Our First Guest WeatherBrain of Year 2025 is a Geologist with a passion for studying extreme weather-related surface impacts. His research primarily focuses on the geological aftermath of high-impact weather events. He's known for his field work and engaging video content. His unique perspective bridges the field of meteorology and geology. Phillip Prince, thanks for dropping by to chat.

Tonight's Second Guest WeatherBrain is the Warning Coordination Meteorologist (WCM) at the National Weather Service (NWS) in Greenville-Spartanburg, SC, a position she has held since 2019. The WCM is the NWS's liaison with external customers and oversees outreach and preparedness efforts. Additionally, one of the primary responsibilities of the WCM is to ensure that the NWS office delivers the highest quality weather related products and services to its customers and partners. As a WCM, she also provides high impact weather briefings and supports key decision makers in local, state, and federal government. She has been in the NWS for 25 years, serving as a meteorologist in Little Rock, AR, Raleigh, NC, and Atlanta, GA, before moving to Upstate SC in 2015. She received her B.S. in Meteorology from the University of Oklahoma, and her M.S. in Atmospheric Science from North Carolina State University. Trisha Palmer, welcome to the show!

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• Preliminary thoughts on upcoming winter storm late this week (11:00)
• Overview of post-Helene impacts (14:30)
• Old landslides as analogs to Helene-related impacts (39:00)
• Impacts on North and South Carolina tourism and the local economy (01:09:00)
• Failure of the imagination regarding post-Helene impacts (01:30:00)
• The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice (01:35:22)
• This Week in Tornado History With Jen (01:37:22)
• E-Mail Segment (01:39:30)
• National Weather Round-Up
• and more!

Web Sites from Episode 990:

Greenville-Spartanburg, SC NWS

Picks of the Week:

Phillip Prince - North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality

Phillip Prince - Hurricane Helene Damage Assessment Imagery

Trisha Palmer - Flood Damage from the Great Flood of 1916 Asheville, NC

James Aydelott - City of Wichita snowplow tracking map

Jen Narramore - NWA Webinar Series: Hurricane Helene

Jen Narramore - Lawrence Police on X: Snow storms thread

Rick Smith - Summary of the Predecessor Rain Event prior to Hurricane Helene

Neil Jacobs - Out

Troy Kimmel - Foghorn

Kim Klockow-McClain - Foghorn

Bill Murray - NWA Webinar January 8th, 2025 on Hurricane Helene

James Spann - NCEP SREF Plume Viewer

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.

Tonight is the annual tradition of the year-ender with recently-retired and former SPC meteorologist Greg Carbin. He was the Warning Coordination Meteorologist (WCM) at NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Prediction, Storm Prediction Center (SPC) in Norman, Oklahoma. Since 1996, Greg has performed as a severe weather, fire weather, mesoscale, and lead forecaster at the SPC. Prior to starting his career with the National Weather Service (NWS) in Charlotte, North Carolina in 1993, Greg worked in the private sector in New York and Vermont. He earned a B.S. degree in Meteorology from Lyndon State College in 1985 and has completed some graduate course work at the University of Oklahoma while an employee of the NWS. He is a 2011 graduate of the Department of Commerce’s Executive Leadership Development Program. As always, thanks for listening and good to see you Greg!

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• • Jan 10th-13th Winter Storm (13:30)
  • Big Bend Hurricanes of 2024 (37:30)
  • Hurricane Milton (44:00)
  • Lack of high-impact weather events in Alabama in 2024 (01:03:00)
  • Athens, Alabama 12/28/24 EF1 tornado (01:04:00)
  • Dealing with the difficulties of overnight QLCS tornadoes (01:12:00)
  • The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice (01:19:14)
  • This Week in Tornado History With Jen (01:22:12)
  • E-Mail Segment (No segment this week)
  • National Weather Round-Up
  • and more!

Web Sites from Episode 989:

Greg Carbin on X

Picks of the Week:

Greg Carbin - NWS Probabilistic Precipitation Portal

James Aydelott - Oklahoma Mesonoet on X: Extreme Graphics for 2024

Jen Narramore - Navarro County OEM on X

Rick Smith - Out

Neil Jacobs - Out

Troy Kimmel - Foghorn

Kim Klockow-McClain - Out

Bill Murray - Top 10 Strangest Weather Events of 2024

James Spann - Gage Goulding KPRC 2 on X: EF3 tornado video that tore through Montgomery County, Texas

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.

Seasoned WeatherBrains veteran Mark Sudduth AKA "The Hurricane Hunter" joins us again to look back on 2024's notable weather events. He is known for his work in tracking and documenting hurricanes. Sudduth has gained recognition for his storm chasing videos and his contributions to weather-related education and research, often sharing his findings and experiences through social media and online platforms. It's great to see you again, Mark.

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

• Analysis of 2024 Solar Eclipse (19:30)
• Looking back at Hurricane Helene (24:00)
• The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice
• This Week in Tornado History With Jen
• E-Mail Segment
• National Weather Round-Up
• and more!

Web Sites from Episode 988:

Mark Sudduth on X

Picks of the Week:

James Aydelott - Tornado Tracks Tool - MRCC

Jen Narramore - Snowflake Bentley

Rick Smith - Out

Neil Jacobs - Out

Troy Kimmel - Out

Kim Klockow-McClain - OU mourns the loss of Dr. Berrien Moore, a giant in meteorology

Bill Murray - Out

James Spann - Barry Butler Photography on X

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.