{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"WeatherBrains 1040:  I Will Hunt You Down","description":"On WeatherBrains this week are two special guests. &amp;nbsp;Friend of the show and WeatherBrains veteran Mark Sudduth is the owner of HurricaneTrack.com and has over three decades of experience documenting landfalling hurricanes and other high impact weather events. &amp;nbsp;He founded the Hurricane Intercept Research Team, which pioneers the use of unmanned camera systems to safely capture severe weather. &amp;nbsp;Welcome to the show! Last but certainly not least is our second Guest WeatherBrain Bruce Thomas. &amp;nbsp;He's the President of WeatherCall and is the former spokesman of Midland Weather Radio and is a former broadcast meteorologist. &amp;nbsp;He covered the 1997 Jarrell, TX tornado and has even worked with the Red Cross. &amp;nbsp;Bruce, it's great to have you on the show. Our email officer Jen is continuing to handle the incoming messages from our listeners. Reach us here: email@weatherbrains.com.  Mark's major projects in 2025 (08:00) 2025 Hurricane season's overall unexpected lack of activity (13:30) Launch of Mark's new podcast (18:00) Self-appointed Mayor of Weatherville (47:00) What is WeatherCall and where is it going? &amp;nbsp;(53:00) AL\/MS are the most dangerous places on Earth for tornadoes (01:08:00) Turning the page to 2026's very early hurricane season predictions (01:19:00) Jobseekers, watch what you post on social media!!! (01:30:00) The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice (No segment this week) This Week in Tornado History With Jen (No segment this week) E-Mail Segment (01:24:00) and more!  Web Sites from Episode 1040: &amp;nbsp; Alabama Weather Network WeatherCall Picks of the Week: Bruce Thomas - Fire photo from Yuma, Colorado James Aydelott - Tule Fog over California's Central Valley Jen Narramore - 144 MPH Wind Gust On Wednesday One Of The Strongest Ever Recorded in Wyoming Rick Smith - Out Troy Kimmel - StormReady Kim Klockow-McClain - Out John Gordon - Ice Tsunami Bill Murray - Out James Spann - Foghorn The WeatherBrains crew includes your host, James Spann, plus other notable geeks like Troy Kimmel, Bill Murray, Rick Smith, James Aydelott, Jen Narramore, John Gordon, and Dr. Kim Klockow-McClain. They bring together a wealth of weather knowledge and experience for another fascinating podcast about weather. ","author_name":"WeatherBrains","author_url":"http:\/\/www.weatherbrains.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/39515615\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/39515615"}