weather with Enthusiasm is produced by Kol Simcha Productions.New episodes drop daily (B'N)— a morning forecast at 7 AM and historical deep dives Tuesdays and Thursdays. Contact: kolsimchaproductions@outlook.comHistorical content is thoroughly researched and factually verified. After it has been factually verified it often will say so in the description. Should you find any mistakes, please email kolsimchaproductions@outlook.com so we can look into it and correct it. Not affiliated with any government agency or academic institution. Presented for educational and entertainment purposes — with meaning.Support the show — exclusive bonus episodes available to subscribers for just $2/month at spreaker.com/organization/kol-simcha
St. Louis Morning Briefing — Friday, June 5, 2026Kol Simcha Productions | Weather With Enthusiasm━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━HEBREW DATE & PARSHA━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━20 Sivan 5786 | Erev Shabbos | Parshas Beha'alotcha━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ZMANIM — University City, MO (ZIP 63132)━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━Alos HaShachar: 3:57 AMMisheyakir (standard): 4:30 AM | Misheyakir (machmir): 4:39 AMNetz HaChama (Sunrise): 5:37 AMLatest Krias Shma (GRA): 9:19 AMLatest Tefila (GRA): 10:33 AMChatzos: 1:00 PMMincha Gedola: 1:37 PMShkiah (Sunset): 8:23 PMZMANIM — Chesterfield, MO (ZIP 63017)Sunrise: 5:38 AM | Sunset: 8:24 PM (approx. 1 min later than Univ. City)━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━SHABBOS TIMES━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━Hadlakas Neiros (Candle Lighting): Tonight at 8:05 PM (18 min before sunset)Havdalah — Young Israel of St. Louis: 9:06 PM (42 min after sunset — Chesterfield sunset used)Havdalah — Agudah of St. Louis: 9:09 PM (45 min after sunset — Chesterfield sunset used)Please follow your rav's minhag.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━WEATHER SUMMARY — NWS St. Louis (LSX)━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━Issued: 3:10 AM CDT Fri Jun 5, 2026 | Forecaster: JajaSub-severe morning storms clearing by afternoon, strong cap suppresses development through the day. Saturday: isolated storms, highs 85-90°F, heat index low-to-mid 90s. Oppressive heat and humidity building midweek — 90s+ by Wednesday with dew points near 75°F.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━KIDS ACTIVITIES — St. Louis, June 5━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• Mermaids on the Mississippi — St. Louis Aquarium at Union Station (free with admission)• The Blue Whale Story — Saint Louis Science Center, 9:30 AM–4:30 PM, $8–$16• Family Fun Series Fridays — Missouri History Museum, 10 AM–1 PM, FREE• St. Louis Riverfront Cruises — Riverboats at Gateway Arch, from 10:30 AM, $free–$26• Summer Nights at Grant's Farm — Tonight 5–10 PM, $14━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━TOMORROW'S ZMANIM — Shabbos June 6 (63132)━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━Alos HaShachar: 3:56 AM | Misheyakir: 4:30 AM / machmir 4:38 AMSunrise: 5:37 AM | Latest Shma: 9:19 AM | Latest Tefila: 10:33 AMChatzos: 1:00 PM | Mincha Gedola: 1:37 PM | Sunset: 8:24 PM━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━WEATHER HISTORY — June 5━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1916: Tornado outbreak kills 125 across MO and AR (83 in Warren, AR alone)1917: Disk-shaped hailstones 6–10 inches diameter reported near Topeka, KSTags: weather,zmanim,St. Louis,Missouri,NWS,morning briefing,forecast,Jewish times,University City,Chesterfield,Shabbos,OrthodoxProduced by Kol Simcha Productions | Weather With EnthusiasmBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/weather-with-enthusiasm--4911017/support.Weather with Enthusiasm is produced by Kol Simcha Productions.New episodes drop daily (B'N)— a morning forecast at 7 AM and historical deep dives Tuesdays and Thursdays. Contact: kolsimchaproductions@outlook.comHistorical content is thoroughly researched and factually verified. After it has been factually verified it often will say so in the description. Should you find any mistakes, please email kolsimchaproductions@outlook.com so we can look into it and correct it. Not affiliated with any government agency or academic institution. Presented for educational and entertainment purposes — with meaning.Support the show — exclusive bonus episodes available to subscribers for just $2/month at spreaker.com/organization/kol-simcha
Chicago Morning Briefing — Friday, June 5, 2026Kol Simcha Productions | Weather With Enthusiasm━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━HEBREW DATE & PARSHA━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━20 Sivan 5786 | Erev Shabbos | Parshas Beha'alotcha━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ZMANIM — West Rogers Park, Chicago (ZIP 60645)━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━Alos HaShachar: 3:24 AMMisheyakir (standard): 4:02 AM | Misheyakir (machmir): 4:12 AMNetz HaChama (Sunrise): 5:16 AMLatest Krias Shma (GRA): 9:02 AMLatest Tefila (GRA): 10:18 AMChatzos: 12:49 PMMincha Gedola: 1:27 PMShkiah (Sunset): 8:22 PM━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━SHABBOS TIMES━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━Hadlakas Neiros (Candle Lighting): Tonight at 8:04 PM (20 min before shkiah — Chicago minhag)Havdalah: Saturday, June 6 at 9:15 PM (50 min after shkiah — Chicago minhag)━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━WEATHER SUMMARY — NWS Chicago (LOT)━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━Issued: 6:51 AM CDT Fri Jun 5, 2026 | Forecaster: BorchardtA complex storm system brings waves of showers and thunderstorms today through Sunday, with a few storms potentially severe this afternoon — especially north of Interstate 80. An MCV (Mesoscale Convective Vortex) approaching from Iowa may produce supercell structures, and a brief tornado cannot be ruled out N of I-80 early this afternoon. Areas south of I-80 will see warm, breezy conditions with highs in the low-mid 80s. Dew points rise toward 70°F by this evening — very humid. Tonight brings another round of storms with MUCAPE 2000-3000 J/kg and flash flood risk. Saturday: clearing by afternoon, mid-upper 80s. Heat builds toward mid-upper 90s next week.Key pressure conversions: 925 mb = 27.3 inHg | 700 mb = 20.7 inHg━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━WEATHER HISTORY — June 5━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━June 5, 1916: Devastating tornado outbreak strikes Missouri and Arkansas — 125 lives lost in a single day, including 83 in Warren, AR alone.June 5, 1917: Extraordinary disk-shaped hailstones 6–10 inches in diameter reported near Topeka, KS, accompanied by a tornado.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━KIDS ACTIVITIES — Chicago Metro, June 5━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• FAME Center Day Off School Camps — 9 AM, 1319 S State St, Chicago• Lincoln Park Zoo — Free, 10 AM–5 PM• Shedd Aquarium — 9 AM (great indoor option if storms arrive)• Chicago Cultural Center — Free, open today• Museum of Science and Industry — Hyde Park, open today━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━TOMORROW'S ZMANIM — Shabbos, June 6 (ZIP 60645)━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━Alos HaShachar: 3:24 AMMisheyakir: 4:02 AM (standard) | 4:11 AM (machmir)Netz HaChama: 5:15 AMLatest Krias Shma: 9:02 AMLatest Tefila: 10:18 AMChatzos: 12:49 PMMincha Gedola: 1:27 PMShkiah: 8:23 PM━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━Tags: weather, zmanim, Chicago, NWS, morning briefing, forecast, Jewish times, West Rogers Park, Shabbos, Erev ShabbosProduced by Kol Simcha Productions | Weather With EnthusiasmNew episodes daily for Chicago | Thursdays for Baltimore, Lakewood NJ, Borough Park, JerusalemBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/weather-with-enthusiasm--4911017/support.Weather with Enthusiasm is produced by Kol Simcha Productions.New episodes drop daily (B'N)— a morning forecast at 7 AM and historical deep dives Tuesdays and Thursdays. Contact: kolsimchaproductions@outlook.comHistorical content is thoroughly researched and factually verified. After it has been factually verified it often will say so in the description. Should you find any mistakes, please email kolsimchaproductions@outlook.com so we can look into it and correct it. Not affiliated with any government agency or academic institution. Presented for educational and entertainment purposes — with meaning.Support the show — exclusive bonus episodes available to subscribers for just $2/month at spreaker.com/organization/kol-simcha
Chicago Community Morning Briefing — Thursday, June 4, 2026Kol Simcha Productions | Weather With Enthusiasm━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ZMANIM — West Rogers Park, Chicago (ZIP 60645)━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━Hebrew Date: 19 Sivan 5786 | Parshas Beha'alotchaAlos HaShachar: 3:25 AMMisheyakir: 4:03 AM (standard) | 4:09 AM (machmir/stricter — fulfills all opinions)Netz HaChama (Sunrise): 5:16 AMLatest Krias Shma (GRA): 9:02 AMLatest Tefila (GRA): 10:18 AMChatzos (Halachic Midday): 12:49 PMMincha Gedola: 1:27 PMShkiah (Sunset): 8:22 PM━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━SHABBOS TIMES━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━Hadlakas Neiros (Candle Lighting): Friday, June 5 at 8:04 PM (20 min before shkiah — Chicago minhag)Havdalah: Saturday, June 6 at 9:15 PM (50 min after shkiah — Chicago minhag)━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━WEATHER SUMMARY — NWS Chicago (LOT)━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━Hot and humid conditions dominate Chicago and the region through this week and weekend, with temperatures reaching the upper 80s to low 90s. A cold front is expected to bring thunderstorm chances late weekend. High heat indices possible Friday and Saturday.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━MULTI-CITY FORECASTS━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━Lakewood, NJ: Fri 91°F | Sat 95°F | Sun 89°F (storms after 2 PM, 30% chance)Newark Airport: Fri 93°F | Sat 95°F | Sun 87°F (storms after 2 PM, 30% chance)New York City: Fri 83°F | Sat 85°F | Sun 84°F (storms after 2 PM, 40% chance)Baltimore, MD: Fri 93°F | Sat 96°F | Sun 91°F (storms possible)Death Valley, CA: Fri 115°F / 46°C — tonight's LOW: 88°F!