Podcasts about skywarn

This week on the Carolina Weather Group, we're revisiting two unforgettable tornado outbreaks that impacted the Carolinas — and the brave meteorologists, storm chasers, and first responders who lived them firsthand.

The news from around Northfield, Minnesota on Thursday, March 13th, 2025:Northfield Shares Set to Give $262,000 to the Community This YearNorthfield School Leaders Head to the Capital & Meet With State Legislators; District Leaders Share Their ImpressionsRice County to Offer Skywarn Storm Training on March 24th

In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB,Caryn Eve Murray KD2GUT, Edmund Spicer M0MNG, and Ed Durrant DD5LP to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin Butler (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and the episode's feature is Pennine Ham - Nick G4IWO. We would like to thank our monthly and annual subscription donors for keeping the podcast advert free. To donate, please visit - http://www.icqpodcast.com/donate RADIO D.A.R.C. to broadcast out of England from January 2025 Changes Underway in ARRL's Vec Program A Big Brother-Ish Use Of The 5.9 Ghz Band? Encourage Youngsters on the Air 25th Annual SKYWARN Recognition Day Santa Net Runs Through Christmas Eve RSGB HF Contest Changes

On this show Robert walks us through setting up Skywarn plus on a Clearnode allstar node, using the Clearnode app on a cell phone. The revised part is refering to how you find your county code. To get your county code click on DropBox link below. You will download a file called Same Codes dot txt of all of the county codes in the USA. https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/jtf4148li2ukdi2dasyze/Same-Code.txt?rlkey=50k3527q19aglpzvwtghgeyyx&dl=1 To get your voice rss API key go to link below. You will need to create a free account to get the API key. ⁠Voice RSS - Text-to-speech (TTS) online service⁠ Don't forget to visit www.blindhams.com

Chris Jackson is a South Carolina-based storm chaser and a trained first responder. On April 13, 2020, he chased severe weather as it raced across his home state. The early morning event was a continuation of what became known as the Easter tornado outbreak of 2020, which caused damage across much of the South before coming into the Carolinas. In South Carolina, there were 5 EF-3 tornadoes, 2 EF-2 tornadoes, and 1 EF-1 tornado in Central South Carolina and East-Central Georgia, causing 2 fatalities and at least 7 significant injuries. On this episode of the Carolina Weather Group podcast, Chris Jackson shares his story of chasing the storms, reporting tornado damage as a SKYWARN spotter, dialing 911 to alert authorities of an emergency, and rescuing a couple from their storm-ravaged home. By the time the severe weather outbreak was over, Chris visited Williston, Neeses, Livingston, Estill, Nixville, and Walterboro, all in the state of South Carolina, to survey the storm damage. During the course of the tornado outbreak, the National Weather Service in Charleston, SC issued their first ever Tornado Emergency, which is the highest and most severe classification of a Tornado Warning. See the official findings from the National Weather Service: https://www.weather.gov/cae/04132020_tornadoOutbreak.html

Ham Radio Emergency Communications, or Emcomm, might not be what Disaster Preppers think it is. What do you think? What REAL usefulness can Emcomm have during an Emergency or Disaster? Should we include it in our prepping plan? Here are my thoughts...SPONSOR: Save 20% off of all Ham Radio Courses with the coupon code of JASON20 at https://hamradioprep.comLinks: Original Article: https://www.reddit.com/r/amateurradio/comments/1aori6s/change_my_view_emcomm_is_a_ham_radio_fantasy_of/Carrinton Event: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrington_EventBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/ham-radio-2-0--2042782/support.

Want to learn more about severe weather reporting? Come join the Basic Skywarn Training class on Monday, March 25 from 6-8 p.m. The class will take place at the Wilson County Justice Center located at 800 10th Street in Floresville. Topics of discussion will be flash flooding, hail, tornadoes, other severe weather, and how to submit a severe weather report to the National Weather Service. The class is open to everyone and walk-ins are welcome. For more information, visit weather.gov/ewx/ training.Article Link

On this show Johnny NE5L shows us how to add Skywarn Plus to a Non- Clearnode Allstar node. Don't forget to visit www.blindhams.com

On this show Robert walks us through setting up Skywarn plus on a Clearnode allstar node, using the Clearnode app on a cell phone. To get your county code go to website below. NWS Public Alerts in XML/CAP v1.1 and ATOM Formats - NOAA's National Weather Service To get your voice rss API key go to link below. Voice RSS - Text-to-speech (TTS) online service Don't forget to visit www.blindhams.com

In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, Dan Romanchik KB6NU, Caryn Eve Murray KD2GUT, Edmund Spicer M0MNG, and Ed Durrant DD5LP to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin Butler (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and the episode's feature is SpyRadio and Parasets. We would like to thank an our monthly and annual subscription donors for keeping the podcast advert free. To donate, please visit - http://www.icqpodcast.com/donate Ofcom Investigation Helps to Convict a Man of Causing Interference to Amateur Radio Happy 10th Birthday FUNcube-1 (AO-73) POTA, SOTA and JOTA; Skywarn in Knox County, TN Fire Sweeps Through Nikola Tesla's Last Remaining Lab Using Radiowaves To Diagnose Climate Issues Hams Track Down Medicine in Short Supply for Critically Ill Child NASA Launches Spot the Station App YOTA Month 2023 has begun SDRconnect Preview 2 released

On this show Billy Erwin K 9 O H the South Carolina Skywarn Coordinator tells us all about Skywarn and how as blind hams we can help spot storms. For more information check out website below. https://www.weather.gov/skywarn/ Don't forget to visit www.blindhams.com

It's summer, and along with barbecues, beach days, and gardening, it's the time of year for severe storms. Although the National Weather Service has many forecasting tools at its disposal, there are blind spots where alerting the public about hazardous situations can be hard to achieve. That's where “SKYWARN®” comes in.

Community is everything, especially when you're living far from home. Drawing from the love they have for their Irish backgrounds, the founders of Mná Mheiriceá are working to create a new women's networking group in Boston not just for the Irish diaspora, but for all women. Megan Greeley joins the show with all the details. PLUS: Spring is here, and that means baby animals are coming into the world! Hancock Shaker Village in Pittsfield is holding their annual Baby Animals Festival. Nathaniel Silver, Executive Director and CEO of Hancock Shaker Village, has more on how you can get up close and personal with adorable piglets, chicks, lambs, and other cuties. ALSO: Forecasters at the National Weather Service are gearing up for stormy weather this summer, and they need your help on the ground! Bryce Williams, Meteorologist at the National Weather Service in Norton, joins Nichole with all the info you need to know about their upcoming round of SKYWARN classes.

