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On this year's episode, Becky, Jimmy, and Joel are all joined once again by Dan to talk about the upcoming snow storm due to arrive this week. They also discuss lobster wind, bidets, and toilet paper habits.   Show Notes! Accuweather - Major winter storm could unload 2 feet of snow or more in places Capital Weather Gang - D.C. region faces heavy snow, ice and flooding Wednesday from major Mid-Atlantic storm  

On this week's show, Jimmy is on a work trip so Becky and Joel are joined by Mihn Phan and Castle Williams from the WeatherHype podcast.   Show Notes!   Weather Hype - http://www.weatherhypepodcast.com/ National Weather Podcast Month - https://weatherpodcastmonth.com Pew Research Center - For Local News, Americans Embrace Digital but Still Want Strong Community Connection NOAA Storm Surge Overview - https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/surge/ Impact 360 Alliance - https://impact360alliance.org Music by dodie - "There's A Storm Coming Tonight"

On this week's episode, Joel, Jimmy, and Becky talk about the bomb cyclone current in progress in the midwest known as Ulmer.   Show Notes! National Weather Podcast Month #NWPM Joel was a guest on Weather Brains Episode 685 80 MPH gust in Amarillo TX blows over a tractor-trailer truck. And another one. Colorado Springs wind gust up to 97 MPH. Train Derailment near Logan, NM. Annotated map explaining the formation of the bomb cyclone. Dust showing up on GOES-17 blowing up from eastern Texas.  

On this week's episode, Becky's husband Dan DePodwin joins us to discuss historical cold snaps like the one we just experienced.    Show Notes! Devastation of the FL Citrus Crop in 1894/1895 https://medium.com/florida-history/the-great-freezes-1894-95-and-the-collapse-of-the-florida-orange-industry-7442e5d75337 December 29 1984 (18 Orlando; 24 West Palm) 1899 Cold Snap http://appalachianmagazine.com/2017/01/17/the-coldest-day-in-american-history/ Official Monthly Weather Review from the Weather Bureau https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sites/default/files/attachments/Monthly-Weather-Review-February-1899.pdf February 13th TLH -2F w/snow + capitol snowball fights MIA sub 30 (29) - only recorded a lower temperature twice Lexington, VA 70”; only a few hours drive away :) Port of NO completely frozen causing significant economical challenges Partially responsible for recession in June to 1901 Virginia (6th coldest February on record) -3 Richmond -12 Alexandria Frost in Cuba 1936 Cold and Heat February 1936 - Coldest F

On this week's show we discuss tornados throughout the year in 2018. Ian Livingston and Katie Wheatley join Becky, Jimmy, and Joel to review the overall muted tornado season.  Show Notes! Tri-state Tornado 2018 will be the first year with no violent tornadoes in the United States Rare December tornado rips into homes in Seattle area The biggest tornado events of 2018 An overview of the modern tornado record, 1950 through present (maps) Ian & Katie's website: USTornadoes.com Storm Prediction Center Ian's Twitter: @islivingston Katie's Twitter: @mapgirl18

Its the beginning of Season Two! On this week's show we discuss last winter vs this winter snow total predictions as well as talk about another El Nino, the "polar vortex", the Arctic Oscillation (AO) and the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO).   Show Notes! Winter 2018 - 2019 Last winter's prediction results. The North Atlantic Oscillation Global Patterns: Arctic & North Atlantic Oscillations FiveThirtyEight Forecasts The National Dog Show This year's snow predictions: Jimmy @ Richmond Airport: 37 inches Becky @ Penn State U: 42 inches Joel @ Dulles Airport: 46 inches Current Arctic Oscillation Status Current North Atlantic Oscillation Status    

This week on the show the gang talks about the recent Nor'easters and what causes them.   Show Notes!   Show predictions before Winter: Joel:  25" for Dulles Becky: 43" for State College Jimmy:  8" for Richmond Airport   Actual measured snowfall: Dulles: 11.8” State College: 14.9” Richmond: 12.4” Jimmy guessed the amount closest to actual, so he wins. Wikipedia: Nor'easter Why Are There Suddenly So Many Nor'Easters? Accuweather: What is a Nor'easter? Dakota Smith, aka @weatherdak's The Four Nor'easters of March GIF. This week's music if the Revival March by John Phillips Sousa.   March is National Weather Podcast month! There are a lot of other great weather podcasts participating in this program that we want you to check out as well. Please go to weatherpodcastmonth.com to check them out.    