━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━COMMUNITY — MAZEL TOV━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• Cheryl & Bruce Leon — new granddaughter born to Ilana & Rabbi Shimon Langer• Ami Gavant — recipient of the Ida Crown Yehudi HaTov Award• Penina Benjamin (Class of 2026) — 1st Place, National Chidon HaTanach• William Moscovitch — completing a Daf Yomi siyum• David & Tikva Levitt — Bar Mitzvah of son Moshe• Lois Lefton — birthday blessings• Simcha & Sarit Lefton — warm wishes from the community━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━COMMUNITY — BD"E (CONDOLENCES)━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• Sorah Shoshana bas Avrohom a"h — passed May 29, 2026• Dr. Harold Heyman z"l — passed May 25, 2026• Jonathan Wolf z"l — passed May 5, 2026• Bob Corin z"l — passed May 4, 2026• Avis Lee Neiman a"h — passed May 17, 2026 (age 83)• Laura Hope Weisbach a"h — passed March 13, 2026• Roger B. Perry (age 83) — yahrtzeit June 4• Gerald Lehrfeld — yahrtzeit June 5• Gerald Abrams (age 81) — yahrtzeit June 5━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━SCHOOL NEWS━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• Arie Crown Hebrew Day School — 8th Grade Graduation: THIS SUNDAY, June 7• Skokie Yeshiva (HTC) — Final exams June 5Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/weather-with-enthusiasm--4911017/support.Weather with Enthusiasm is produced by Kol Simcha Productions.New episodes drop daily (B'N)— a morning forecast at 7 AM and historical deep dives Tuesdays and Thursdays. Contact: kolsimchaproductions@outlook.comHistorical content is thoroughly researched and factually verified. After it has been factually verified it often will say so in the description. Should you find any mistakes, please email kolsimchaproductions@outlook.com so we can look into it and correct it. Not affiliated with any government agency or academic institution. Presented for educational and entertainment purposes — with meaning.Support the show — exclusive bonus episodes available to subscribers for just $2/month at spreaker.com/organization/kol-simcha
St. Louis Morning Briefing — Thursday, June 4, 2026Weather With Enthusiasm | Kol Simcha ProductionsA special edition morning briefing for the Jewish communities of University City and Chesterfield, Missouri — covering zmanim, NWS St. Louis forecast discussion, and in-depth meteorology for the St. Louis area.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━HEBREW DATE & PARSHA━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━19 Sivan 5786 — Parshas Beha'alotchaThis Shabbos: Parashat Beha'alotcha (21 Sivan 5786)━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━TODAY'S ZMANIM — St. Louis, MO (ZIP 63103 / University City 63132)━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━Alos HaShachar (Alot HaShachar): 3:56 AMEarliest Talis & Tefillin (Misheyakir): 4:29 AM— Stricter opinion (machmir): 4:38 AM (fulfills mitzvah according to all opinions)Netz HaChama (Sunrise): 5:37 AMLatest Krias Shma (GRA): 9:18 AMLatest Tefila (GRA): 10:31 AMChatzos: 12:59 PMMincha Gedola (Earliest Mincha): 1:36 PMShkiah (Sunset): 8:21 PMNote: University City (63132) and Chesterfield (63017) listeners — times may differ by 1-2 minutes from downtown ZIP. Check hebcal.com with your ZIP for precise local times.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━SHABBOS TIMES — Parshas Beha'alotcha━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━Hadlakas Neiros (Candle Lighting): Friday, June 5 at 8:04 PM(18 minutes before shkiah — standard minhag)Havdalah:• Young Israel of St. Louis: Saturday, June 6 at 9:02 PM (42 minutes after sunset)• Agudath Israel of St. Louis: Saturday, June 6 at 9:05 PM (45 minutes after sunset)Follow your shul's minhag.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━WEATHER SUMMARY━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━NWS St. Louis (LSX) — Forecaster: Pfahler — Issued: 2:56 PM CDT June 4, 2026Today's high: ~83–85°F | Tonight's low: 69°FCurrent conditions (2:51 PM CDT): 83°F, dew point 62°F, S winds 8 mph, pressure 30.08 inHg (1017.5 mb)Outlook:• Friday: High 90°F — Mostly sunny, then slight chance of thunderstorms• Saturday: High 92°F — Mostly sunny, then slight chance of thunderstorms• Sunday: High 89°F — Chance of thunderstorms• Monday: High 87°F — Showers and thunderstorms━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━SPECIAL WEATHER TOPICS━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━DEW POINT FORECASTCurrent dew point: 62°F (noticeable humidity — 55–65°F range). Rising toward the 70s by next week (oppressive/tropical). NWS notes precipitable water approaching 2 inches — 99th climatological percentile.BERMUDA HIGHThe Bermuda-Azores High is actively pumping warm, humid Gulf of Mexico air northward into the Mississippi Valley. The clockwise circulation around this semi-permanent high pressure system (center ~1020–1025 mb over the western Atlantic) is the primary driver of southerly flow into St. Louis.HOTTEST MIDWEST AREAS TODAYSouthern Plains states (Kansas, Oklahoma, Nebraska) are seeing the highest temperatures today. St. Louis (mid-80s today) is on the warmer side but the big heat builds Friday–Saturday with highs of 90–92°F and heat index values near 100°F.CORN BELT HUMIDITY (Corn Sweat)Early-season evapotranspiration from corn crops across Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, and northeastern Missouri is contributing to regional humidity. Peak corn sweat occurs July–August at tasseling, but crop transpiration is already adding moisture to the regional atmosphere. Combined with Gulf moisture transport, this is driving dew points toward the 70s by next week.LOW-LEVEL JET STREAM (Nocturnal Acceleration)Surface winds will calm tonight as the boundary layer decouples after sunset, but the Low-Level Jet at 1,000–3,000 feet above the ground will accelerate — potentially reaching 30–60 mph overnight while the surface remains calm. The LLJ is pumping Gulf moisture northward and fueling the MCS (mesoscale convective system) tracking northeast from Kansas/Nebraska overnight toward St. Louis.OZARK PLATEAU DOWNSLOPE WINDSWinds descending off the Ozark Plateau (1,000–2,000 ft elevation across southern Missouri and northern Arkansas) undergo adiabatic warming as they sink toward the Mississippi River valley — adding warmth to the St. Louis area. The Missouri and Mississippi River valleys, the Missouri Bootheel, and southwestern Illinois are most impacted by this effect.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━KIDS ACTIVITIES — St. Louis Metro, June 4━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━Check the episode for today's family-friendly activities in the St. Louis metro area including the Saint Louis Zoo, City Museum, Missouri Botanical Garden, and more.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━COMMUNITY━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━Shoutout to Epstein Hebrew Academy and the Orthodox Jewish communities of University City and Chesterfield. Mazel tov to all celebrating simchos this week!━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━WEATHER HISTORY — June 4━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━On June 4, 1860, a catastrophic tornado struck Comanche, Iowa — one of the most violent storms encountered by early settlers in the region, with damage estimated near one million dollars in 1860 currency. And on June 4, 1877, an F4 tornado tore through Mt. Carmel, Illinois — a reminder that violent weather has long shaped life in the Midwest.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━TOMORROW'S ZMANIM — Friday, June 5, 2026━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━Alos HaShachar: 3:56 AMEarliest Talis & Tefillin: 4:29 AM (machmir: 4:38 AM)Netz HaChama (Sunrise): 5:36 AMLatest Krias Shma: 9:18 AMLatest Tefila: 10:32 AMChatzos: 12:59 PMMincha Gedola: 1:36 PMShkiah (Sunset): 8:22 PM━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━Tags: weather, zmanim, St. Louis, Missouri, NWS, morning briefing, forecast, Jewish times, Midwest, University City, Chesterfield, Bermuda High, Low-Level Jet, Corn Belt, Ozark Plateau, dew pointBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/weather-with-enthusiasm--4911017/support.Weather with Enthusiasm is produced by Kol Simcha Productions.New episodes drop daily (B'N)— a morning forecast at 7 AM and historical deep dives Tuesdays and Thursdays. Contact: kolsimchaproductions@outlook.comHistorical content is thoroughly researched and factually verified. After it has been factually verified it often will say so in the description. Should you find any mistakes, please email kolsimchaproductions@outlook.com so we can look into it and correct it. Not affiliated with any government agency or academic institution. Presented for educational and entertainment purposes — with meaning.Support the show — exclusive bonus episodes available to subscribers for just $2/month at spreaker.com/organization/kol-simcha
Morning Briefing — Thursday, June 4, 2026West Rogers Park, Chicago (ZIP 60645)Kol Simcha Productions | Weather With Enthusiasm━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━HEBREW DATE & PARSHAToday is the 19th of Sivan, 5786 — יט' סיון תשפ"וThis Shabbos: Parshas Beha'alotcha (Numbers 8:1–12:16)━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━TODAY'S ZMANIM — Thursday, June 4, 2026 (ZIP 60645)Source: https://www.hebcal.com/zmanim?cfg=json&zip=60645&sec=1Alos HaShachar (Dawn): 3:25 AMEarliest Talis & Tefillin: 4:03 AMNetz HaChama (Sunrise): 5:16 AMLatest Krias Shma (GRA): 9:02 AMLatest Tefila (GRA): 10:18 AMChatzos (Halachic Noon): 12:49 PMEarliest Mincha (Mincha Gedola): 1:27 PMShkiah (Sunset): 8:22 PM━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━SHABBOS TIMES — This WeekendSource: https://www.hebcal.com/hebcal?v=1&cfg=json&maj=on&min=on&mod=on&nx=on&year=2026&month=6&ss=on&mf=on&c=on&geo=zip&zip=60645&M=on&s=onHadlakas Neiros (Candle Lighting): Friday, June 5 at 8:03 PM (20 minutes before sunset, Chicago minhag)Havdalah: Saturday, June 6 at 9:15 PM (50 minutes after Saturday sunset)━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━NWS CHICAGO FORECAST DISCUSSION SUMMARYSource: https://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?site=LOT&issuedby=LOT&product=AFD&format=CI&version=1&glossary=0Issued: 6:36 AM CDT, Thursday June 4, 2026 | Forecaster: CarlawWEATHER SUMMARY: Today is warm, dry, and breezy with upper-80s temperatures and elevated fire danger as relative humidity falls toward 25%. Southwesterly winds gusting to 25 mph push heat all the way to the lakeshore. Rain and thunderstorms return Friday with a Low Level Jet (LLJ) driving nocturnal storm development Friday night into Saturday. General Level 1 of 5 Excessive Rainfall Outlook (ERO) for the region Friday–Saturday. Uncertainty remains high regarding storm coverage and placement.Key Terms:- High pressure: Dome of sinking, stabilizing air creating dry/warm conditions- LLJ (Low-Level Jet): Fast ribbon of low-altitude wind that intensifies at night and fuels storm development- ECMWF: European forecast model, considered among the most accurate globally- Shortwave trough: Small dip in the jet stream that triggers storm development- CAPE: Convective Available Potential Energy — fuel for thunderstorm intensity- MUCAPE: Most Unstable CAPE — maximum storm fuel in the atmospheric column- ERO: Excessive Rainfall Outlook — NWS's forecast of flooding rainfall risk (1-4 scale)- Corfidi vectors: Used to estimate storm motion relative to mid-level winds (training risk indicator)━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━KIDS & FAMILY ACTIVITIES — Today, Thursday June 4, 20261. CHICAGO BLUES FESTIVAL (Starts Today!) 