Get involved in the weather with these upcoming events: WCNC Charlotte Chief Meteorologist Brad Panovich hosts a storm spotter SKYWARN class in Charlotte. Join virtually in in-person. Details: https://www.wcnc.com/article/weather/charlotte-severe-weather-spotter-class-brad-panovich-wcnc-community/275-bbd45b56-25ba-4957-8f6c-16ce7e0f6ca1 And come to the Schiele Museum in Gastonia on Saturday to meet the entire WCNC weather team starting at 10 a.m. https://www.wcnc.com/article/weather/meet-wcnc-charlotte-weather-team-schiele-museum-gastonia-earth-day-brad-panovich-larry-sprinkle/275-16b70345-a41b-4ad2-b8e2-f11709206b63 Plus, a new Duke Energy pilot program wants to save you money by making retrofits to homes to make them more energy efficient: https://www.wcnc.com/article/tech/science/climate-science/duke-energy-charlotte-home-repairs-energy-efficiency-green-apply/275-17fd8ca3-c738-42c7-b76c-b373cce646a1 MERCH: https://www.youtube.com/@CarolinaWeatherGroup/store LEAVE A TIP: https://streamelements.com/carolinawxgroup/tip ️ SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PODCAST: https://anchor.fm/carolinaweather SUPPORT US ON PATREON: https://patreon.com/carolinaweathergroup VISIT OUR WEBSITE: https://carolinaweathergroup.com The Carolina Weather Group operates a weekly talk show of the same name. Broadcasting each week from the Carolinas, the show is dedicated to covering weather, science, technology, and more with newsmakers from the field of atmospheric science. With co-hosts across both North Carolina and South Carolina, the show may closely feature both NC weather and SC weather, but the topics are universally enjoyable for any weather fan. Join us as we talk about weather, environment, the atmosphere, space travel, and all the technology that makes it possible. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/carolinaweather/message

We're taking a week off and continuing to comb through all the amazing footage we're going to share with you from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Before then, James Brierton has a few quick announcements: Join us Tuesday, March 14 for a free SKYWARN storm spotter training: https://fb.me/e/DnYhxpud We invite you to join CoCoRaHS to report backyard precipitation amounts: https://www.cocorahs.org/ And stay tuned for more behind-the-scenes space content from our visit to NASA! LEAVE A TIP: https://streamelements.com/carolinawxgroup/tip BUY MERCH: https://bit.ly/3I3YAzx SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PODCAST: https://anchor.fm/carolinaweather SUPPORT US ON PATREON: https://patreon.com/carolinaweathergroup VISIT OUR WEBSITE: https://carolinaweathergroup.com The Carolina Weather Group operates a weekly talk show of the same name. Broadcasting each week from the Carolinas, the show is dedicated to covering weather, science, technology, and more with newsmakers from the field of atmospheric science. With co-hosts across both North Carolina and South Carolina, the show may closely feature both NC weather and SC weather, but the topics are universally enjoyable for any weather fan. Join us as we talk about weather, environment, the atmosphere, space travel, and all the technology that makes it possible. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/carolinaweather/message

Happy Thanksgiving! Tonight we talk about Youth On The Air. Randy updates us on his Winlink journey. Joe has new kits, Don brings up the Amateur Radio Newsline and Amanda talks to us about Skywarn. An absolutely packed show! Huge thanks to ICOM for supporting Ham Nation on the Ham Radio Crash Course and their twice monthly giveaways! http://icomamerica.com/en/amateur/hamnation/default.aspxThe HRCC November Antenna Giveaway is LIVE: https://forms.gle/PphNer2fyx2Rk8Zx7Intrepid DX Contest: https://www.intrepid-dx.com/news.phpLinks from the show!Raspberry Pi Alternative: https://amzn.to/3zh2ule100 years Collector ARRL Handbook: https://home.arrl.org/action/Store/Product-Details/productId/2003373106http://archive.org/details/dlarchttps://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.shogouki.ic705remote&hl=en_US&gl=UShaminstructor.comJosh's campout: https://maps.app.goo.gl/zwnjpnAcpyhKzWsA7You can find Joe's rework station here: https://amzn.to/3CeQyCd (this is an Amazon affiliate link)ARRL Teacher Institute: http://www.arrl.org/teachers-institute-on-wireless-technologyMorsle (CW wordle) https://morsle.fun/Gordon West's Study Material can be found here: https://www.gordonwestradioschool.com/Don Wilbank's Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHXqPB2Ya0yGTtZtfcO5avQRandy K7AGE: https://www.youtube.com/user/K7AGEDr. Tamitha Skove: https://www.spaceweatherwoman.com/Amateur Radio Newsline: https://www.arnewsline.org/Monthly newsletter, stickers, private content:https://www.patreon.com/hoshnasiPodcast...................► https://www.podbean.com/site/search/index?v=ham+radio+crash+courseDiscord.....................► https://discord.gg/xhJMxDTFacebook.................►https://goo.gl/cv5rEQTwitter......................► https://twitter.com/HoshnasiInstagram.................► https://instagram.com/hoshnasiSnapChat..................► @HoshnasiMusic by, Sonic D:Soundcloud.com/sncd Twitter.com/sncdFacebook.com/djsonicdCompanies can send demo products to: Josh Nass P.O Box 5101 Cerritos, Ca. 90703-5101#hamnation #hamradiocrashcourse

"Do burz trzeba mieć dużo respektu, jednak panikować nie trzeba. Ryzyko porażenia człowieka przez wyładowanie atmosferyczne w centrum miasta jest mniejsze, niż trafienie głównej wygranej w Lotto"Czyli o tym, czym jest burza i czy należy się jej bać. Jak powinniśmy zachować się w trakcie burzy gdy znajdziemy się na otwartej przestrzeni. Jakie oznaki zwiastują burzę, czy jazda samochodem w trakcie burzy jest bezpieczna, gdzie istnieje największe ryzyko porażenia wyładowaniem atmosferycznym oraz o możliwych skutkach takiego porażenia. O tym, czy powinniśmy odłączać urządzenia elektryczne w trakcie burzy, czy otwieranie okien jest bezpieczne i dlaczego stawanie pod drzewem nie należy do najrozsądniejszych decyzji.Na te i inne pytania odpowiedział Piotr Szuster - członek zarządu Stowarzyszenia Skywarn Polska, prowadzącego portal https://lowcyburz.pl.

Tonight we speak with Andrea Slack K2EZ about amateur radio roving. What is it? How can you be effectively on the road making ham radio contacts? Gordo Brings us Short Shots, the crew talks about their experience with the first ARRL International Digital Contest and Don brings us Amateur Radio Newsline.Huge thanks to ICOM for supporting Ham Nation on the Ham Radio Crash Course and their twice montly giveaways! http://icomamerica.com/en/amateur/hamnation/default.aspxLinks from the show!That cool badge Josh bought https://www.kd8lbs.com/badge-information/ Hamvention! https://hamvention.org/SKYWARN training: https://www.weather.gov/skywarn/wfo_linksContest University: https://www.contestuniversity.com/Young Ham Of The Year Nominations open!https://www.arnewsline.org/2022-yhoty-formhttps://www.arnewsline.org/prioryhotyMorsle (CW wordle) https://morsle.fun/Gordon West's Study Material can be found here: https://www.gordonwestradioschool.com/Don Wilbank's Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHXqPB2Ya0yGTtZtfcO5avQRandy K7AGE: https://www.youtube.com/user/K7AGEDr. Tamitha Skove: https://www.spaceweatherwoman.com/Amateur Radio Newsline: https://www.arnewsline.org/Monthly newsletter, stickers, private content:https://www.patreon.com/hoshnasiPodcast...................► https://www.podbean.com/site/search/index?v=ham+radio+crash+courseDiscord.....................► https://discord.gg/xhJMxDTFacebook.................►https://goo.gl/cv5rEQTwitter......................► https://twitter.com/HoshnasiInstagram.................► https://instagram.com/hoshnasiSnapChat..................► @HoshnasiMusic by, Sonic D:Soundcloud.com/sncd Twitter.com/sncdFacebook.com/djsonicdCompanies can send demo products to: Josh Nass P.O Box 5101 Cerritos, Ca. 90703-5101#hamnation #hamradiocrashcourse

Gerry and Pat talk about low power and SDR Radios, Field Day, Fox Hunting, Skywarn and more!