On this week's show, Becky, Jimmy, and Joel talk about the upcoming cold weather pattern that is going to affect most of the US for the next couple weeks, how we did for snowfall predictions from last winter, and our predictions for the upcoming winter.   Show Notes!   Winter Weather Predicitons: NOAA Accuweather Wunderground The Weather Channel Capital Weather Gang Climate.gov The Farmer's Bullshitbook Almanac November La Nina Update Ryan Maue's GFS GIF NOAA's Winter Outlook Snow Predictions: Joel:  25" for Dulles Becky: 43" for State College Jimmy:  8" for Richmond Airport

On this week's episode, Becky, Jimmy and Joel cover Hurricane Harvey and its aftermath as well as Hurricane Irma, the impact the storm has had so far and what is expected to come. Show Notes! Becky's Irma Twitter List Beck's Facebook Stormblog Hurricane Harvey LANDFALL The forgotten but freakish damage from Hurricane Harvey’s eyewall in Rockport, Tex. FLOODING Harvey marks the most extreme rain event in U.S. history Texas flood disaster: Harvey has unloaded 9 trillion gallons of water The Houston Flooding Pushed the Earth's Crust Down 2 Centimeters TORNADOES FROM HARVEY http://www.ustornadoes.com/2017/08/30/hurricane-harveys-tornado-action/ HARVEY RELIEF FUND Global Giving Harvey Relief FORECASTING Forecasts for Harvey were excellent but show where predictions can improve Incredible meteorological imagery from Hurricane Harvey GOES-16 HAVEY IMAGERY 2017/08/24 - Harvey restrengthens into a Hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico - Geocolor - HTML5 Loop 2017/08/25 - 30-second ima

On this week's episode, our dynamic trio cover a number of topics including NASA's Juno probe flyby of Jupiter, recent flash flooding, weather twitter, a rogue ice berg, and the upcoming solar eclipse. Music: This week's outro music was "I Feel the Earth Move Under My Feet" by Carol King. Sponsors:  This week's episode is sponsored by Audible. You can get a free audiobook download and a 30 day free trial at audibletrial.com/icestationhousman. With over 180,000 titles to choose from, you wont have difficulty in finding something you'll enjoy. Thanks for your support.   Show Notes! LARSON ICE SHELF BREAK OFF One of the biggest icebergs in recorded history just broke loose from Antarctica FLASH FLOODING IN ARIZONA Arizona flash flood sweeps away family relaxing in swimming hole, killing 9 JUNO'S GREAT RED SPOT PICTURES Juno’s Great Red Spot pics are amazing! Here are some fun facts about Jupiter’s giant storm. UPCOMING TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE ON AUGUST 21ST, 2017 Map of totality path. 

On this week's episode we take the listener from the tropics, where Tropical Storm Cindy was, all the way to Alaska and the land of the glaciers.    Show Notes! TROPICAL STORM CINDY GOES-16 GIF of Cindy, via http://www.alabamawx.com/?p=137516 Cindy: Tropical storm Cindy threatens ‘life-threatening’ floods along northern Gulf Coast before moving inland Cindy remnants impact mid-atlantic Friday & Saturday AccuWeather Ready  ALASKA WEATHER Alaska Climate Research Center Chicken, Alaska Glacier Calving https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hC3VTgIPoGU 

On this week's episode, we cover babies and how weather affects them along with a plethora of other rat-hole topics and a little followup on recent weather events.   Show Notes! Unusually Hot or Cold Weather Could Affect Babies' Weight What Your Birth Season Could Say About You Temperature-dependent sex determination Effects of Extreme Weather on Reproductive Success in a Temperate-Breeding Songbird Effects of climate on reproduction in cattle. Today is the least cool day to be born Review: Sara Watkins, 'Young In All The Wrong Ways' Capital Weather Gang - Multiple tornadoes hit the D.C. area Thursday. We have video evidence.

This week on the show we discuss proposed budget cuts by the Trump Administration to the weather related government programs.   Show Notes!   Weather Service Employees ‘Shocked’ by Reported Budget Cuts Quote from above article: “It’s not a well-thought-through idea, in my opinion,” said Daniel Sobien, president of the National Weather Service Employees Organization. Though he speaks only for the relatively large weather service staff, the cuts discussed in the White House-to-agency “pass-back” documents will affect all of NOAA—“the people who make sure employees get paid, do the hiring and the paperwork, plus the satellite program, which has a direct link to weather forecasting,” he said. NWS is highly dependent on the rest of NOAA, he said. NOAA overall is reportedly slated for a 17 percent cut, but NWS and the National Marine Fisheries Service would take a hit of just 5 percent. But that is still “hugely devastating,” Sobien said. That’s because the lack of say for managers in reshuffling discretionary spen

Our first episode where all three co-hosts are in the same studio for recording! On this week's episode we discuss how the GOES-16 weather satellite is progressing, the recent severe weather outbreak in the mid-west, a check-in on the rainfall and drought in California, the weird winter we've been having, and we cover our main topic of ocean currents and how they affect the weather.   Show Notes! GOES-16 Cool GIF of a radar loop generated from GOES-16 GOES-R/GOES-16 Website MID-WEST SEVERE OUTBREAK US Tornados: The largest tornado outbreaks of 2017 RAINFALL / DROUGHT CHECK-IN IN CALIFORNIA Lake Oroville & the dam/spillway damage/overflow US Drought Monitor Website The drought in Washington, D.C., is now just as bad as California’s Capital Weather Gang: 500 inches and counting: Snow has clobbered California ski resorts this winter WEIRD WINTER / LACK OF SNOW IN CHICAGO For The First Time In 146 Years Chicago Goes Without Snow During January And February Main Topic: Ocean Current and h