201 E. Randolph St., Millennium Park, Chicago Runs: Thursday June 4 – Sunday June 7, 2026 Cost: FREE Source: https://www.enjoyillinois.com/explore/listing/chicago-blues-festival/2. LINCOLN PARK ZOO 2400 N. Cannon Drive, Chicago (Lincoln Park neighborhood) Hours: Weekdays 8 AM – 5 PM Cost: FREE — no reservations needed Highlights: New river otter "Mystie," penguin feeding at 2 PM, seal training at 11:30 AM Source: https://www.lpzoo.org/visit/3. NAVY PIER — SKYLINE SESSIONS 600 E. Grand Ave., Chicago Today: Thursday, June 4, 2026 Live music event on the pier with lakefront views Source: https://navypier.org/pier-events/━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━WEATHER HISTORY — On This Date, June 4On June 4, 1877, an F4 tornado touched down just west of Mount Carmel, Illinois — about 160 miles south of Chicago — and swept northeast directly through the town of Mount Carmel in Wabash County. The tornado destroyed 20 businesses and 100 homes, killing at least 16 people and injuring 100 more. In that era, there were no radar systems, no storm warnings, and no forecasting infrastructure — communities had no warning whatsoever. Source: Wilson Weather History / glenallenweather.com━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━TOMORROW'S ZMANIM — Friday, June 5, 2026 / 20 Sivan 5786Source: https://www.hebcal.com/zmanim?cfg=json&zip=60645&sec=1&date=2026-06-05Alos HaShachar (Dawn): 3:24 AMEarliest Talis & Tefillin: 4:02 AMNetz HaChama (Sunrise): 5:16 AMLatest Krias Shma (GRA): 9:02 AMLatest Tefila (GRA): 10:18 AMChatzos (Halachic Noon): 12:49 PMEarliest Mincha (Mincha Gedola): 1:27 PMShkiah (Sunset): 8:22 PM━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━Produced by Kol Simcha ProductionsWeather With EnthusiasmWest Rogers Park, ChicagoBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/weather-with-enthusiasm--4911017/support.Weather with Enthusiasm is produced by Kol Simcha Productions.New episodes drop daily (B'N)— a morning forecast at 7 AM and historical deep dives Tuesdays and Thursdays. Contact: kolsimchaproductions@outlook.comHistorical content is thoroughly researched and factually verified. After it has been factually verified it often will say so in the description. Should you find any mistakes, please email kolsimchaproductions@outlook.com so we can look into it and correct it. Not affiliated with any government agency or academic institution. Presented for educational and entertainment purposes — with meaning.Support the show — exclusive bonus episodes available to subscribers for just $2/month at spreaker.com/organization/kol-simcha
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/weather-with-enthusiasm--4911017/support.Weather with Enthusiasm is produced by Kol Simcha Productions.New episodes drop daily (B'N)— a morning forecast at 7 AM and historical deep dives Tuesdays and Thursdays. Contact: kolsimchaproductions@outlook.comHistorical content is thoroughly researched and factually verified. After it has been factually verified it often will say so in the description. Should you find any mistakes, please email kolsimchaproductions@outlook.com so we can look into it and correct it. Not affiliated with any government agency or academic institution. Presented for educational and entertainment purposes — with meaning.Support the show — exclusive bonus episodes available to subscribers for just $2/month at spreaker.com/organization/kol-simcha
Jerusalem Morning Briefing — Thursday, June 4, 2026Produced by Kol Simcha Productions | Weather With EnthusiasmHEBREW DATE & PARSHA (Israel cycle)19 Sivan 5786 | Parashat Sh'lachTODAY'S ZMANIM — Jerusalem, IsraelAlos HaShachar (Dawn): 4:07 AMMisheyakir (Earliest Talis & Tefillin): 4:35 AMNetz HaChama (Sunrise): 5:34 AMLatest Krias Shma: 9:05 AMLatest Tefila: 10:16 AMChatzos: 12:37 PMMincha Gedola (Earliest Mincha): 1:13 PMShkiah (Sunset): 7:41 PMSHABBOS TIMES — Parashat Sh'lachHadlakas Neiros (Candle Lighting, Friday): 7:01 PM (40 min before shkiah — minhag Yerushalayim)Havdalah (Saturday night): 8:32 PM (50 min after sunset)WEATHER SUMMARYClear and beautiful in Jerusalem. High of 30°C (86°F), lows near 20°C (68°F). Northwest winds at ~5 m/s (11 mph) — the classic Mediterranean sea breeze. Humidity 20%. Zero cloud cover. No active IMS warnings for Jerusalem. Heat stress warnings remain in effect for the Jordan Valley and Dead Sea area. No rain expected — deep into Jerusalem's dry season.IMS WEATHER DISCUSSION SUMMARYBroad high-pressure ridge dominates the Eastern Mediterranean — the classic summer pattern. The Azores High extends eastward, locking out precipitation from May through September. Jerusalem at ~750-800m elevation stays comfortable while the Jordan Valley and Dead Sea area below sea level experience intense heat amplification. 5-day outlook: Friday partly cloudy 29°C; Saturday–Sunday clear, 26–30°C; all dry.WEATHER HISTORY — June 4thOn June 4, 1984, heavy rains of up to 7 inches fell over western South Dakota, causing the Bad River to rise more than 23 feet in six hours at Fort Pierre. A dam 17 miles west of the city gave way, sending floodwaters surging across roads, bridges, and homes. (Source: NWS Aberdeen, SD)KIDS ACTIVITIES IN JERUSALEM TODAY1. City of David National Park — Walk through Hezekiah's 2,800-year-old tunnel carved through solid rock. Open all day. Admission required.2. Temple Institute (Jewish Quarter, Old City) — Tour vessels prepared for the Third Temple. English/Hebrew tours available. Admission required.3. Dig for a Day (Beit Guvrin, ~40 min south) — Excavate real Maccabean-era caves and sift for artifacts. Open mornings. Admission required.4. Biblical Zoo / Tisch Family Zoological Gardens (Malcha) — Torah and Tanach animals. Open all day. Admission required.5. Teddy Park Splash Fountains (near Old City walls) — Free outdoor fountain fun for young children on a warm afternoon. Free.TOMORROW'S ZMANIM — Jerusalem, Israel — Friday, June 5, 2026 (20 Sivan 5786)Alos HaShachar (Dawn): 4:07 AMMisheyakir (Earliest Talis & Tefillin): 4:35 AMNetz HaChama (Sunrise): 5:34 AMLatest Krias Shma: 9:06 AMLatest Tefila: 10:16 AMChatzos: 12:38 PMMincha Gedola (Earliest Mincha): 1:13 PMShkiah (Sunset): 7:42 PMBackground music: Glass Beads by Blue Dot Sessions (CC BY-NC 4.0)Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/weather-with-enthusiasm--4911017/support.Weather with Enthusiasm is produced by Kol Simcha Productions.New episodes drop daily (B'N)— a morning forecast at 7 AM and historical deep dives Tuesdays and Thursdays. Contact: kolsimchaproductions@outlook.comHistorical content is thoroughly researched and factually verified. After it has been factually verified it often will say so in the description. Should you find any mistakes, please email kolsimchaproductions@outlook.com so we can look into it and correct it. Not affiliated with any government agency or academic institution. Presented for educational and entertainment purposes — with meaning.Support the show — exclusive bonus episodes available to subscribers for just $2/month at spreaker.com/organization/kol-simcha
The Okeechobee Hurricane of 1928: The Night the Water CameEPISODE SUMMARYOn the night of September 16–17, 1928, one of the deadliest hurricanes in American history struck South Florida. The storm — already responsible for over 300 deaths in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean — made landfall near West Palm Beach as a powerful Category 4 hurricane with 145 mph winds. The coastal destruction was severe, but the true catastrophe lay fifty miles inland, where the storm's winds drove the waters of Lake Okeechobee over and through its inadequate earthen dikes. The floodwaters swept across a 75-mile stretch of flat agricultural land, killing at least 2,500 people — most of them poor Black migrant farm workers who had no warning and nowhere to go.WHAT YOU'LL HEARA narrative-driven account of the storm's path from the eastern Atlantic through Puerto Rico and into South Florida. The episode covers the failure of the Lake Okeechobee levee, the devastating flood of the Glades communities, the tragic racial dimensions of the disaster and its aftermath, and the long-delayed recognition of the victims. Closes with the hurricane's lasting legacy: the Herbert Hoover Dike, the federal takeover of South Florida water management, and Zora Neale Hurston's novel Their Eyes Were Watching God.KEY FACTS- Date of Florida landfall: September 16–17, 1928- Landfall location: Near West Palm Beach, Florida- Category at landfall: Category 4 (145 mph sustained winds)- Puerto Rico landfall: September 13, 1928 — Category 5 (the only Category 5 on record to hit Puerto Rico)- Deaths in Puerto Rico: 312- Deaths in the United States: At least 2,500 (NHC official estimate); some estimates exceed 3,000- Total storm deaths (Caribbean + US): Estimated over 4,000- Estimated damage (US): $25 million in 1928 dollars (~$16 billion today)- Lake Okeechobee depth: Average 9 feet (extraordinarily shallow for its size — 30 miles across)- Flood area: Approximately 6 miles deep x 75 miles long south of the lake- Victims: Approximately 75% were non-white migrant farm workers- Aftermath: Bodies disposed of in mass graves and burned on pyres; Black victims' grave went unmarked until 2003- Legacy: Herbert Hoover Dike constructed; Army Corps of Engineers took over South Florida water managementSOURCES- NOAA/NWS Miami: https://www.weather.gov/mfl/okeechobee- NOAA AOML 90th Anniversary: https://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hurricane_blog/90th-anniversary-of-lake-okeechobee-hurricane/- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1928_Okeechobee_hurricane- PBS American Experience: https://www.pbs.org/video/swamp-okeechobee-hurricane-1928-qjcyfd/- National Hurricane Center — Deadliest US Hurricanes (Blake et al., 2011)HASHTAGS#Okeechobee #Hurricane1928 #WeatherHistory #SanFelipe #FloridaHistory #NaturalDisaster #ExtremeWeather #WeatherWithEnthusiasm #KolSimchaProductions #LakeOkeechobee #HerbertHooverDikeBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/weather-with-enthusiasm--4911017/support.Weather with Enthusiasm is produced by Kol Simcha Productions.New episodes drop daily (B'N)— a morning forecast at 7 AM and historical deep dives Tuesdays and Thursdays. Contact: kolsimchaproductions@outlook.comHistorical content is thoroughly researched and factually verified. After it has been factually verified it often will say so in the description. Should you find any mistakes, please email kolsimchaproductions@outlook.com so we can look into it and correct it. Not affiliated with any government agency or academic institution. Presented for educational and entertainment purposes — with meaning.Support the show — exclusive bonus episodes available to subscribers for just $2/month at spreaker.com/organization/kol-simcha