Randy, Gordo & Josh recount their Hamvention experience and maybe talk about their favorite pickups. Don catches up with last years YHTY winner, shares Amateur Radio Newsline and Amanda closes the show with a recent ARES activationHuge thanks to ICOM for supporting Ham Nation on the Ham Radio Crash Course and their twice montly giveaways! http://icomamerica.com/en/amateur/hamnation/default.aspxLinks from the show!That cool badge Josh bought https://www.kd8lbs.com/badge-information/ Hamvention! https://hamvention.org/SKYWARN training: https://www.weather.gov/skywarn/wfo_linksContest University: https://www.contestuniversity.com/Young Ham Of The Year Nominations open!https://www.arnewsline.org/2022-yhoty-formhttps://www.arnewsline.org/prioryhotyMorsle (CW wordle) https://morsle.fun/Gordon West's Study Material can be found here: https://www.gordonwestradioschool.com/Don Wilbank's Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHXqPB2Ya0yGTtZtfcO5avQRandy K7AGE: https://www.youtube.com/user/K7AGEDr. Tamitha Skove: https://www.spaceweatherwoman.com/Amateur Radio Newsline: https://www.arnewsline.org/Monthly newsletter, stickers, private content:https://www.patreon.com/hoshnasiPodcast...................► https://www.podbean.com/site/search/index?v=ham+radio+crash+courseDiscord.....................► https://discord.gg/xhJMxDTFacebook.................►https://goo.gl/cv5rEQTwitter......................► https://twitter.com/HoshnasiInstagram.................► https://instagram.com/hoshnasiSnapChat..................► @HoshnasiMusic by, Sonic D:Soundcloud.com/sncd Twitter.com/sncdFacebook.com/djsonicdCompanies can send demo products to: Josh Nass P.O Box 5101 Cerritos, Ca. 90703-5101#hamnation #hamradiocrashcourse

Bob Heil is back tonight! We also have Mike Kalter Hamvention Spokesperson, Michael Brulo shares his experience in Skywarn, Gordo has new Shorts Shots and Don brings it home with Amateur Radio Newsline. Huge thanks to ICOM for supporting Ham Nation on the Ham Radio Crash Course and their twice montly giveaways! http://icomamerica.com/en/amateur/hamnation/default.aspxLinks from the show!Hamvention! https://hamvention.org/SKYWARN training: https://www.weather.gov/skywarn/wfo_linksContest University: https://www.contestuniversity.com/Young Ham Of The Year Nominations open!https://www.arnewsline.org/2022-yhoty-formhttps://www.arnewsline.org/prioryhotyMorsle (CW wordle) https://morsle.fun/Gordon West's Study Material can be found here: https://www.gordonwestradioschool.com/Don Wilbank's Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHXqPB2Ya0yGTtZtfcO5avQRandy K7AGE: https://www.youtube.com/user/K7AGEDr. Tamitha Skove: https://www.spaceweatherwoman.com/Amateur Radio Newsline: https://www.arnewsline.org/Monthly newsletter, stickers, private content:https://www.patreon.com/hoshnasiPodcast...................► https://www.podbean.com/site/search/index?v=ham+radio+crash+courseDiscord.....................► https://discord.gg/xhJMxDTFacebook.................►https://goo.gl/cv5rEQTwitter......................► https://twitter.com/HoshnasiInstagram.................► https://instagram.com/hoshnasiSnapChat..................► @HoshnasiMusic by, Sonic D:Soundcloud.com/sncd Twitter.com/sncdFacebook.com/djsonicdCompanies can send demo products to: Josh Nass P.O Box 5101 Cerritos, Ca. 90703-5101#hamnation #hamradiocrashcourse

Show Notes (contains affiliate links): Ham Radio Workbench Tools Show Topic: Ham Radio Workbench Tools (all listed here https://a.co/0D2IUQE) On this week's episode of Ham Radio Crash Course, a podcast roughly based on amateur radio but mostly made up of responding to emails from listeners, hosted by Josh Nass - KI6NAZ and his reluctant wife, Leah - KN6NWZ, we talk about getting Skywarn trained, interpersonal skills for preparedness, and ham radio workbench tools.    Have a drink with us! Today, we're drinking…  Strawberry Orange Mango Pressed Juice, Coronado Brewing Co. Early Bird.    Josh has a short tip with the Ham Radio Minute: Get Skywarn Trained   Join the conversation by leaving a review on Apple Podcast for Ham Radio Crash Course podcast at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ham-radio-crash-course/id1400794852 and/or emailing Leah@hamtactical.com. Leaving a review wherever you listen to podcasts will help Ham Radio Crash Course reach more hams and future hams and we appreciate it!   Preparedness Corner: Interpersonal Skills for Preparedness https://www.kmaland.com/news/iowa-department-of-corrections-hosts-emergency-preparedness-exercise/article_cce95f22-d149-11ec-aa75-abaf5304301f.html     Email Correspondent's Tower: We answer emails with ham radio questions, comments on previous podcasts, T-shirt suggestions and everything in between.   Links mentioned in the ECT:    QSL Cards from Amanda Alden: https://www.qrz.com/db/K1DDN   K6ARK YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/K6ARKPortableRadio   Ham Solo Mother's Day Activation: https://youtu.be/RTzjKmMcBX8   Tech Prepper YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/TheTechPrepper   Tank Radio YouTube: https://youtube.com/shorts/xFnk2ku9ldw?feature=share   Pommery Mustard: https://amzn.to/39ibV9z   Jake's Radio Kit: https://amzn.to/3l94l46 Show Topic: Ham Radio Workbench Tools (all listed here https://a.co/0D2IUQE) Thank you all for listening to the podcast.  We have a lot of fun making it and the fact you listen and send us feedback means alot to us!   Want to send us something? Josh Nass  P.O. Box 5101 Cerritos, CA 90703-5101 Support the Ham Radio Crash Course Podcast: Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/hoshnasi Shop HamTactical: http://www.hamtactical.com Shop Our Affiliates: http://hamradiocrashcourse.com/affiliates/ Shop Our Amazon Store: https://www.amazon.com/shop/hamradiocrashcourse As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.   Connect with Us: Website...................► http://hamradiocrashcourse.com YouTube..................► https://www.youtube.com/c/HamRadioCrashCourse Podcast...................► https://hamradiocrashcourse.podbean.com/ Discord....................► https://discord.gg/xhJMxDT Facebook................► https://goo.gl/cv5rEQ Twitter......................► https://twitter.com/Hoshnasi Instagram.................► https://instagram.com/hoshnasi (Josh) Instagram.................►https://instagram.com/hamtactical (Leah)

Learn about storm development and radar interpretation during Tuesday night's free advanced SKYWARN training class in conjunction with the National Weather Service office in Columbia,  South Carolina the Carolina Weather Group. Register: https://t.co/ysRUfAX5Oq  And we're back Wednesday with another episode dedicated to severe weather: looking back at last week's tornadoes, and looking ahead to a severe threat Thursday.  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/carolinaweather/message

South Carolina Assistant State Climatologist Melissa Griffin shows how to record, measure, and report rainfall totals observed in your backyard through a volunteer program called CoCoRaHS. CoCoRaHS (pronounced KO-ko-rozz) is a grassroots volunteer network of backyard weather observers of all ages and backgrounds working together to measure and map precipitation (rain, hail and snow) in their local communities. Here is how to join the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network: https://www.cocorahs.org/application.aspx Want to take your weather observation skills to the next level? Join the Carolina Weather Group and the National Weather Service on Tuesday, March 29 at 7 p.m. for an advanced SKYWARN storm spotter training class: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/986395392279449358 LEAVE A TIP: https://streamelements.com/carolinawxgroup/tip SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PODCAST: https://anchor.fm/carolinaweather SUPPORT US ON PATREON: https://patreon.com/carolinaweathergroup VISIT OUR WEBSITE: https://carolinaweathergroup.com The Carolina Weather Group operates a weekly talk show of the same name. Broadcasting each week from the Carolinas, the show is dedicated to covering weather, science, technology, and more with newsmakers from the field of atmospheric science. With co-hosts across both North Carolina and South Carolina, the show may closely feature both NC weather and SC weather, but the topics are universally enjoyable for any weather fan. Join us as we talk about weather, environment, the atmosphere, space travel, and all the technology that makes it possible. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/carolinaweather/message

