WeatherBrains 993: Friends In Strange Places

Tonight's Guest WeatherBrain is a storm chaser, and is the driver and equipment technician for storm chaser Brett Adair. He has over twelve years of experience, and he's chased 22 tornadoes and 9 hurricanes across 39 states. He's a Pell City, AL native. Heath Lollar, welcome to the show!

Our Second Guest WeatherBrain is a WeatherBrains veteran and the founder of Girls Who Chase, a movement empowering women in storm chasing. A self taught chaser and forecaster, she has been chasing since 2018. Jen Walton, thanks for joining us!

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

• January snow on the beach (01:30)
• Close to 8 inches of snow fell on New Orleans on Jan 21st (05:30)
• Rating a tornado based on wind speed/Explaining EF-Scale (19:00)
• Learning lessons from getting too close when storm chasing (35:00)
• Dealing with devastating/violent scenes when storm chasing (36:30)
• Pets and other animals after destructive tornadoes (51:00)
• Psychological shock/Acute stress reaction for extended periods after a violent severe weather event (01:04:00)
• Girls Who Chase and what they stands for (01:07:50)
• Going through phases in storm chasing (01:30:45)
• Storm chasing ethics (01:45:10)
• The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice (No segment this week)
• This Week in Tornado History With Jen (01:35:43)
• E-Mail Segment (No segment this week)
• National Weather Round-Up
• and more!

Web Sites from Episode 993:

Girls Who Chase

Picks of the Week:

Jen Walton - Fire tornadoes a risk under California extreme wildfire conditions

James Aydelott - James Aydelott on X: "It's an oldie, but a reminder...Spring is just around the corner"

Jen Narramore - Ohio Genealogical Society

Rick Smith - SPC Mesoscale Discussion 36/Western North Florida

Neil Jacobs - Foghorn

Troy Kimmel - Foghorn

Kim Klockow-McClain - Where Have the EF5s Gone? A Closer Look at the "Drought" of the Most Violent Tornadoes in the United States

Bill Murray - NOAA Snowfall Extremes

James Spann - Gulf Shores, Alabama 01/22/2025 Snow on the beach just before sunrise

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.