WeatherBrains 1021: I’m Glad You Wear Pants Now

Tonight's First Guest WeatherBrain is a meteorologist and veteran storm chaser who has documented tornadoes, hurricanes and supercells across the United States since 2015. He has degrees from Arizona State University and the University of Oklahoma, where he operated a mobile radar under tornado research pioneer Dr. Howie Bluestein. Trey Greenwood, welcome to the show!

Our Second Guest WeatherBrain is a professional broadcaster and CEO of storm chaser Coaching, hosting over 200 episodes of the Chaser Chat Podcast since 2020. He leads the company's mission to centralize storm chasing education through structured courses and a long-term membership model connecting learners with experienced coaches. Gabriel Harber, thank you for joining us tonight.

WeatherBrains veteran Sandy LaCorte also joins the panel to discuss the upcoming NWA Meeting 2025. It's great to see you again, Sandy.

Our email officer Jen is continuing to handle the incoming messages from our listeners. Reach us here: [email protected].

• End of dog days of summer; fall is on our doorstep (04:30)
• NWA Annual Meeting 2025 Huntsville, AL (07:30)
• Invest in others and pay it forward! (13:00)
• Trey's first tornado chase in 2015 and the takeaways (33:00)
• Working with Dr. Bluestein in the field (36:00)
• What is storm chaser coaching and how did it come to be? (43:00)
• Bill Murray's first tornado intercept (48:45)
• No such thing as a bust when storm chasing in the field! (52:45)
• Driving etiquette/mob behavior ruining storm chasing (55:30)
• Risks/distractions/recommendations of storm chasing solo (01:11:30)
• Analysis of the economics of storm chasing (01:15:30)
• Oklahoma storm chaser license legislation (01:18:15)
• Role of drones in the storm chaser toolkit (01:22:00)
• Under-appreciated aspects of storm chasing (01:31:30)
• The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice (01:35:15)
• This Week in Tornado History With Jen (01:37:15)
• E-Mail Segment (01:38:30)
• and more!

Web Sites from Episode 1021:

Storm Chaser Coaching

Gabriel Harber on X

Alabama Weather Network on Facebook

Picks of the Week:

Trey Greenwood - Convective Chronicles on YouTube

James Aydelott - Shea Gibson on Facebook: Mt. Pleasant, SC video

James Aydelott - James Aydelott on Facebook: Meade, KS heat burst

Jen Narramore - Mongolian supercells

Rick Smith - Out

Troy Kimmel - Official launch of the Alabama Weather Network

Kim Klockow-McClain - Congressman Eric Sorensen on Defending Climate Science, Depoliticizing Weather and Bringing Scientific Rigor To Capitol Hill

John Gordon - NWS ABQ - Heat Bursts

Bill Murray - Foghorn

James Spann -