Today we speak with Prateek Joshi. Prateek and I talked about the definition of AI,  machine learning, and an approach to using AI in the real world.  AI is in your future and it won't be the Matrix or Skywarn (or will it).    Prateek Joshi is the founder of Plutoshift and a published author of 13 books on AI. He has been featured in publications such as Forbes, CNBC, TechCrunch, and Bloomberg. You can visit www.prateekj.com to learn more about him. Plutoshift: https://plutoshift.com/  Re-Read Saturday News  We had a bit of home repair this week and I did not get the Week 10 of our re-read of  Agile Conversations by Douglas Squirrel and Jeffrey Fredrick completed (thanks to Laurie and Todd for use of their condo).  We will be back next week. Buy a copy now! https://amzn.to/3vEjr55  Week 1: Logistics and Introduction - https://bit.ly/3EZspxT  Week 2: Escaping The Software Factory - https://bit.ly/3HIlivg  Week 3: Improving Your Conversations - https://bit.ly/3ty0nYe  Week 4: The Trust Conversation - https://bit.ly/3ApUrSk  Week 5 The Fear Conversation (Part 1) - https://bit.ly/3gahSpt  Week 6 The Fear Conversation (Part 2) - https://bit.ly/34lLON4  Week 7 The Why Conversation (Part 1) - https://bit.ly/3Jg6KE2  Week 8 The Why Conversation (Part 2)  – https://bit.ly/34YAsPc Week 9 The Commitment Conversation -  https://bit.ly/3pmaooj    Next SPaMCAST  Next week, we revisit the role of the team lead and the concept of self-organizing teams. Can they co-exist?   We will also have a visit from Jon M Quigley who brings his Alpha and Omega of Product Development column to the podcast. 

In SPaMCAST 692 we discuss Process Improvement as a phrase or perhaps even a mantra. Uttering the phrase evokes all sorts of baggage and cognitive biases that affect behaviors, not always for the better. What are the listeners of the Software Process and Measurement Cast to do?   We also have a visit from Tony TImbol who brings his “To Tell A Story” column to the Podcast. We dive headlong into the tangled world of user stories and agile requirements.  Tony also announces his new ebook on agile requirements. Get your own copy!  https://bit.ly/3plyiAu  Re-Read Saturday News  Week 9 of our re-read of  Agile Conversations by Douglas Squirrel and Jeffrey Fredrick is about commitment. Over the years I have observed that there are some people who are very committed to adopting a new way of working, some people that pay lip service, and others who flat-out resist. This is obviously a continuum.  Update on last week's experiment: I was not able to leverage the concepts of joint design directly.  I did use coherence busting techniques again (we are back to situational context).  I am going to try again this week and I am also going to experiment with calculating the ratio of defined important words to total important words in conversations that people are trying to generate commitment.    Amazon Affiliate Link https://amzn.to/3vEjr55  Week 1: Logistics and Introduction - https://bit.ly/3EZspxT  Week 2: Escaping The Software Factory - https://bit.ly/3HIlivg  Week 3: Improving Your Conversations - https://bit.ly/3ty0nYe  Week 4: The Trust Conversation - https://bit.ly/3ApUrSk  Week 5 The Fear Conversation (Part 1) - https://bit.ly/3gahSpt  Week 6 The Fear Conversation (Part 2) - https://bit.ly/34lLON4  Week 7 The Why Conversation (Part 1) - https://bit.ly/3Jg6KE2  Week 8 The Why Conversation (Part 2)  – https://bit.ly/34YAsPc Week 9 The Commitment Conversation -  https://bit.ly/3pmaooj    Next SPaMCAST  More AI with a conversation with Prateek Joshi.  Mr. Joshi and I talked about the definition of AI,  machine learning, and how to test AI (this was just the tip of the iceberg).  AI is in your future and it won't be the Matrix or Skywarn (or will it).  