THE STORM THAT BROKE THE BOOM: THE GREAT MIAMI HURRICANE OF 1926Weather With Enthusiasm | Kol Simcha Productions━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━EPISODE SUMMARYOn the morning of September 18, 1926, a Category 4 hurricane made landfall near Perrine, Florida — just fifteen miles south of downtown Miami — and changed American history. The storm caught a booming, unprepared city almost entirely by surprise, killing hundreds, displacing tens of thousands, and delivering the final blow to the greatest real estate speculation in American history: the Florida Land Boom.This episode tells the full story: the storm's origin in the central Atlantic, the catastrophic failure of the warning system, the deadly lull of the eye, the destruction in Miami and Moore Haven, the economic collapse that followed — and why this hurricane still matters today.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━KEY FACTSMETEOROLOGICAL DETAILS• Storm type: Classic Cape Verde hurricane• Formed: September 11, 1926, central Atlantic Ocean• Category at landfall: 4 (Saffir-Simpson scale)• Peak sustained winds: 150 mph (September 16, 1926)• Winds at Miami landfall: 145 mph• Recorded wind speed: 128 mph from the east/southeast at 7:30 a.m.; anemometer blew away at 8:12 a.m. while registering 120 mph; estimated peak 140–150 mph• Barometric pressure at Miami: 27.61 inches (minimum recorded)• Landfall location: Near Perrine, Florida (15 miles south of downtown Miami)• Landfall date/time: Before 12:00 UTC, September 18, 1926• Radius of storm: Approximately 60 miles wide at landfall; outermost closed isobar 375 miles acrossSTORM SURGE• Coconut Grove: 14–15 feet• Dinner Key: 11.7 feet• Miami Beach and barrier islands: 10-foot surge• Moore Haven (Lake Okeechobee): 13–15 feet of water after dike breach• MacArthur Causeway: submerged under 6 feet of waterTIMELINE• September 11: Storm forms in central Atlantic• September 15–16: Passes north of Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico; reaches Category 4• September 17, noon: Miami Weather Bureau posts storm warnings (one step below hurricane)• September 17, ~11 PM: Hurricane warnings finally issued as barometer drops sharply• September 18, ~2:00 AM: Storm hits Miami Beach• September 18, ~6:30 AM: Eye passes over downtown Miami — lull of ~35 minutes• September 18, ~7:00 AM: Back wall of hurricane arrives; worst destruction begins• September 20: Second landfall near Pensacola, Florida (Category 3)• September 21: Moves into Mississippi and LouisianaDEATH TOLL AND CASUALTIES• Red Cross reported deaths: 372 (as of October 9, 1926)• Deaths in Miami alone: 114• Moore Haven deaths: At least 150 confirmed; estimates up to 300• Missing persons: More than 800 never accounted for• Total injured: Over 6,000• Total deaths across full storm path (including Pensacola/Mobile): 243+DESTRUCTION IN MIAMI AND SOUTH FLORIDA• Homes destroyed: 2,000• Homes damaged: 3,000• Homeless residents: 25,000–47,000• Every building in downtown Miami was damaged or destroyed• Collins Avenue covered in sand; lobbies of oceanfront hotels flooded• Utilities (electricity, water) cut offMOORE HAVEN DISASTER• Lake Okeechobee surge burst through earthen dikes (only 6 feet tall)• Town submerged under 13–15 feet of water• Most buildings swept off foundations• Many bodies carried into the Everglades and never recoveredECONOMIC IMPACT• Property damage (1926 dollars): $105 million (Florida alone: $75 million)• Adjusted for inflation: More than $164 billion in today's dollars• Wealth-normalized estimate (2018): $235.9 billion — the costliest U.S. hurricane on record by that measure• Estimated cost if an identical storm struck in 2005: $140–157 billion• Described by the U.S. Weather Service as "probably the most destructive storm in the history of the United States"• Delivered the final blow to the Florida Land Boom; thousands of newcomers left the state• South Florida entered economic depression three years ahead of the rest of the country• Full economic recovery did not come until the 1940sLEGACY• Miami appointed its first chief building inspector, who created what became the first enforced municipal building code in the United States — later adopted by more than 5,000 U.S. cities• Florida State Legislature created the Okeechobee Flood Control District• President-elect Herbert Hoover visited; authorized cooperation with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for comprehensive flood control• Hurricane warning systems nationwide were overhauled• The University of Miami, which opened weeks after the storm, spent its first 15 years in financial hardship due to the boom's collapse━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━SOURCES AND FURTHER READING• NOAA / National Weather Service Miami — "Great Miami Hurricane of 1926" https://www.weather.gov/mfl/miami_hurricane• NOAA National Hurricane Center — "Hurricanes in History" https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/outreach/history/• Wikipedia — "1926 Miami hurricane" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1926_Miami_hurricane• PBS American Experience — "The Hurricane of 1926" https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/miami-hurricane-1926/• Flamingo Gardens — "Eye-witness Account of the Great Hurricane of 1926" (D. L. Gregory eyewitness letter) https://flamingogardens.org/eye-witness-account-of-great-hurricane/• Florida International University — "Great Miami Hurricane of 1926" (lecture PDF) https://faculty.fiu.edu/~willough/met_4532/PDFS/HCN_LEC16&17_17.pdf• Florida Climate Center — "Hurricanes: Notable Hurricanes in Florida's History" https://climatecenter.fsu.edu/kids/topics/hurricanes/fullBOOK RECOMMENDATIONS• Barnes, J. (1998). Florida's Hurricane History. University of North Carolina Press.• Douglas, M. S. (1958). Hurricane. Rinehart and Company.• Reardon, L. F. (1926/1986 reprint). The Florida Hurricane and Disaster. Lion and Thorne Publishers.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━HASHTAGS#WeatherWithEnthusiasm #GreatMiamiHurricane #Hurricane1926 #MiamiHistory #FloridaHistory #HurricaneHistory #ExtremWeather #NaturalDisaster #FloridaLandBoom #HistoricalHurricane #WeatherPodcast #KolSimchaProductions #MooreHaven #LakeOkeechobee #1920s #StormHistory #CapeVerdeHurricane #Category4 #SouthFloridaBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/weather-with-enthusiasm--4911017/support.Weather with Enthusiasm is produced by Kol Simcha Productions.New episodes drop daily (B'N)— a morning forecast at 7 AM and historical deep dives Tuesdays and Thursdays. Contact: kolsimchaproductions@outlook.comHistorical content is thoroughly researched and factually verified. After it has been factually verified it often will say so in the description. Should you find any mistakes, please email kolsimchaproductions@outlook.com so we can look into it and correct it. 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Jerusalem Morning Briefing — Wednesday, June 3, 2026 Produced by Kol Simcha Productions | Weather With Enthusiasm HEBREW DATE & PARSHA 18 Sivan 5786 | Parashat Sh'lach TODAY'S ZMANIM — Jerusalem, Israel Alos HaShachar (Dawn): 4:07 AM Misheyakir (Earliest Talis & Tefillin): 4:35 AM Netz HaChama (Sunrise): 5:34 AM Latest Krias Shma: 9:05 AM Latest Tefila: 10:16 AM Chatzos: 12:37 PM Mincha Gedola (Earliest Mincha): 1:12 PM Shkiah (Sunset): 7:40 PM WEATHER SUMMARY A gorgeous late-spring day in Jerusalem. Clear skies with some high-level clouds drifting through this evening. High near 82°F (28°C). A northwest Mediterranean sea breeze picks up this afternoon, winds 10–14 mph with gusts near 25 mph. Humidity around 25–30%. Air quality listed as Poor due to dust and particulates — sensitive individuals should limit outdoor exposure. Tonight: mainly clear and mild, lows near 65°F (18°C). IMS WEATHER DISCUSSION SUMMARY Issued: Israel Meteorological Service, updated 5:56 PM IDT, Wednesday June 3, 2026. High pressure dominates the Eastern Mediterranean, extending the classic dry-season pattern over Israel. No precipitation is expected. The broad high-pressure ridge suppresses cloud formation and locks out rain systems for the foreseeable future — completely normal for early June. Active IMS Warnings (June 3): Yellow Heat Stress Warning from 1:00 PM–7:00 PM in the Bet Shean Valley, Kinarot Valley, Jordan Valley, South Judea Desert, Dead Sea area, and Arava. Looking ahead: Thursday brings clear skies and a high of 30°C (86°F) with an Orange Heat Stress Warning for the Jordan Valley. Friday through Sunday remain clear and dry, with temperatures ranging 26–30°C. WEATHER HISTORY — June 3rd On June 3, 1933, an estimated F2 tornado — with winds between 113 and 157 mph — carved a 15-mile path across the plains of South Dakota, beginning 6 miles southwest of Wilmot. A child was killed in a barn, and debris from rooftops, barns, and a church was scattered for miles. More than a dozen farms were heavily damaged, a reminder that violent tornadoes have struck communities across the full breadth of America throughout recorded history. KIDS ACTIVITIES IN JERUSALEM TODAY 1. Israel Museum (Ruppin Blvd) — All day. Shrine of the Book (Dead Sea Scrolls), Second Temple model, world-class exhibitions. Admission required. 2. National Library of Israel (Givat Ram) — Public tours available in Hebrew and English. New stunning building open to visitors. Free admission to general areas. 3. Ein Yael Living Museum — Morning hours. Hands-on journey to biblical-era Judea — pottery, weaving, ancient artisans. Admission required. 4. Biblical Zoo / Tisch Family Zoological Gardens (Malcha) — All day. Animals from the Torah and Tanach. Great for all ages. Admission required. 5. Jerusalem Ropes Course (Jerusalem Hills) — Zip lines, rope ladders, aerial challenges for school-age children and teens. Call ahead to confirm schedule. TOMORROW'S ZMANIM — Jerusalem, Israel — Thursday, June 4, 2026 Alos HaShachar (Dawn): 4:07 AM Misheyakir (Earliest Talis & Tefillin): 4:34 AM Netz HaChama (Sunrise): 5:33 AM Latest Krias Shma: 9:05 AM Latest Tefila: 10:16 AM Chatzos: 12:37 PM Mincha Gedola (Earliest Mincha): 1:12 PM Shkiah (Sunset): 7:41 PM CANDLE LIGHTING MINHAG — Jerusalem Hadlakas Neiros: 40 minutes before Shkiah (minhag Yerushalayim) Havdalah: 50 minutes after Shkiah (Saturday night) Background music: Glass Beads by Blue Dot Sessions (CC BY-NC 4.0)Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/weather-with-enthusiasm--4911017/support.Weather with Enthusiasm is produced by Kol Simcha Productions.New episodes drop daily (B'N)— a morning forecast at 7 AM and historical deep dives Tuesdays and Thursdays. Contact: kolsimchaproductions@outlook.comHistorical content is thoroughly researched and factually verified. After it has been factually verified it often will say so in the description. Should you find any mistakes, please email kolsimchaproductions@outlook.com so we can look into it and correct it. Not affiliated with any government agency or academic institution. Presented for educational and entertainment purposes — with meaning.Support the show — exclusive bonus episodes available to subscribers for just $2/month at spreaker.com/organization/kol-simcha
