Our Guest WeatherBrain couldn't make it tonight, so our panel holds a homegrown episode to kick off 2026. Discussions include storm-based vs county-warnings, public storm reports, and a deep-dive into fundamentals of modern-day radar.

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• Severe storms possible on Friday in Deep South 1/9/26 (05:00)
• Storm-based warnings vs county-wide warnings (26:00)
• Pete Wolf Charitable Foundation (38:00)
• Helping the general public with radar interpretation (48:00)
• Public storm reports and how often they are used in NWS warnings (53:00)
• MPING (57:30)
• NWS app is needed (59:00)
• Protecting people living in mobile homes during severe weather (01:06:00)
• Threats-In-Motion (TIM) (01:08:00)
• Threat Confirmation Defined (01:14:00)
• Social media AI engagement farms (01:16:00)
• The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice (01:22:00)
• This Week in Tornado History With Jen (No segment this week)
• E-Mail Segment (01:24:00)
• and more!

Web Sites from Episode 1042:

Alabama Weather Network

Picks of the Week:

James Aydelott - Out

Jen Narramore - WeatherBrains 224

Jen Narramore - WeatherBrains 998

Rick Smith - The Annual Lightning Report 2025

Troy Kimmel - US Drought Monitor From 2000-2025

Kim Klockow-McClain - Foghorn

John Gordon - Extreme Temperatures Around The World

Bill Murray - Out

James Spann - AEM Releases 2025 U.S. Lightning Report

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.

On WeatherBrains this week this our annual year-ender episode with Greg Carbin. Greg needs no introduction; tonight we look back at 2025's notable weather events, and what the meteorology community has learned in the past year. Greg has presented his "Year-in-Review" presentation to the NWA Annual Meeting every year since 2004. His professional society memberships have included the NWA, AMS, International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM), and Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS). Greg currently serves as Chair on the NWA's Professional Development Committee.

Thanks for joining us this week for this year's WeatherBrains finale!

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

• Looking back at 2025 (11:45)
• 2025 Gulf Coast snowstorm (19:30)
• Legendary meteorologist Chuck Doswell passes away (21:00)
• 17 tornadoes in Alabama in 2025 (42:00)
• Mid-May tornado outbreak near St. Louis (53:00)
• July 2025 Texas flooding tragedy (55:30)
• Remnants of Typhoon Halong cross Alaska (01:05:30)
• Dr. Neil Frank 2021 interview clip/Rewatch Episode 819 for entire interview (01:14:30)
• The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice (01:11:05)
• This Week in Tornado History With Jen (01:13:00)
• E-Mail Segment (No segment this week - Happy New Year!)
• and more!

Web Sites from Episode 1041:

Remembering former KHOU-11 TV chief meteorologist Dr. Neil Frank

Alabama Weather Network

Picks of the Week:

Greg Carbin - Ensemble QPF Tracking

James Aydelott - Tulsa, OK record high temperature graphic

Jen Narramore - Ethan Mok on X: Zion, IL fake AI tornado damage

Rick Smith - Out

Troy Kimmel - Foghorn

Kim Klockow-McClain - Foghorn

John Gordon - Tom Niziol on X: Wind-driven seiche on Lake Erie

John Gordon - Tom Niziol on X: 80 mph wind gusts at Buffalo, NY

Bill Murray - James Spann speaks with FOX Weather's Bob Van Dillen

James Spann - Aaron Rigbsy on X: Tree damage video associated with a blizzard

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.

On WeatherBrains this week are two special guests. 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. He founded the Hurricane Intercept Research Team, which pioneers the use of unmanned camera systems to safely capture severe weather. Welcome to the show!

Last but certainly not least is our second Guest WeatherBrain Bruce Thomas. He's the President of WeatherCall and is the former spokesman of Midland Weather Radio and is a former broadcast meteorologist. He covered the 1997 Jarrell, TX tornado and has even worked with the Red Cross. 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? (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:

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.