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Way Over Our Heads 5-15-2021SPEAKERSJim du Bois, Kenny Blumenfeld Jim du Bois 00:00You asked for it. Summer's coming. This is Way Over Our Heads. It's weather and climate podcast. I'm Jim du Bois, Kenny Blumenfeld's a climatologist. Kenny, how you doing? Especially considering that you made a bold prediction. In our last episode, you said it was going to get hot at the end of May. We're almost to the midway point of May. And it's kind of looking like your prognosis was correct. Kenny Blumenfeld 00:28Oh, yeah. I'm feeling smug and super smart. Oh, yeah. All of it. I'm doing all right, Jim. You know, the weather always has me on the edge of my seat. So I guess that makes today no different from any other day. But yeah, it's coming into an interesting time. For sure. How are you? Jim du Bois 00:48You know, Kenny, I'm doing well. I'm enjoying these last several days. We've had some sun. It's been a little bit cooler than average, but still quite pleasant. So I would have to say I'm very happy with May so far. With the one caveat: it's darn dry out there. What does our drought situation look like right now? Kenny Blumenfeld 01:10Yeah, it's getting uncomfortable. So, you know, we've gotten really lucky. I guess the overall story is it's for the most part been kind of normal precipitation in parts of the state, southern and central parts of the state, but dry in the far south in the northwest and parts of the far north, too. And that's kind of the overall picture. But you can't argue with it, we're just stringing together these runs of dry days upon dry days. And that is really where this year, it's kind of different from some of the other years. Now, last year, we did this too. We had very dry conditions. We had runs of over 15, and even 20 days, last spring, where we didn't have any precipitation. But we weren't concerned about drought, then, because we had this huge buffer of moist soils, wet soils that were left over from the very wet 2019. And really a kind of a multi-year period. Well, we've now kind of spent through a lot of that moisture. And so, we find ourselves about as dry as we were last spring, you know, with much of the area coming up short for precipitation. But this time, we don't have those reserves of soil moisture to draw down because we've already exhausted a lot of them. And so now we're starting to kind of see some of the consequences. We have been lucky. You mentioned it's been dry. And it has been and you know, there's been a lot of fire weather potential and some wildfires, especially out in western and northwestern Minnesota, in this kind of pre-greenup period. But we've been otherwise somewhat lucky, because although it has been dry, it's generally been cool, and not even entirely sunny. And that has kept some, not all, but some of that evaporation at bay. Obviously, you lose moisture much faster if the humidity is very low, you don't have precipitation and also the temperatures are high. And for the most part, you know, as we think of the bulk of this spring, we've kind of been avoiding that, with the exception of what was the first day or something like that of May was very warm. But you know, it's been generally cool across the state, below normal so far for May temperatures. And that has helped slow down the drying. And that's why we kind of look ahead with the warm weather coming you got to be a little bit nervous because we're about to turn it on. And if we don't get precipitation to offset the exceptional drying that is possible in the coming week or two, I think then we're gonna be looking at much more dire drought type situation. Jim du Bois 04:03Well, staying on the topic of dryness, I couldn't help but notice how low the relative humidities have been over the past several days. Is this unusual for this time of the year in Minnesota? Kenny Blumenfeld 04:15It's not. I mean, I'd say the frequency of very low relative humidity is a little bit unusual in the context of the last several years. But this is the thing: our climate is really keyed to sunlight. And another thing that sunlight keys is the landscape. And you know, I know we talk about these terms, photosynthesis, evapotranspiration, evaporation, and I'm not sure if people are really thinking about what it all means but there's this beautiful relationship with the kind of normal cycle of the sun and how spring progresses and it goes like this. As you get into say, April and especially early May, the sun is quite strong. And as a result, temperatures generally, you know, can warm up a bit. But you have a problem in that usually, unless spring came very early, you don't have everything fully green yet. And so when all the plants aren't green, and the grasses aren't green, and the trees aren't all leafed out, and even when they are, it still takes some time for all of the systems to really get moving. But that means that there's not moisture being conducted through those, through those plants. And if it's not being conducted through those plants, and it's not entering the atmosphere. And so usually in the spring, you get much drier conditions, until that sort of green up really kicks in and starts contributing additional moisture to the atmosphere. So if you're going to have fire weather, it's usually before you're fully green. It's usually kind of typically, not always, but typically the first half of May and into April. That's kind of your main fire weather season. And then after that, you've got enough moisture in the air, because of all the plants that the humidities are higher, and it's harder for, you know, things to burn, they don't burn quite as readily. So it's all keyed to the Sun, the Sun kind of triggers the photosynthesis which then leads to all that plant growth which then leads to the plants conducting moisture and use it and going through that evapotransportive process whereby they pull moisture out of the ground, conducted through their various root stem and leaf systems and then transmitted back to the atmosphere. So that's all synchronized by the Sun. And it keys to our rainy season, once that moisture really kicks in, you start seeing our monthly precipitation starts to go up. And it stays up until, you know, mid-September, when the Sun starts getting weak enough that the evapotranspiration and photosynthesis shut down, and everything kind of goes back to sleep and things start drying out. So then you get another dry weather and fire weather season typically, in September, late September and October. You ever notice, Jim, that, you know, unless you're in a really extraordinary circumstance with extreme drought, you don't usually get big wildfires during the hottest time of year? Have you ever noticed that? They're not usually in July and August when you might expect them to be? Jim du Bois 07:32You know, Kenny, I never considered that before. But you're right. My recollection now, you don't see major fires during those months. Kenny Blumenfeld 07:41Well, I think of all of our really big fires, too. What was that? What was it the Pagami, the Pagami Creek fire, or Pagami Lake fire, the Boundary Waters fires of 2007 and nine and 11? Those were in May. And then you have the famous, the kind of historical Cloquet and Hinckley fires that were in the past, and those were in the fall. Those were in September and October. Even though July is far and away our hottest month, and we can be scorching hot, and we can be in extreme drought in July, there's still usually enough moisture in the air to prevent, you know, the fire weather people call them fuels, that prevent those fuels from building up and drying out a lot. And so instead we see our main fire weather window, basically going from whenever the snow leaves the ground, up until you know, maybe mid to late May. And then the next piece of it would be September and October. Jim du Bois 08:49Well, Kenny, we just entered a new decade and at the end of every decade, the NOAA climate normals change. So now we're looking at a period that would entail the years 1991 to 2020, where previously we were looking at stats from 1981 to 2010. What has the shift in normals indicated so far? You know, honestly there weren't any big surprises for Minnesota because, you know, we track all of this. And Minnesota's population is pretty aware of the changes that have been ongoing. In the Twin Cities, there was a very subtle increase in the temperatures. The average temperature in the Twin Cities went up annually by about six tenths of a degree over the previous normal period. So, there was a generalized increase in temperatures. It was strongest in January and December. And it was pretty robust in, you know, May through September growing season also, but we did lose a little bit of ground in February and in April, meaning that the period 1991 through 2020 in February and April was actually a little bit cooler than the period from 1981 through 2010. And if you can really think about it, you're kind of subbing in the 2010s and taking out the 1980s. And what that means is that February and April were actually a little bit cooler for those two months in the 2000 10s than they were in the 1980s in the Twin Cities, and this is also true across much of Minnesota. But all the other months, by and large, were either the same or warmer. And we sort of see this across the state too. Also, the state got wetter, we got more precipitation. The 2010s, that period from 2000, really 11 through 2020 was very wet in Minnesota, the wettest on record. And so no surprise that that ended up driving up our already fairly high, historically kind of elevated annual precipitation, but that too was not across the board increases and month to month. We really saw it concentrated here in the Twin Cities. May got a lot wetter, June got a lot wetter, and a couple of the kind of mid and late fall months. Whereas we lost precipitation pretty helpfully in March. And you can think of that, as you know, whatever happened to the high school tournament blizzards? Those don't seem to happen. We didn't have, we hardly had any of those in the 2010s, and so our snowfall and precipitation stats really drove down during March across basically all of Minnesota. But by and large, the 2010s were kind of snowy. And so even though the snowfall came down from the 1981 through 2010 normal period, we did see most stations in Minnesota continuing to be at or above historical high marks for snowfall in the 2010s. It just wasn't quite as snowy as the the 1980s that they replaced, but it was one of the snowiest decades on record. You know, no really big surprises in Minnesota. I would say the one thing that's different from this time, of course, we were just getting to know each other when the last normals were released. But in 2011, when those were released, the period 1981 through 2010 really jumped in terms of temperature over what had been the previous normals period. So that was almost like this head turning kind of shock where, you know, we saw some of the winter months in particular had warmed by, you know, more than three degrees at many stations. So, these very large changes in temperature that we saw the last time those weren't really replicated this time. The warming was much more subtle, kind of giving the impression that the sharp upwards trajectory that we had been on maybe leveled off a little bit in the last decade. Jim du Bois 13:10Are severe weather statistics part of this period that defines what a normal is? Kenny Blumenfeld 13:17Ah, that's a really good question. You think they would be, wouldn't you? Jim du Bois 13:21Yeah, yeah. Kenny Blumenfeld 13:21I mean, wouldn't you like that? It would be nice to have normals. You could kind of, and by the way, if anyone's wondering what is a normal, it's really, just think of it as an adjusted 30-year average. The reason I say adjusted is because if a station has every single day available, and for every single month and every single weather variable, then it's essentially just a 30-year average. But these are usually volunteer observers who make these observations, and they're often on vacation for a couple days out of the year. And you have to have a method for sort of estimating what those values would be if they had made every observation or if nothing had changed. And so, there's minor, very, very minor adjustments that can be made. But a normal is a 30-year adjusted average. And no, they're not, there aren't really good severe weather metrics because of some of the...you know, if you think of temperature, precipitation, Jim, those are kind of objective measurements. I mean, sure, there's a little bit of human error that goes into reading a rain gauge, but if you read 1.37 inches of precipitation out of your clear bucket or out of your manual rain gauge, you might be off by a 100th of an inch and it's a valid measurement, and with temperature, most of the volunteer observers actually have a sort of semi-automated system that logs the values for them, the high and the low temperature. So, it's pretty objective, but think about hail now or strong winds or you know, damaging winds or tornadoes, there's no real objective way of measuring, you know, there's no tornadoometer that you could use to measure the various aspects of a tornado. And we also know that you're a Skywarn weather spotter. You've been trained on the severe weather training, and so you know how to spot storms, and you think of our ability to see these over time has also improved. So, it's kind of hard to standardize that data set. But it would be great if we could come up with, you know, some kind of functional 30-year average. So, we knew, you know, here's the number of hailstorms that we should expect in Minnesota or in this area in a given year. Here's how many times we expect it to hail at your location in a typical year, yeah, all that stuff would be great. But no, we don't we don't have much for that at all. Jim du Bois 15:59Well, speaking of severe weather, last week, we observed the 56th anniversary of the May 6, 1965 tornado outbreak that hit parts of the southwestern western and northern metro areas, and I believe Kenny 13, 14 fatalities? 