Lakewood Morning Briefing — Wednesday, June 3, 2026Produced by Kol Simcha Productions | Weather With EnthusiasmHEBREW DATE & PARSHA18 Sivan 5786 | Parashat Beha'alotchaTODAY'S ZMANIM — Lakewood, NJ (ZIP 08701)Netz HaChama (Sunrise): 5:29 AMLatest Krias Shma: 9:12 AMLatest Tefila: 10:26 AMChatzos: 12:55 PMMincha Gedola (Earliest Mincha): 1:32 PMShkiah (Sunset): 8:21 PMWEATHER SUMMARYA gorgeous late-spring day for Lakewood. High pressure from the Great Lakes keeps the region completely dry with mostly sunny skies. Highs in the low to mid 80s inland; the Jersey Shore runs cooler in the low 70s thanks to cold ocean waters. Sea breezes develop in the afternoon. Tonight: mostly clear and mild, lows in the 50s. The pleasant, warm stretch continues through Saturday before a trough brings cooler weather and rain chances this weekend.NWS MOUNT HOLLY DISCUSSION SUMMARYIssued: 6:59 AM EDT, Wednesday June 3, 2026 | Forecasters: Guzzo/MPSKey Message 1: High pressure over the Great Lakes builds east, keeping the region dry through the end of the week. A surface low develops off the Mid-Atlantic coast tonight but is kept well offshore by high pressure. Temperatures warm to near or into the low 90s Friday-Saturday, with shore areas in the 80s.Key Message 2: A positively-tilted upper-level trough digs in from the northwest late Sunday into early next week. GFS shows a cutoff low lingering offshore; ECMWF and CMC show a more progressive pattern. Regardless, a cooling trend, scattered showers, and possible thunderstorms arrive Sunday, with an isolated stronger/severe storm possible. A few showers linger into Monday. Temperatures return to the 70s next week.Rip Currents: LOW risk for Monmouth, Ocean, and Atlantic county beaches; MODERATE risk for Cape May county and Delaware beaches.WEATHER HISTORY — June 3rdOn June 3, 1933, a powerful F2 tornado (roughly equivalent to an EF2, with winds estimated 113–157 mph) cut a 15-mile path across South Dakota, beginning about 6 miles southwest of Wilmot. A child was killed in a barn, and debris from rooftops, barns, and a church was scattered for miles. Over a dozen farms were heavily damaged — a reminder that destructive tornadoes have struck communities across the entire country throughout history.KIDS ACTIVITIES IN NEW JERSEY TODAY1. Wednesday Wonder Walk at Roebling Park — Hamilton Township, 157 Westcott Ave, 10 AM–11:30 AM (free, recurring every Wednesday)2. Animal Crossing Aquarium Tour at SEA LIFE NJ Aquarium — East Rutherford, American Dream Way, all day through June 213. Nature Days at Fairview Farm Wildlife Preserve — Far Hills, 2121 Larger Cross Road, 3–5 PM4. Yoga on the Beach — Wildwood, NJ (all day, shore activity)TOMORROW'S ZMANIM — Lakewood, NJ — Thursday, June 4, 2026Alos HaShachar: 3:44 AMMisheyakir (Earliest Talis & Tefillin): 4:19 AMNetz HaChama (Sunrise): 5:28 AMLatest Krias Shma: 9:12 AMLatest Tefila: 10:26 AMChatzos: 12:55 PMMincha Gedola: 1:32 PMShkiah (Sunset): 8:21 PMBackground music: Glass Beads by Blue Dot Sessions (CC BY-NC 4.0)Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/weather-with-enthusiasm--4911017/support.Weather with Enthusiasm is produced by Kol Simcha Productions.New episodes drop daily (B'N)— a morning forecast at 7 AM and historical deep dives Tuesdays and Thursdays. Contact: kolsimchaproductions@outlook.comHistorical content is thoroughly researched and factually verified. After it has been factually verified it often will say so in the description. Should you find any mistakes, please email kolsimchaproductions@outlook.com so we can look into it and correct it. Not affiliated with any government agency or academic institution. Presented for educational and entertainment purposes — with meaning.Support the show — exclusive bonus episodes available to subscribers for just $2/month at spreaker.com/organization/kol-simcha
The Storm That Crossed Three States: The Tri-State Tornado of 1925On March 18, 1925, a tornado touched down near Ellington, Missouri and spent the next three and a half hours carving a 219-mile path of destruction through southeastern Missouri, southern Illinois, and southwestern Indiana. It remains the deadliest single tornado in recorded American history.IN THIS EPISODE:This episode tells the full story of the Tri-State Tornado — from the quiet Tuesday afternoon when it appeared without warning, through the obliteration of Murphysboro, De Soto, Gorham, West Frankfort, and dozens of other communities, to the haunting aftermath that changed how America thinks about weather preparedness. Personal stories, eyewitness accounts, and the legacy this storm left behind.KEY FACTS:- Date: March 18, 1925- Path: Ellington, Missouri → southern Illinois → southwestern Indiana- Path length: 219 miles — longest continuous tornado track ever recorded- Duration: approximately 3.5 hours on the ground- Width: up to 1 mile across- Speed: up to 62 miles per hour- Estimated intensity: EF5 (winds exceeding 200 mph)- Fatalities: 695 — the most deaths from a single tornado in U.S. history- Injuries: 2,027- Homes destroyed: 15,000- Counties impacted: 13 across three states- Deaths in Murphysboro, IL alone: 234 — a record for any single community from a tornado- Deaths at De Soto, IL school: 33 — a record for any U.S. school tornado- Gorham, IL: 100% of structures destroyed- Towns of Parrish, IL and Griffin, IN essentially wiped from the mapMETEOROLOGICAL DETAILS:The tornado began as a classic supercell in Missouri and transitioned to a high-precipitation mode in Illinois and Indiana. Witnesses described a massive wedge tornado — rain-wrapped and so low and wide that many did not recognize it as a tornado until it was upon them. In 1925, there was no tornado warning system, no weather radar, and no public sirens. The storm's death toll was magnified by the complete absence of any advance warning.LEGACY:The Tri-State Tornado directly contributed to growing pressure on meteorologists and government officials to develop better storm detection and public warning infrastructure. It took decades and many more tragedies before the National Weather Service tornado warning network came into being — but the memory of March 18, 1925 drove that work forward.SOURCES FOR FURTHER READING:- National Weather Service Paducah — 1925 Tornado: https://www.weather.gov/pah/1925Tornado- E-Journal of Severe Storms Meteorology — The 1925 Tri-State Tornado Damage Path: https://ejssm.com/ojs/index.php/site/article/view/47- Illinois State Museum — The Tri-State Tornado: Tragedy and Resilience: https://www.emuseum.org/exhibitions/the-tri-state-tornado-tragedy-and-resilience- NWS Meteorological Analysis (PDF): https://www.weather.gov/media/pah/1925_Tornado/Maddox_etal_TriStateMeteor.pdfHASHTAGS:#weather #tornado #history #TriStateTornado #1925 #extremeweather #weatherhistory #Illinois #Missouri #Indiana #WeatherWithEnthusiasm #KolSimchaProductionsBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/weather-with-enthusiasm--4911017/support.Weather with Enthusiasm is produced by Kol Simcha Productions.New episodes drop daily (B'N)— a morning forecast at 7 AM and historical deep dives Tuesdays and Thursdays. Contact: kolsimchaproductions@outlook.comHistorical content is thoroughly researched and factually verified. After it has been factually verified it often will say so in the description. Should you find any mistakes, please email kolsimchaproductions@outlook.com so we can look into it and correct it. Not affiliated with any government agency or academic institution. Presented for educational and entertainment purposes — with meaning.Support the show — exclusive bonus episodes available to subscribers for just $2/month at spreaker.com/organization/kol-simcha
Baltimore Morning Briefing — Wednesday, June 3, 2026Weather With Enthusiasm | Kol Simcha Productions━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━HEBREW DATE & PARASHA18 Sivan 5786 | Parashat Beha'alotcha━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━TODAY'S ZMANIM — Baltimore, MD (ZIP 21215)Wednesday, June 3, 2026• Netz HaChama (Sunrise): 5:41 AM• Latest Krias Shma (Gra): 9:23 AM• Latest Tefila: 10:37 AM• Chatzos (Halachic Midday): 1:05 PM• Mincha Gedola (Earliest Mincha): 1:42 PM• Shkiah (Sunset): 8:29 PMSource: Hebcal API (hebcal.com) — ZIP 21215━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━WEATHER SUMMARYA quietly beautiful day in Baltimore — upper 70s to low 80s, clear skies, light NE winds. High pressure building overhead. Tonight drops to mid-upper 50s. Heat builds Thursday (mid-80s) and peaks Friday-Saturday (lower 90s) before a cold front brings widespread rain and possible severe storms Sunday. QPF 0.25–1.00" of rain expected — welcome given ongoing drought conditions. Coastal Flood Advisory for Annapolis/Chesapeake Bay tidal areas through 9 AM.NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC (LWX) AFD issued 3:30 AM by forecasters CJL and SRT.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ON THIS DATE IN WEATHER HISTORY — June 3, 1980Grand Island, Nebraska: six simultaneous tornadoes moved in a rare counterclockwise loop around the city. Five killed, 200+ injured. A landmark case study in tornado dynamics studied for decades.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━KIDS ACTIVITIES — Baltimore, Wednesday June 31. Port Discovery Children's Museum — 35 Market Place, Inner Harbor | 9 AM–4 PM | $19.95/person | Hands-on exhibits, 3-story tree house, toddler area2. Maryland Zoo at Druid Hill Park — 10 AM–4 PM | $24.95 adults, $19.95 children | African Journey, penguin feeding, Maryland Wilderness3. B&O Railroad Museum — 901 W. Pratt St. | Ice Cream Sundays (all week) | Museum admission + ice cream | Oldest American railroad collection4. Inner Harbor Waterfront — FREE | Open all day | Scenic walk, National Aquarium views, historic ships, Domino Sugar sign━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━TOMORROW'S ZMANIM — Thursday, June 4, 2026Baltimore, MD (ZIP 21215)• Alos HaShachar (Halachic Dawn): 3:59 AM• Misheyakir (Earliest Talis & Tefillin): 4:32 AM• Netz HaChama (Sunrise): 5:41 AM• Latest Krias Shma (Gra): 9:23 AM• Latest Tefila: 10:37 AM• Chatzos (Halachic Midday): 1:05 PM• Mincha Gedola (Earliest Mincha): 1:42 PM• Shkiah (Sunset): 8:30 PM━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━VOICES IN THIS EPISODE• Brian (ElevenLabs) — Opening, Zmanim, Weather History, Closing• Sarah (ElevenLabs) — Weather Summary, Tomorrow's Zmanim• Adam (ElevenLabs) — NWS Discussion (technical sections)• Rachel (ElevenLabs) — NWS Discussion (continued)• Matilda (ElevenLabs) — Kids Activities━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━Support the show: see link in episode description.