Tonight's Guest WeatherBrain is responsible for providing weather forecast and weather safety information to the OU Office of Emergency Preparedness before, during and after weather threats of all types on the OU Campus. He also provides support to the OU Executive Policy Group in severe and winter weather situations in order to facilitate campus protection and closure decisions. He develops and leads high-impact weather safety training on the OU campus for its over 30,000 students, faculty and staff, and for the over 40,000 pre-collegiate students that call OU home during summer sports and academic camps.

In addition, Kevin serves as Director of the Oklahoma Climatological Survey, one of the largest such Surveys in the country. OCS is charged with providing weather and climate data, analysis and expertise to stakeholders and decision makers throughout the state, and operates the Oklahoma Mesonet weather observing network. He also serves on the State of Oklahoma Hazard Mitigation Task Force. Dr Kevin Kloesel, thanks for joining us tonight!

Our email officer Jen is continuing to handle the incoming messages from our listeners. Reach us here: email@weatherbrains.com.

• Big event safety during severe weather (29:20)
• Distinction between fan injuries and player injuries (24:00)
• Dealing with severe weather during NASCAR/racing events (37:45)
• Lightning: Time, not distance (41:00)
• Hope Is Not A Plan (50:00)
• Practical advice for youth baseball parks (01:21:15)
• The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice (01:25:40)
• This Week in Tornado History With Jen (01:27:36)
• E-Mail Segment
• National Weather Round-Up
• and more!

Web Sites from Episode 984:

Dr. Kevin Klousel on X

Picks of the Week:

Dr. Kevin Kloesel - ANSI ES1.7 - 2021. Event Safety Requirements - Weather Preparedness

James Aydelott - Radar nerdy: Looks like a Da Brie signature

Jen Narramore - NWS Wilmington

Rick Smith - Atlantic hurricane season races to finish within range of predicted number of named storms

Neil Jacobs - Out

Troy Kimmel - Foghorn

Kim Klockow-McClain - Application Documents For Certification Fee Waiver Lottery

Bill Murray - Foghorn

James Spann - NWS Probabilistic Precipitation Portal

The WeatherBrains crew includes your host, James Spann, plus other notable geeks like Troy Kimmel, Bill Murray, Rick Smith, James Aydelott, Jen Narramore, Dr. Neil Jacobs, and Dr. Kim Klockow-McClain. They bring together a wealth of weather knowledge and experience for another fascinating podcast about weather.