13? Kenny Blumenfeld 16:20Yeah. Jim du Bois 16:20Somewhere around there. Kenny Blumenfeld 16:21I mean 13 at least. Jim du Bois 16:21Yeah, yeah. Kenny Blumenfeld 16:22And a lot of, you know, hundreds of injuries and a lot of damage and a lot of stories. You know, everyone who is there, not me, I was not around yet, but everyone who is there had a story from that day. You remember anything about it? Are you too young? Jim du Bois 16:39Well, no, Kenny, I do remember it because it was my birthday. And I remember distinctly having a kind of mini-birthday celebration, we were going to have a bigger one with friends over the weekend. That was a Thursday night. So, I had a little piece of cake. There's actually a photo of me I dug up with the cake and little did I know the rest of the evening would be spent in the basement listening to some pretty compelling live reports called in by listeners on WCCO radio. But that's my biggest memory. Now, we were in a part of the Twin Cities that was not impacted by the storms. There was no damage in our neighborhood. Kenny Blumenfeld 17:20Where were you, Jim? Jim du Bois 17:21Living by Bde Maka Ska at the time. Kenny Blumenfeld 17:24Okay, yeah. Jim du Bois 17:25So there, now there were reports supposedly there were funnel clouds spotted over Lake Nokomis heading toward Harriet, Bde Maka Ska, Lake of the Isles. We were hunkered in the basement so we couldn't confirm or deny those reports. But there was a lot going on that night. And Kenny it begs the question, we haven't seen an outbreak like that for the Twin Cities since 1965. Statistically, are we overdue? Kenny Blumenfeld 17:56Yeah, I mean, on one hand, something like that we really only have one instance of it on record, so we have no idea what the return period is. We could look at other kind of similarly major events that were in the region that maybe didn't do exactly what that one did and assume that the recurrence interval has averaged about 20 to 25 years between major tornado outbreaks in what we now think of as the Twin Cities area. So, from that perspective, yeah, I mean, you know, you could, I suppose count July 3 1983, and maybe start the clock ticking there, because that was brutal. But we haven't in the Twin Cities area had anything like that in, you know, somewhere between, what 38 and 56 years. And so, it's, um, it has, you know, we should remember that this kind of thing happens. It's so hard for people to picture something that they've never experienced. And this is one of the, you know, we talk about this, you and I talked about this at bars all the time. Jim du Bois 19:11Oh yes, we do, Kenny. Kenny Blumenfeld 19:12How, how can, how do you warn people about the likelihood of something that they can't really comprehend? There's no real analogy, and you can only point at other towns in the United States where something like that has happened that maybe made the news during their lifetime. And you kind of say, we'll see that can happen here too, because we've had this kind of thing. I worry about that. Because we never know, we don't get a, we don't get a memo saying it's gonna be this year, or it's gonna be today, even. We don't know, I mean, obviously, we know it's not going to be today. There's no chance for the kind of outbreak Jim du Bois 19:47Right. Kenny Blumenfeld 19:48We, you know, we'll get a little heads up in that we'll know when the conditions are right for you know, unusually potent severe weather outbreak, but we're not going to know from the, you know, 15 times we have that kind of advanced warning in a given year somewhere in Minnesota. We're not really going to know which one to four of those is actually going to produce memorable weather in that part of the state. And of that one to four experiences, we won't know, is this, the one? Is this the one that's going to, you know, wreak havoc on the Twin Cities? So, it would be great if people, you know, kind of maintain situational awareness, knew where they were at any given time, the name of the county that they're in and what the nearby communities are so that when the next one comes, they kind of recognize their situation, and where they are, and you know what they might need to do. Yeah, it does concern me. Another thing, though, Jim, from Bde Maka Ska I believe, if you, and this is one of those things, you know, merely rewind the clock 56 years, I'm pretty sure that from the south shore of that lake, in 1965, you would have been able to see from the southeast, you would have been able to see the tornadoes to the west. And from the southwest, you would have been able to see the tornadoes up in Fridley. So, you know, no big deal. You kind of blew it, should have gone outside and looked. Jim du Bois 21:26Right. I don't think my parents would have been too happy about that. So... Kenny Blumenfeld 21:30Oh, I think everyone belonged in the basement. Jim du Bois 21:32Right. Kenny Blumenfeld 21:35But I think, yeah, you know, I, I, when I was a kid, the infamous Lake, Harriet-Har Mar tornado that went from Edina into southwest Minneapolis and then kind of jumped over towards Roseville. Well, also passed through Lake Street, Chicago Lake area, that tornado, a bunch of my friends saw it. And I was only about a mile at most from the path that its nearest point. And there were some signs. I was already an avid weather observer, but I was like eight, or not even eight, I was seven. So ,I always wonder what did I really see? And what could I have seen if I had just, you know, stayed outside a little longer or, you know, looked down the block. Because it was, it was, but you know, what do you do? You got to, I guess, if you're like me, then you spend the next 30 years trying to find tornadoes. Jim du Bois 22:36Right. Kenny Blumenfeld 22:36Which I did. Jim du Bois 22:37What's interesting too, Kenny, looking back to the 1965 outbreak is there are very few photos in existence of those tornadoes. And they were numerous and large, and in one case long lived, at least one case. And yet, we have very few photos. Now one variable, though, was the fact I believe it was dark during a lot of those tornadoes. So, there wasn't the opportunity to get good photographs. Also, of course, we didn't have a camera, a digital camera in our pocket at the ready so it was more difficult for someone to actually take a picture. But if you look at the outbreak in Fargo, North Dakota in June of 1957, that was very well documented. There were a lot of photographs, including some film that was taken, I believe, by a TV cameraman. And it's interesting why there are so few photos from that outbreak. Is that unusual, Kenny? Or is that an outlier? Or, you know, how do the various outbreaks over time rank I guess in terms of how well photographed or documented they are? Kenny Blumenfeld 23:48You know, a lot of the big ones from the mid-century and before just didn't have much photo documentation. I mean, you know, the tornados from 1965 in the Twin Cities were, they were moving at a pretty good pace. I mean, I think they were, as far as I could tell, they seemed to be highly visible. A lot of people witnessed them. But you had, it wasn't like now where you got a phone in your pocket with a camera on it. You had to think camera and have it with you. And I think when people were gawking at the tornado, those who weren't being hit by it, they were kind of making a decision of well, I can stay here and watch this once in a lifetime thing. Or I can go try and get my camera and possibly lose this opportunity. And so, I think that's one piece of it. The other was, you know, for as much as we say WCCO was giving people heads up, I mean, everything I've heard from those radio broadcasts, and I believe I've heard everything, every second of it. It was much less forecasting of, you know, here's what's on the ground right now so much as like relaying and urging people to stay in their basements and relaying information that in some cases may have been minutes, dozens of minutes old. And I don't think there was a great opportunity for people to know exactly which storm at what time was producing a tornado right then. There was, you know, I think one or two instances during their radio broadcast where callers were mentioning seeing the tornado right then and there. But a lot of them were calling into report something they had seen a while ago. And so, it would have been hard, and there were a lot of thunderstorms that night. So, knowing which one was the one producing the tornado out of the, you know, 50 or so that went across the Twin Cities that evening, that would have been challenging. I, I...and the other thing I would point out is, you know, Todd Krause from the weather service did go around to various historical societies, and it seems like from that evening, there are between four and six kind of credible tornado photographs that have...I think four is probably a good number, but maybe five or six credible photographs of the tornadoes at various parts of the area from that evening. And that's actually a pretty good number. How many tornado photos do you know of from the May 22, 2011 Minneapolis to Fridley tornado, Jim? Jim du Bois 26:34Interesting, yeah. Good. Kenny Blumenfeld 26:36Believe the number's at zero. Jim du Bois 26:38Yes. Boy, that's, I hadn't thought of that, Kenny. That's, because that was in that was during the day there was plenty of daylight. And yeah, that's surprising. Kenny Blumenfeld 26:49There's, there's actually some video that a gentleman took from kind of Central Avenue area. And that's actually amazing video with power flashes. And so you could presumably with permission, freeze that video and make a screenshot, but I know of no pictures of the tornado. And also, the June 14 (1981), Twin Cities tornado not well photographed, there were two pictures that I know of. And then a little bit of video from Roseville area. And St. Anthony tornado from 1984, zero photographs. The Hugo killer tornado on Memorial Day weekend of 2008. escaped not just photography, but also videography, nothing, not a shred of documentary evidence that it actually existed in the form that we know from surveys and radar that it did. And that was also a daylight tornado in a supercell thunderstorm, meaning all you had to do was be in the right location and you could have seen it wide open. But nobody was there Jim du Bois 27:59Interesting. Kenny Blumenfeld 27:59So, I think it has something to do with the nature of the beast. I mean, this is why storm chasers do what they do. Because if you know where to go, and you know how to position yourself, and then you have an understanding of the environmental conditions and all of that, then it's just kind of a matter of going to the right place, adjusting a little bit and then waiting. But if you're not in that position, then it can be very difficult to get a photograph or video of one of these things even on days where the ingredients are right there. And you know, the landscape of the Twin Cities doesn't necessarily make it any easier. With buildings, trees, bridges, all kinds of obstructions, and plus, you know, roads that if you are a chaser, you have to contend with traffic, detours, construction season, and all of that. So there's actually a decent amount of forces working against good photographic or video documentation of these things. Jim du Bois 29:02Well, Kenny, we had teased it at the beginning of the program today, that summer is coming. So, what can we look forward to Kenny? Kenny Blumenfeld 29:11Across the state, we're moving into a warm weekend and next week is starting to look hot. I mean, you know, so it's gonna be a beautiful weekend pretty much statewide. I can't think of a part of the state even, you know, Grand Marais I suppose if the water or if the wind is blowing off of the lake might be a little bit cooler, but I do expect warm conditions pretty much statewide Saturday and then ramping up a bit even more on Sunday with temperatures, I expect them 60s and 70s on Saturday depending on which part of the state you're in. 70s and 80s on Sunday, and then just you know, keep dialing it up as we get into Monday and Tuesday. Some of the official forecasts now have temperatures in the 80s for most of next week. And if you read the forecast discussions, the weather service forecasters in the Twin Cities anyway have been noting that the main guidance that they use to populate their temperature forecasts has had what's called a cool bias, meaning that it's been tending to make temperature forecasts that are a little lower than what gets realized. So in any case, we have the potential, later next week especially, for some widespread 70s and 80s, across Minnesota. And some of the output I saw from the European model recently has temperatures getting close to 90. So that's really kind of the dominant pattern for the next week to 10 days it's just going to be warm, increasingly humid. And although that humidity will be good in terms of preventing some of the fire, we really are going to need precipitation, because that evapotranspiration, the loss of water right out of the soil and out of the plants is going to really accelerate with those higher, higher temperatures. So it is going to feel like summer. Jim, I think we have, we have a decent shot now if the current forecast pattern holds, then I wouldn't be surprised if you do see people swimming in Minnesota lakes, at least in southern Minnesota on Memorial Day weekend. It's a possibility. I'm not promising it, but there's enough warm weather in the models now and in the forecast that we could see that. But we also really like some precipitation, because the water levels are pretty low. Jim du Bois 31:45Well, Kenny, the last episode, you said it would be hot at the end of May. That was your gut feeling. And it looks like things may be lining up to make that happen. But we shall see. There's always that variability. Kenny Blumenfeld 31:58Yeah, it certainly looks possible. I think that we're going to certainly, the second half of the month will be warmer than the first half. That's a no brainer. And it will pull our average up to kind of normal to above normal for the month. I think that's a no brainer. But are we really going to stand out? And is it going to be a kind of a hot end of the month? Well, that that part remains to be seen. But yeah, right now I'm feeling okay about that statement and about the side bet that I made with one of my colleagues about may finishing kind of warm. Jim du Bois 32:33Well, Kenny, enjoy the beautiful weekend ahead and we'll enjoy the taste of summer that's coming. Fingers crossed for some much-needed precipitation as those moisture levels start to increase. Kenny Blumenfeld 32:46Yeah, that's the big one for sure. Jim du Bois 32:48Yeah. Kenny Blumenfeld 32:48Need that precipitation. Jim du Bois 32:50But Kenny, enjoy, and we'll talk to you in about a week. Kenny Blumenfeld 32:54Yeah, you too. Good to talk to you, Jim. Thanks a lot. Jim du Bois 32:57This is Way Over Our Heads. It's a weather and climate podcast. I'm Jim du Bois. Kenny Blumenfeld's a climatologist. We'll catch you next time.