#weather #zmanim #Baltimore #Maryland #NWS #morningbriefing #forecast #Jewishtimes #ChesapeakeBay #KolSimchaProductionsBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/weather-with-enthusiasm--4911017/support.Weather with Enthusiasm is produced by Kol Simcha Productions.New episodes drop daily (B'N)— a morning forecast at 7 AM and historical deep dives Tuesdays and Thursdays. Contact: kolsimchaproductions@outlook.comHistorical content is thoroughly researched and factually verified. After it has been factually verified it often will say so in the description. Should you find any mistakes, please email kolsimchaproductions@outlook.com so we can look into it and correct it. Not affiliated with any government agency or academic institution. Presented for educational and entertainment purposes — with meaning.Support the show — exclusive bonus episodes available to subscribers for just $2/month at spreaker.com/organization/kol-simcha
Borough Park Morning Briefing — Wednesday, June 3, 2026Weather With Enthusiasm | Kol Simcha Productions━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━HEBREW DATE & PARASHA18 Sivan 5786 | Parashat Beha'alotcha━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━TODAY'S ZMANIM — Borough Park, Brooklyn (ZIP 11219)Wednesday, June 3, 2026• Netz HaChama (Sunrise): 5:26 AM• Latest Krias Shma (Gra): 9:10 AM• Latest Tefila: 10:25 AM• Chatzos (Halachic Midday): 12:54 PM• Mincha Gedola (Earliest Mincha): 1:31 PM• Shkiah (Sunset): 8:22 PMSource: Hebcal API (hebcal.com) — ZIP 11219━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━WEATHER SUMMARYA beautiful, gradually warming day for Brooklyn and the New York metro. The longwave trough has pushed off the coast, replaced by upper-level high pressure building from the west. Highs in the lower-to-mid 80s with tolerable humidity. No rain until the weekend. Summer heat arrives Friday and Saturday with lows 90s possible — dry enough to feel comfortable. Rain and thunderstorms likely Saturday night into Sunday as a cold front approaches.NWS New York (OKX) AFD issued 3:39 AM by forecaster JE (corrected).━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ON THIS DATE IN WEATHER HISTORY — June 3, 1980Grand Island, Nebraska was struck by six simultaneous tornadoes that moved in a rare counterclockwise loop around the city. Five killed, over 200 injured. A landmark case study in tornado meteorology studied for decades.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━KIDS ACTIVITIES — Brooklyn & NYC, Wednesday June 31. Brooklyn Greek Festival — FREE | Through June 9 | Schermerhorn St, Downtown Brooklyn | 11 AM daily | Food, music, dancing, kids activities2. Brooklyn Bridge Park Free Youth Basketball Clinics — FREE | 5 PM | Ages 4-17 | Led by KING Hoops | No registration needed3. Brooklyn Public Library — FREE | Central Branch, Grand Army Plaza | 10 AM–8 PM | Story time + children's programs all day4. Harry Potter Store 5th Anniversary — FREE treats | 935 Broadway, Manhattan | Hats, anniversary pins, free cake for first 100 guests━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━TOMORROW'S ZMANIM — Thursday, June 4, 2026Borough Park, Brooklyn (ZIP 11219)• Alos HaShachar (Halachic Dawn): 3:40 AM• Misheyakir (Earliest Talis & Tefillin): 4:16 AM• Netz HaChama (Sunrise): 5:26 AM• Latest Krias Shma (Gra): 9:10 AM• Latest Tefila: 10:25 AM• Chatzos (Halachic Midday): 12:54 PM• Mincha Gedola (Earliest Mincha): 1:32 PM• Shkiah (Sunset): 8:23 PM━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━VOICES IN THIS EPISODE• Brian (ElevenLabs) — Opening, Zmanim, Weather History, Closing• Sarah (ElevenLabs) — Weather Summary, Tomorrow's Zmanim• Adam (ElevenLabs) — NWS Discussion (technical sections)• Rachel (ElevenLabs) — NWS Discussion (continued)• Matilda (ElevenLabs) — Kids Activities━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━Support the show: see link in episode description.#weather #zmanim #Brooklyn #BoroughPark #NWS #morningbriefing #forecast #Jewishtimes #NewYork #KolSimchaProductionsBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/weather-with-enthusiasm--4911017/support.Weather with Enthusiasm is produced by Kol Simcha Productions.New episodes drop daily (B'N)— a morning forecast at 7 AM and historical deep dives Tuesdays and Thursdays. Contact: kolsimchaproductions@outlook.comHistorical content is thoroughly researched and factually verified. After it has been factually verified it often will say so in the description. Should you find any mistakes, please email kolsimchaproductions@outlook.com so we can look into it and correct it. Not affiliated with any government agency or academic institution. Presented for educational and entertainment purposes — with meaning.Support the show — exclusive bonus episodes available to subscribers for just $2/month at spreaker.com/organization/kol-simcha
Morning Briefing — Wednesday, June 3, 2026Weather With Enthusiasm | Kol Simcha Productions━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━HEBREW DATE & PARASHA18 Sivan 5786 | Parashat Beha'alotcha━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━TODAY'S ZMANIM — West Rogers Park, Chicago (ZIP 60645)Wednesday, June 3, 2026• Netz HaChama (Sunrise): 5:16 AM• Latest Krias Shma (Gra): 9:02 AM• Latest Tefila: 10:18 AM• Chatzos (Halachic Midday): 12:49 PM• Mincha Gedola (Earliest Mincha): 1:26 PM• Shkiah (Sunset): 8:21 PMSource: Hebcal API (hebcal.com) — ZIP 60645━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━WEATHER SUMMARYAnother gorgeous day inland with highs in the mid-80s. Surface high pressure building east over lower Michigan keeps skies clear and winds light. Lake cooling confined to immediate shoreline. Afternoon humidity drops into the 20s (%) inland — quite dry for early June. Rain and storms return Friday as a shortwave trough approaches. Fire weather watch possible Thursday due to low humidity, gusty southwest winds, and dry vegetation.NWS Chicago AFD issued 6:17 AM by forecasters Carlaw and Doom.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ON THIS DATE IN WEATHER HISTORY — June 3, 1980Grand Island, Nebraska was struck by six simultaneous tornadoes that moved in a counterclockwise loop — an almost unprecedented event. Five people were killed, over 200 injured. The unusual storm motion made this a landmark case study in tornado meteorology and dynamics, studied by researchers for decades.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━KIDS ACTIVITIES — Chicago Metro, Wednesday June 31. Maggie Daley Park Play Garden — Free, open all day | Mini golf 10 AM–8 PM | 337 E Randolph St, Chicago2. Garfield Park Conservatory — Free admission | 4.5 acres of plants under glass | 300 N Central Park Ave, Chicago3. Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum — Free for Illinois residents Wednesdays | Butterfly haven | 2430 N Cannon Dr, Chicago4. Millennium Park — Free Lunchtime Concert at Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Noon–1 PM | 201 E Randolph St, Chicago━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━TOMORROW'S ZMANIM — Thursday, June 4, 2026West Rogers Park, Chicago (ZIP 60645)• Alos HaShachar (Halachic Dawn): 3:25 AM• Misheyakir (Earliest Talis & Tefillin): 4:03 AM• Netz HaChama (Sunrise): 5:16 AM• Latest Krias Shma (Gra): 9:02 AM• Latest Tefila: 10:18 AM• Chatzos (Halachic Midday): 12:49 PM• Mincha Gedola (Earliest Mincha): 1:27 PM• Shkiah (Sunset): 8:22 PM━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━VOICES IN THIS EPISODE• Brian (ElevenLabs) — Opening, Zmanim, Weather History, Closing• Sarah (ElevenLabs) — Weather Summary, Tomorrow's Zmanim• Adam (ElevenLabs) — NWS Discussion (technical sections)• Rachel (ElevenLabs) — NWS Discussion (continued)• Matilda (ElevenLabs) — Kids Activities━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━PRODUCTION NOTES• Background music: "Glass Beads" by Blue Dot Sessions• Audio speed: 1.1x• Produced by Kol Simcha Productions#weather #zmanim #Chicago #NWS #morningbriefing #forecast #Jewishtimes #WestRogersPark #ChicagoWeather #KolSimchaProductionsBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/weather-with-enthusiasm--4911017/support.Weather with Enthusiasm is produced by Kol Simcha Productions.New episodes drop daily (B'N)— a morning forecast at 7 AM and historical deep dives Tuesdays and Thursdays. Contact: kolsimchaproductions@outlook.comHistorical content is thoroughly researched and factually verified. After it has been factually verified it often will say so in the description. Should you find any mistakes, please email kolsimchaproductions@outlook.com so we can look into it and correct it. Not affiliated with any government agency or academic institution. Presented for educational and entertainment purposes — with meaning.Support the show — exclusive bonus episodes available to subscribers for just $2/month at spreaker.com/organization/kol-simcha
MORNING BRIEFING — Tuesday, June 2, 2026Weather With Enthusiasm | Kol Simcha Productions─────────────────────────────────────────────────Your complete daily briefing for West Rogers Park, Chicago (ZIP 60645) — including zmanim, a fully annotated National Weather Service Chicago forecast discussion, a special weather history moment, family activities in the Chicago metro area, and tomorrow's zmanim.─────────────────────────────────────────────────IN THIS EPISODE:☀️ TODAY'S ZMANIM (June 2, 2026 / 17 Sivan 5786)• Netz HaChama (Sunrise): 5:17 AM• Latest Krias Shma (Gra): 9:03 AM• Latest Tefila (Gra): 10:18 AM• Chatzos: 12:49 PM• Earliest Mincha (Mincha Gedola): 1:26 PM• Shkiah (Sunset): 8:20 PM