On this week's episode, Becky, Jimmy, and Joel welcome guest Steve Travis, a meteorologist for Accuweather on the show to talk about the recent storms that have impacted the west coast, and lightened California's drought conditions. Steve also talks about what his typical day is like as a weather forecaster vs. what people perceive he does.     Show Notes! Topic 1: West Coast Storms rain and snowfall. How have they affected California's Drought? Five feet of snow and counting — California fire hose continues through the weekend Seven feet of snow in seven days, and the California ski resorts are rejoicing The drought is over in Northern California after up to 20 inches of rain and 12 feet of snow After 'pretty extraordinary' snowfall, Sierra Nevada braces for another battering from atmospheric river An example of how rainfall has impaxted lake levels. A before and after picture of Lake Oroville from January 2016 to January 2017. Topic 2: Perceptions vs Reality: What does a meteorologist actual

On this week's show Jimmy, Becky, and Joel take a walk down the memory lane of significant weather events in 2016, of which Snowzilla is the most memorable. It was also a year full of flood events, both tropical and non-tropical in nature. We take a look ahead to 2017 and how La Nina might shape the weather in the coming year.    Show Notes! Topic: The weather of 2016-year in review + La Nina Snowzilla tops list of 2016’s most significant weather events in Washington Year of the flood: The nation’s 10 most extreme weather events of 2016 La Niña NOAA La Nina page What is La Nina?  La Niña Is Here and Expected to Last Through Winter Our predictions for 2017: Jimmy says its the year of fog Becky is skeptical and wants data Winter 2016-2017 season snowfall predictions for nearest reporting station:  Joel says Dulles 42” Jimmy says Dulles 36” Becky says Penn State 38” Princess Leia' Life Day Song from the Star Wars Holiday Special. Debbie Reynolds sings "Good Mornin'" in Singing In The Rain

On this week's show Jimmy, Becky, and Joel welcome back Katie Wheatley as well as a new guest, Ian Livingston to recap the 2016 Tornado season. We talk about how El Nino affected tornadoes in the US this year, how this year compares to previous years, and what the biggest outbreaks were.  We also have brief follow-up on coral bleaching in the Great Barrier Reef as well as news that GOES-R is now GOES-16.   Show Notes! Follow-up:  Life and death after Great Barrier Reef bleaching GOES-R is now GOES-16 Topic: The 2016 Tornado Season A mere one tornado has struck the U.S. in November as yearly totals near historic lows What were the biggest outbreaks of the year? The largest tornado outbreaks of 2016 Jimmy's creepy supermoon photo. Halloween Dad Ian Livingston's 2016 Storm Chasing Flickr Album

On this week's show Becky, Jimmy and Joel have Dan DePodwin on to talk about weather satellites and the upcoming launch of the new GOES-R satellite. Show Notes! Topic: Weather Satellites and GOES-R Wikipedia: Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) Wikipedia: GOES-R NASA's GOES-R Website GOES-R Spacecraft Overview Lockheed Martin's GOES-R Datasheet (PDF) Photos: Atlas 5 rocket assembled for crucial GOES-R satellite launch Rocket Launch: United Launch Alliance Atlas V GOES-R This week's outro music is the song Satellite, by Dave Matthews Band.

On this week's show, our intrepid trio discuss the recent Hurricane Matthew. We review how the storm was forecasted, the impact it made on Haiti, Cuba, the Bahamas, and the United States.  Show Notes! Topic: The aftermath of Hurricane Matthew Gifs we mentioned in the show: Forecast Track Radar Loop Popular Science: Hurricane Matthew Was Deceptively Powerful Impact on Haiti: Before and After Satellite Images Show Haiti's Catastrophic Damage From Hurricane Matthew Haiti Before and After Hurricane Matthew in Satellite Images  Impact on the United States: Horrific rains and ocean surge: Hurricane Matthew by the numbers How Hurricane Matthew created such a devastating deluge in the Carolinas Florida Was Spared the Wrath of Hurricane Matthew's Worst Winds By Just Miles ‘Extremely dangerous’ flooding to grip N.C. for days, governor warns Matthew, Atlantic’s Deadliest Hurricane in 11 Years, Heads for Georgia, S. Carolina Impact on Nova Scotia, Canada: Storm blows the lights out in parts of Atlantic Canada   T

On this episode, we begin a deep-dive on some of the most devastating hurricanes (officially-named storms only) of the last century. From Camille in '69 to Sandy in '12 (that's a weird way to write that), we look at the impacts these storms had on human life, our economy, governance, emergency response, and the culture. This one's less goofy than other one's we've done, but there's some damn-fine analysis and Wikipedia reading going on. Also, Becky explains why these storms behaved the way they did, and since she knows what she's talking about, you'll probably learn a lot! SHOW NOTES! Small topics, News, & Follow-up: Astrological vs Meteorological Seasons Joel thinks Astrological seasons are stupid and we should all just agree to follow Meteorological seasons. Jimmy thinks Joel is anti-galaxy.  Heavy Rain Event in D.C. Region Wednesday - Friday DC Metro area, and parts of the east coast are in a rain deficit over the last couple of months. This event has the potential to make up a lot of that rain sh