Bobby Graves, KB5HAV, Julio Ripoll, WD4R, Rob Macedo KD1CY, and Lloyd Colston, KC5FM from the Hurricane Watch Net and the VoIP Hurricane Net will join us again to talk about the upcoming hurricane season and changes in the training and preparation for those storms. Call in live with your questions and comments.Be sure to CALL in with your questions and comments by calling 859-982-7373 live during the call-in segment of the show. You can also tweet your questions before or during the show to @HamTalkLive.

Tonight's Guest WeatherBrain is the Chief Meteorologist at ABC 11 in Raleigh, North Carolina.  He's been in broadcast meteorology since 1991.  He was named Chief Meteorologist in in 2007.  Chris Hohmann, welcome to WeatherBrains!  Our second Guest WeatherBrain is the Emergency Coordinator for central Carolina amateur radio Skywarn.  She's been volunteering with the NWS since 2005.  She's also a SKYWARN class instructor.  Virginia Enzor, welcome!  Our third guest WeatherBrain is the Warning Coordination Meteorologist at the NWS in Raleigh.  He's been with the NWS since 1999.  He's worked at the NWS offices in Newport, Morehead City, Tampa, Flagstaff and Raleigh, where he's been since 2012.  Nick Petro, welcome to WeatherBrains! 

While most of NEOhio looks out the window and makes plans to enjoy the wintry weather, Freddie Zeigler from the National Weather Service Cleveland office is preparing for spring and summer severe weather season. He is coordinating the Skywarn program that will train anyone who is interested how to spot and report weather issues as we approach severe thunderstorm season. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/andrebernier/support

A chat with Mike Corey, KI1U, about storm spotting and SKYWARN.

Bobby Graves, KB5HAV, Julio Ripoll, WD4R, Rob Macedo KD1CY, and Lloyd Colston, KC5FM from the Hurricane Watch Net and the VoIP Hurricane Net are here to talk about Hurricane Preparedness Week, Weather Observers Day, the 55th anniversary of the Hurricane Watch Net, and the 40th anniversary of the amateur radio station at the National Hurricane Center, WX4NHC.Be sure to CALL in with your questions and comments by calling 859-982-7373 live during the call-in segment of the show. You can also tweet your questions before or during the show to @HamTalkLive.

In This Episode Guest: Lori Bailey, Photographer and Storm Chaser Titan U Minute Lightning Round: Name That Tune (80's Hair Metal Bands) #WeatherFools - We present the fools doing stupid things in weather situations Weather Trollbot 5000 - Our garage sale robot interprets the thought of our weather friends when trolled on social media  Lori Bailey, Storm Chaser and Photographer Lori Bailey is a southern Arizona photographer and Skywarn spotter whose images and videos have been featured on Arizona Highways.com, The Weather Channel, and all local media outlets.   In 2019, Lori co-hosted MonsoonCon, a one-day conference held annually in Tucson, Arizona.  During July through September Lori offers storm chasing workshops that take guests throughout Arizona and New Mexico in the pursuit of epic high based monsoon thunderstorms. Follow Lori on Social Media and the web: @lorigraceaz on Twitter @lorigraceaz on Instagram @lorigraceaz on Facebook Titan U Minute is a segment brought to you by www.TornadoTitans.com #WeatherFools Links: Phil - Senior Citizen Open Air Storm Tour Phil - McLaren Gets Stuck In Charleston Flood Phil - Two Arrested for Hoarding Diapers Intended for Tornado Victims Phil - Fishing Near a Tornado Kim - Tumbleweed Tornado (Dust Devil) Greg - Yukon Beach Packed Defying COVID-19 Orders MJ - Man on Car Roof During Hail Storm MJ - Drinking Beer on a Lake with Tornado in Background Submit your questions or comments about this show to questions@stormfrontfreaks.com and we may read it on our next episode! Next Episode records on May 14th at 9pmET/8pmCT.  We'll be talking to Social Scientist and FACETs Program Manager at NOAA, Dr. Gina Eosco! Credits Opening Music: Brett Epstein Closing Music: Gabe Cox Other Music: “Pecos Hank” Schyma from El Reno Blues

This week I took a trip to Denver to visit my brother, While I was there I took the SKYWARN training to become a weather spotter! The song of the week is "Hey Wind" and there are memes described!