THE GREAT WHITE HURRICANE: The Blizzard of 1888Weather With Enthusiasm | Kol Simcha ProductionsEpisode 1─────────────────────────────────────────────────On the morning of March 12, 1888, New York City woke up to what seemed like an ordinary Monday. The temperature had been 50 degrees the day before. By dawn, everything had changed.In this episode, we cover one of the most catastrophic and consequential weather events in American history — the Great Blizzard of 1888, also known as the Great White Hurricane. Over three days, this storm killed more than 400 people along the Eastern Seaboard, stranded 15,000 commuters on elevated train lines above the frozen streets of Manhattan, and buried the city under snowdrifts that reached the second and third stories of buildings — with the highest recorded drift in Gravesend, Brooklyn reaching 52 feet.We tell the story of Roscoe Conkling — one of the most powerful politicians in America — who refused to take a cab home and paid for it with his life. We explore how the blizzard exposed the fatal vulnerability of New York's tangled web of above-ground telegraph lines and elevated railways. And we trace the direct line from this storm to one of the greatest infrastructure decisions in American history: the construction of the New York City subway.This is the story of the storm that built a city.─────────────────────────────────────────────────WHAT YOU'LL HEAR IN THIS EPISODE:• How a 50-degree March Sunday became a whiteout by Monday morning — and why no one saw it coming• The 15,000 commuters stranded on elevated train lines above the frozen streets, and the entrepreneurs who charged 50 cents a person to climb down to safety• The cobweb of telegraph and telephone wires above Manhattan — and how the blizzard tore it all down• The story of Roscoe Conkling's fatal three-hour walk through the storm• The record 52-foot snowdrift in Gravesend, Brooklyn• How the New York Stock Exchange closed for two days — and wouldn't close for weather again until Hurricane Sandy in 2012• The 24 million cubic yards of snow that had to be removed by hand• How the blizzard directly led to the construction of the New York City subway, opening in 1904─────────────────────────────────────────────────KEY FACTS:• Date: March 12–14, 1888• Region: Eastern United States — New York City, New England, Mid-Atlantic• Deaths: More than 400 (approximately 200 in New York City alone)• Ships lost: More than 200 grounded or wrecked in New York Harbor• Maximum snowfall: 50+ inches in parts of Connecticut• Highest snowdrift recorded: 52 feet, Gravesend, Brooklyn• Wind speeds: Up to 80 mph• Temperature drop: Nearly 40 degrees overnight from March 11 to 12• New York subway groundbreaking: 1900 — directly influenced by the blizzard─────────────────────────────────────────────────SOURCES & FURTHER READING:• "The Blizzard of '88" by Mary Cable (1988)• National Weather Service — Historic Blizzard of 1888: weather.gov• New York Times archive coverage, March 1888• "Roscoe Conkling of New York" by David M. Jordan• New York Transit Museum — History of the NYC Subway─────────────────────────────────────────────────Weather With Enthusiasm is produced by Kol Simcha Productions.New episodes released daily — each one covering a different extreme historical weather event.#WeatherWithEnthusiasm #Blizzard1888 #GreatWhiteHurricane #WeatherHistory #ExtremeWeather #NewYorkHistory #KolSimchaProductions #Podcast #HistoricalWeather #MeteorologyBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/weather-with-enthusiasm--4911017/support.Weather with Enthusiasm is produced by Kol Simcha Productions.New episodes drop daily (B'N)— a morning forecast at 7 AM and historical deep dives Tuesdays and Thursdays. Contact: kolsimchaproductions@outlook.comHistorical content is thoroughly researched and factually verified. After it has been factually verified it often will say so in the description. Should you find any mistakes, please email kolsimchaproductions@outlook.com so we can look into it and correct it. Not affiliated with any government agency or academic institution. Presented for educational and entertainment purposes — with meaning.Support the show — exclusive bonus episodes available to subscribers for just $2/month at spreaker.com/organization/kol-simcha
"The Storm That Erased a City: Galveston, 1900"A Kol Simcha Productions Podcast: On the morning of September 8, 1900, the 38,000 residents of Galveston, Texas woke up to enormous, thrilling waves — and went to the beach to watch them. By nightfall, at least 8,000 of them were dead. The 1900 Galveston Hurricane remains the deadliest natural disaster in the history of the United States — more than five times deadlier than Hurricane Katrina. This is the full story: the arrogance that left a city defenseless, the physics of storm surge that swallowed an island whole, the eyewitness accounts of survival and loss, and the breathtaking engineering comeback that followed. In this episode, we cover:Why Galveston in 1900 was one of the most important cities in America — the "New York of the South" and the "Wall Street of the Southwest"How the island's maximum elevation of just 8.7 feet above sea level made it catastrophically vulnerableIsaac Cline, the Weather Bureau chief who called the idea of a damaging Galveston hurricane "a crazy idea" — nine years before one arrivedHow Cuban forecasters saw the storm coming and warned U.S. meteorologists — and how those warnings were suppressed by the bureau's director, Willis MooreA minute-by-minute account of September 8, 1900, including the 4-foot surge in 4 seconds at 7:30 p.m., documented by Isaac Cline in his own firsthand reportHow floating debris became battering rams, destroying city blocks in a chain reactionThe engineering marvel that followed: a 17-foot seawall and raising an entire city on hand-turned jackscrewsWhy Galveston lost its crown to Houston — and never got it backWhat this storm teaches us about storm surge, dismissed warnings, and hurricane preparedness todayTimestamps0:00 — Cold Open: September 8, 19001:30 — Welcome to Weather With Enthusiasm3:00 — Galveston: The New York of the South6:00 — The Storm Builds: Science & Arrogance9:30 — September 8 — Hour by Hour14:00 — The Aftermath17:00 — What Science Learned19:30 — Outro & What's NextKey Facts From This EpisodeThe 1900 Galveston Hurricane made landfall on September 8, 1900 as a Category 4 stormStorm surge: approximately 15.7 feet — on an island with a maximum elevation of 8.7 feetEstimated wind speeds: 120–140 mph (the anemometer blew off at 6:15 p.m. after recording 100 mph)Death toll: a minimum of 6,000; most estimates cite 8,000–10,000; some reach 12,000Isaac Cline's 1891 Galveston Daily News article called a damaging hurricane "a crazy idea"The 4-foot-in-4-seconds surge at 7:30 p.m. is documented in Cline's own Monthly Weather Review reportThe Galveston Seawall: 17 feet high, 3.3 miles long at completion on July 29, 1904More than 2,000 structures were raised on hand-turned jackscrews; the island grade was elevated up to 17 feetThe seawall proved itself in the 1909 and 1915 hurricanes — the 1915 storm killed 8 people, versus thousands in 1900Sources & Further ReadingIsaac M. Cline's firsthand report — Monthly Weather Review, September 1900 (NOAA)1900 Galveston Hurricane — WikipediaIsaac Cline — WikipediaThe Great Storm: History & Aftermath — Visit GalvestonHistory of the Galveston Seawall — Galveston & Texas History CenterStorm FAQs — Galveston & Texas History CenterGalveston Hurricane of 1900 — National Park ServiceGalveston 1900: 125 Years After the Storm — Ohio State OriginsBlown Away: Galveston Hurricane 1900 (Willis Moore/Cuba warnings) — HistoryNetMilton Elford survivor letter — Exploros / EyeWitness to HistoryAbout Weather With Enthusiasm Storms. History. Climate. Wonder. Weather With Enthusiasm is a podcast from Kol Simcha Productions that dives into the most extraordinary atmospheric events in human history — with the reverence, awe, and obsessive detail they deserve. We cover weather science, historical storms, climate, and the human stories at the intersection of all three. Subscribe on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and wherever you listen. If this episode moved you, share it — and leave a review. It genuinely helps other curious people find the show. Next episode: One of the most violent blizzards in American history — a storm that shut down an entire region and rewrote the rules on winter preparedness. #WeatherWithEnthusiasm #Galveston1900 #HurricaneHistory #StormSurge #NaturalDisasters #WeatherHistory #Meteorology #AmericanHistory #Podcast #HistoryPodcast #WeatherPodcast #ClimateHistoryTimestamp Breakdown:00:00 - 01:03: The calm before the storm: Galveston on the morning of Sept 8, 1900.01:03 - 02:05: The four-foot surge: How a city was erased in seconds.02:05 - 03:19: Galveston: "The New York of the South" – a thriving metropolis.03:19 - 04:10: The fatal flaw: Galveston's low elevation and ignored warnings.04:10 - 05:13: Isaac Klein's "crazy idea" and the removal of natural defenses.05:13 - 06:17: The storm's birth and the ignored Cuban warnings.06:17 - 07:20: The monster approaches: Category 4 hurricane aimed at Galveston.07:20 - 08:31: Sept 8th morning: Thrilling waves and the beginnings of flood.08:31 - 09:36: Waist-deep water, Klein's warnings, and houses becoming weapons.09:36 - 10:37: The 4-foot surge in 4 seconds: The point of no return.10:37 - 11:38: Night of terror: Unimaginable winds and the struggle for survival.11:38 - 12:39: The aftermath: A city destroyed, thousands dead, and the body problem.12:39 - 13:40: Galveston fights back: The audacious plan to raise the island.13:40 - 14:44: The seawall and grade raising: How Galveston rebuilt and survived.14:44 - 15:59: The cost beyond lives: Houston rises, Galveston fades.15:59 - 17:13: Lesson 1: The power of storm surge. Lesson 2: The cost of dismissing experts.17:13 - 18:03: Lesson 3: Genuine resilience – innovation born from catastrophe.18:03 - 18:31: Conclusion: The overwhelming story of human hubris, nature's power, and audacity.#GalvestonHurricane #1900Storm #DeadliestDisaster #USHistory #NaturalDisaster #StormSurge #WeatherHistory #Hurricane #TexasHistory #Podcast #HistoryPodcast #SurvivalStory #EngineeringMarvel #ClimateHistory #HumanResilience #Meteorology #TrueStory #GalvestonIsland #ForgottenHistory #CoastalLiving #DisasterPreparedness #WeatherFacts #PodcastEpisode #MustListen #HistoricalEvents #PowerfulStories #NatureStrikesBack #TexasCoastalBend #GreatStorm #OceanPowerBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/weather-with-enthusiasm--4911017/support.Weather with Enthusiasm is produced by Kol Simcha Productions.New episodes drop daily (B'N)— a morning forecast at 7 AM and historical deep dives Tuesdays and Thursdays. Contact: kolsimchaproductions@outlook.comHistorical content is thoroughly researched and factually verified. After it has been factually verified it often will say so in the description. Should you find any mistakes, please email kolsimchaproductions@outlook.com so we can look into it and correct it. Not affiliated with any government agency or academic institution. Presented for educational and entertainment purposes — with meaning.Support the show — exclusive bonus episodes available to subscribers for just $2/month at spreaker.com/organization/kol-simchaThis episode includes AI-generated content.
