{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"WeatherBrains 1051:  Oh My Cod!","description":"Tonight's WeatherBrains is all about the NWS Storm Prediction Center (SPC)'s convective outlooks. Guest WeatherBrain and SPC forecaster Bill Bunting joins us tonight. &amp;nbsp;He grew up in Virginia Beach, VA where we experienced a series of hurricanes and Nor'easters at a very young age. &amp;nbsp;He attended Old Dominion University as well as OU where he earned his Bachelor's Degree. &amp;nbsp;He's been with the National Weather Service since 1985, where he's worked primarily at local offices in Norman (OK), Kansas City (MO) and Fort Worth (TX). &amp;nbsp;He was Chief of Forecasting Operations at SPC in 2012, and is now the Deputy Director at SPC since 2024. &amp;nbsp;Bill, welcome to WeatherBrains! Second and last Guest WeatherBrain (but certainly not the least!) is the brand new Warning Coordination Meteorologist (MIC) for the SPC. &amp;nbsp;He grew up in Ohio and attended Valparaiso University, and has since worked for the NWS for over 15 years. &amp;nbsp;He loves historical weather statistics and visualization. &amp;nbsp;Evan Bentley, welcome to WeatherBrains! Our email officer Jen is continuing to handle the incoming messages from our listeners. Reach us here: email@weatherbrains.com.  Organization\/structure of NWS Storm Prediction Center (14:00) SPCS's Fire weather forecasting (16:00) Science behind SPC's new conditional intensity forecasts (20:30) Deterministic factors for a PDS (Particularly Dangerous Situation) watch (26:00) Improving communication of impactful weather events to family and co workers (40:00) SPC's philosophy on dealing with QLCS events (51:00) National team approach for warnings? &amp;nbsp;(01:03:00) The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice (01:29:45) This Week in Tornado History With Jen (01:32:15) E-Mail Segment (01:24:00) and more!  Web Sites from Episode 1051: &amp;nbsp; Alabama Weather Network Picks of the Week: Bill Bunting - SPC Hazard Climatology James Aydelott - Okie James on Facebook: Two supercell rotation paths Jen Narramore - Southeast Severe Storms Symposium XXIV Rick Smith - NOAA Damage Assessment Toolkit Troy Kimmel - Foghorn Kim Klockow-McClain - Edwardsburg Schools offer support as community mourns loss of student John Gordon - Congressman Eric Sorensen introduces new legislation to investigate major weather disasters Bill Murray - Out James Spann - Out 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\/40381750\/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\/40381750"}