Understanding feed line loss; VHF/UHF digital vs analog; all about SKYWARN.

Cloudy with a Chance of Podcast: SkyWarn 2020

Cloudy with a Chance of Podcast: SkyWarn 2020

This is a CafeCast interview with Heather Hagen, KE0NHL of Clever, Missouri as we look closer at her reason to get an amateur radio license,...Skywarn weather and ARES involvement. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/digicommcafe/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/digicommcafe/support

This week we sit down with SKYWARN volunteers to hear how you can become a trained weather spotter. Plus, two SKYWARN members share their stories of disasters missions they participated in while volunteering for the Red Cross and FEMA.

This week we sit down with SKYWARN volunteers to hear how you can become a trained weather spotter. Plus, two SKYWARN members share their stories of disasters missions they participated in while volunteering for the Red Cross and FEMA.

Hablamos sobre Skywarn y noticias de radioafición.https://www.skywarn.org/--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/desdemishack/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/desdemishack/support

On this episode, we announce the winner of the monthly LDG tuner giveaway. Are you in the random drawing? Plus, we celebrate Skywarn, the Bee Gees and being prepared in 2019. All of this and more on this edition of 100 Watts and a Wire.

Severe Weather Monitoring goes beyond just scanning.   I believe that every home and business should have a weather alert radio in a location that is centralized.   A weather alert radio can be a life saving device and should be given the same importance as smoke detectors, CO alarms, Explosive Gas meters, and fire extinguishers. In this session, we discuss how to use your scanner as a weather alert radio, how to monitor weather activity from SKYWARN via Amateur Radio, GMRS, and FRS. I also recommend a few dedicated Weather Alert radios that you can purchase for less than $50 (USD). Step by Step instructions for purchasing and setting up a weather alert radio can be found in the show notes at www.scannerschool.com/session19  or at www.scannerschool.com/wxalert

John Mills, KC9BRX from Central Indiana SKYWARN will be on the show to talk about local and regional SKYWARN Nets. We will talk about what they do, and how to properly run an efficient and accurate net. And, we will take your questions live as always!Be sure to CALL in with your questions and comments by calling 812-NET-HAM-1 live during the show, or by Skype. Our username is hamtalklive. You can also tweet your questions before or during the show to @HamTalkLive.Links from tonights #skywarn show: SKYWARN EMail Reflector: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/skywarnWeather Ready Nation:https://www.weather.gov/wrn/Ham Talk Live! Hurricane Watch Net episode 42https://www.spreaker.com/user/hamtalklive/episode-42-hurricane-watch-net-with-bobbHam Talk Live! VoIP Hurricane Net episode 56https://www.spreaker.com/user/hamtalklive/episode-56-voip-hurricane-net

WHIO Meteorologists Kirstie Zontini and McCall Vrydaghs chat with Dayton Skywarn Coordinator Don Parker, and the impact that Pi Day had on women entering STEM jobs.

WHIO Meteorologists Kirstie Zontini and McCall Vrydaghs chat with Dayton Skywarn Coordinator Don Parker, and the impact that Pi Day had on women entering STEM jobs.

Robert Macedo, KD1CY and Lloyd Colston, KC5FM talk about the Voice over IP Hurricane Net tonight. We will talk about how you can listen and participate in the net over EchoLink and IRLP, and take questions and comments from callers LIVE at 812-NET-HAM-1 and Skype at hamtalklive. We also take questions and comments via Twitter @HamTalkLive during and leading up to the live show.

Tonight our guest is Bobby Graves, KB5HAV, the manager of the Hurricane Watch Net. We'll be talking Emergency Communications, how the HWN works, and how you can help! Call in with your questions and comments LIVE during the show at 812-NET-HAM-1 or Skype HamTalkLive or Tweet @HamTalkLive.

In This Episode Guests:  Ian Enterline, Firefighter and SKYWARN Area Manager in Richmond, VA and Todd Krause, Warning Coordination Meteorologist at NWS-Twin Cities. Lightning Round:  Match Game Style! Storm School with Brady teaches about lightning The team discusses Severe Weather Warning of the Public Weather Fools: We share our most crazy examples Weather Resources: New segment highlighting weather resources for our listeners Our Guests Ian Enterline is a 12 year Professional Firefighter and Acting Officer in the Richmond, VA metro area and is also the Area Manager for the metro SKYWARN radio storm spotter network. NWS Wakefield, VA SKYWARN Twitter @rvastormchase Todd Krause is the Warning Coordination Meteorologist at NWS-Twin Cities, MN and is also responsible for SKYWARN spotter training. NWS-Twin Cities Warning Discussion Link The Weather Social:  Where do you get your warning? By Mike Johnson Sponsor   Nimbus4 Severe Weather Detection Device - visit www.stormfrontfreaks.com or our Facebook page www.facebook.com/stormfrontfreaks for details on how to win a Nimbus4 device valued at over $800. Weather Fools Links   Phil:  MS Windows 10 pop-up update screen during Des Moines forecast Marc: Denver Severe Storm   Weather Resources Links   Phil: MetEd weather education classes Brady: Weatherbell radar and maps   Submit your questions or comments to questions@stormfrontfreaks.com or on Twitter @stormfrontfreak We may read it on our next episode! Credits: Opening and Closing Music:  Andrew Slotta

Jeffrey Wilson, M.Sc.,Director and co-founder of the Independent Crop Circle Researchers'Association (ICCRA)has been investigating crop circles that have been reported in the United States since 1996,and has visited well over 100 during the last twelve years.He was an early member of the Center for Crop Circle Studies(CCCS),in both the UK and USA branches before both organizations went defunct.He has been a contributor of USA crop circle reports to the Crop Circle Connector website since 1996.He was a frequent contributor to Crop Circle News until that website closed.Wilson received a Master's Degree in General Science from Eastern Michigan University located in Ypsilanti, Michigan,where he taught both Physics and Astronomy classes,and helped operate and maintain Sherzer Observatory on a volunteer basis.He has also designed and taught an online Astronomy class for the OMNIBUS Master's Degree program at Schoolcraft College(jointly with Madonna University)in Livonia,Michigan.He was a six-time certified Skywarn severe weather spotter for the Washtenaw County Emergency Management Division and the National Weather Service while he lived in that county.From 1997-2000,he served on an Environmental Task Force for Representative Lynn N. Rivers,13th District,United States House of Representatives.He is a past member of both the American Geophysical Union and the Michigan Academy of Science,Arts & Letters where he has presented at their annual conferences.Wilson wanted to write his Master's thesis on crop circles but couldn't get any academics to sponsor it. Instead he received a grant for his thesis from NASA under the Michigan Space Grant Consortium to analyze and map geologic reflectivity data from NASA’s Lunar Prospector Mission.Wilson now works as an analyst in private industry. Read More about at his website http://www.iccra.org/members/jeffrey-wilson.htm