What if the deadliest pandemic in human history was partly triggered by a volcanic eruption no one knew about? In this bonus episode, we trace the climate chain that led from an unidentified tropical volcano in 1345 to crop failures across Europe, desperate grain traders sailing into plague territory, and ultimately the Black Death — which killed 40 to 60 percent of Europe's population between 1347 and 1353. All facts in this episode are drawn from peer-reviewed research, including a December 2025 study published in Communications Earth & Environment. ⏱️ TIMESTAMP BREAKDOWN [00:00] Introduction — Weather and the deadliest pandemic in history [00:45] What most people know about the Black Death [01:30] The climate connection most people don't know [02:15] The Medieval Warm Period ends — and the Little Ice Age begins [03:00] The Great Famine of 1315–1317 — heavy rains, rotting crops, millions dead [04:00] Tree ring and ice core evidence — three cold, wet summers before the plague [05:00] Medieval physicians record the abnormal weather in 1348 [05:30] The volcanic cooling of 1345 and the grain trade chain reaction [06:15] Central Asian rodent boom and collapse — how the bacterium reached Europe [07:00] The full chain from volcano to plague — what the research shows [07:25] Closing reflection #WeatherWithEnthusiasm #BlackDeath #ClimateHistory #Plague #MedievalWeather #LittleIceAge #YersiniaPestis #HistoricalWeather #VolcanicWinter #ClimateScience #PodcastHistory #WeatherPodcast #ExtremWeather #MedievalHistory #ClimateAndDisease #HistoryPodcast #SciencePodcast #NaturalDisaster #GreatFamine #WeatherAndHistoryBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/weather-with-enthusiasm--4911017/support.Weather with Enthusiasm is produced by Kol Simcha Productions.New episodes drop daily (B'N)— a morning forecast at 7 AM and historical deep dives Tuesdays and Thursdays. Contact: kolsimchaproductions@outlook.comHistorical content is thoroughly researched and factually verified. After it has been factually verified it often will say so in the description. Should you find any mistakes, please email kolsimchaproductions@outlook.com so we can look into it and correct it. Not affiliated with any government agency or academic institution. Presented for educational and entertainment purposes — with meaning.Support the show — exclusive bonus episodes available to subscribers for just $2/month at spreaker.com/organization/kol-simcha
Your daily Chicago-area weather update with Simcha Lefton. Recorded Sunday, May 31, 2026.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/weather-with-enthusiasm--4911017/support.Weather with Enthusiasm is produced by Kol Simcha Productions.New episodes drop daily (B'N)— a morning forecast at 7 AM and historical deep dives Tuesdays and Thursdays. Contact: kolsimchaproductions@outlook.comHistorical content is thoroughly researched and factually verified. After it has been factually verified it often will say so in the description. Should you find any mistakes, please email kolsimchaproductions@outlook.com so we can look into it and correct it. Not affiliated with any government agency or academic institution. Presented for educational and entertainment purposes — with meaning.Support the show — exclusive bonus episodes available to subscribers for just $2/month at spreaker.com/organization/kol-simcha
Europe's 1473 Megadrought followed by some benefits of a quality hospice chaplain. 00:07 The Unprecedented Heat of 147301:10 Europe Emerges from the Little Ice Age: A Shifting Climate02:16 1473: More Severe Than the Millennium Drought?03:23 The Slow Building Catastrophe: 1471-147204:27 The Anomalous Winter and Spring of 147305:28 Extreme Phenological Shifts and Failed Harvests06:31 Europe's Rivers Vanish: The Drying of a Continent07:42 Apocalyptic Fires and Widespread Death08:47 A Winter That Never Came and its Deadly Consequences09:49 Scapegoating, Famine, and the End of the Drought10:51 1473's Legacy: The Longest Warm Period Until Now11:54 The Science Behind the Anomaly: Feedback Loops and Megadroughts12:54 1473 vs. 1540: Redefining Europe's Worst Heatwave13:56 The Little Ice Age Anomaly and Modern Implications15:00 The Past as a Mirror: Lessons for Today16:44 Simcha Left's Commentary: Heat Domes, Energy, and Chaplaincy18:56 The Connection Between Weather, Chaplaincy, and Spiritual Care21:00 The Power of Multicultural Chaplaincy and Hospice Work23:08 The Benefits of Quality Chaplaincy in Healthcare25:14 Music Credits and Concluding RemarksHashtags: #1473Heatwave #ClimateHistory #EuropeanDrought #LittleIceAge #WeatherChronicles #Megadrought #HistoricalClimate #ExtremeWeather #EnvironmentalHistory #HeatDome #ClimateAnomaly #RiverRhine #MedievalEurope #ForgottenHistory #Phenology #ClimateScience #PastAsMirror #WeatherEnthusiasm #Chaplaincy #SpiritualCareBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/weather-with-enthusiasm--4911017/support.Weather with Enthusiasm is produced by Kol Simcha Productions.New episodes drop daily (B'N)— a morning forecast at 7 AM and historical deep dives Tuesdays and Thursdays. Contact: kolsimchaproductions@outlook.comHistorical content is thoroughly researched and factually verified. After it has been factually verified it often will say so in the description. Should you find any mistakes, please email kolsimchaproductions@outlook.com so we can look into it and correct it. Not affiliated with any government agency or academic institution. Presented for educational and entertainment purposes — with meaning.Support the show — exclusive bonus episodes available to subscribers for just $2/month at spreaker.com/organization/kol-simchaThis episode includes AI-generated content.
Your Guide to Extreme Heat SafetyTimestamp Breakdown:00:04 Introduction to heat safety and episode overview.01:10 Defining Wet Bulb Globe Temperature (WBGT) and its significance.02:12 WBGT categories and recommended breaks for working/exercising in direct sunlight.03:15 Further WBGT categories and their associated break recommendations.03:40 Addressing heat safety for athletes, particularly in regions with high WBGT.04:18 Current WBGT readings in various US cities.04:54 Activity recommendations for athletes based on WBGT levels (under 80 to 84).06:25 Activity recommendations for athletes based on WBGT levels (85 to 88).07:28 Specific advice for athletes in Dallas with high WBGT, including cold immersion pools.08:30 Suspending practice at 90+ WBGT and regional variations in guidelines.09:37 Regional threat levels for WBGT, focusing on Region 3 (hot cities).10:41 Summary of athlete recommendations up to 90 WBGT.10:58 National Weather Service "HEAT" acronym tips (Hydrate, Educate, Act, Take it easy).12:09 When to seek medical attention for heat-related illnesses.12:34 Introduction to detailed discussion of heat stroke and other illnesses.12:51 Signs and immediate actions for heat stroke, heat cramps, and heat exhaustion.13:50 Additional heat-related illnesses from the CDC (sunburn, heat rash).14:10 Preventative measures: sunscreen, not leaving children in cars, avoiding hot meals.14:50 Hydration tips: avoiding sugary/alcoholic/very cold drinks, replacing salts.15:30 Quick recap of symptoms for heat stroke, heat exhaustion, and heat cramps.16:09 Symptoms of sunburn and heat rash.16:20 What to do for heat rash, sunburn, and heat cramps.17:09 What to do for heat exhaustion and heat stroke (including the crucial "do not give drinks" for stroke).20 Hashtags: #HeatSafety #WetBulbTemperature #HeatStroke #HeatExhaustion #AthleteSafety #SummerHeat #ExtremeWeather #NationalWeatherService #CDC #Hydration #StayCool #Sunburn #HeatRash #FirstAid #PublicHealth #OutdoorSafety #HeatAdvisory #WarningSigns #SportsSafety #HotWeatherTipsBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/weather-with-enthusiasm--4911017/support.Weather with Enthusiasm is produced by Kol Simcha Productions.New episodes drop daily (B'N)— a morning forecast at 7 AM and historical deep dives Tuesdays and Thursdays. Contact: kolsimchaproductions@outlook.comHistorical content is thoroughly researched and factually verified. After it has been factually verified it often will say so in the description. Should you find any mistakes, please email kolsimchaproductions@outlook.com so we can look into it and correct it. Not affiliated with any government agency or academic institution. Presented for educational and entertainment purposes — with meaning.Support the show — exclusive bonus episodes available to subscribers for just $2/month at spreaker.com/organization/kol-simcha
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