WeatherBrains 965: When You Don't Know, You Don't Know

Tonight's Guest WeatherBrain is the Director of the Hydrologic Operations Division with the Harris County Flood Control District and is a Degreed Meteorologist in the Harris County/Houston area.  He implements a regular communication with multiple agencies, elected officials and media partners during episodes of severe weather and activations.  He oversees the operation of the District's flood operations as well as the Flood Warning System and the flood forecasting efforts.  He earned a Bachelor's Degree in Meteorology from Texas A&M.  He's also known for his constant reporting and calm demeanor during 2017's Hurricane Harvey.  Jeff Lindner, welcome to WeatherBrains!

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• Dangerous squall line approaching Chicago area (02:00)
• Looking back at Houston derecho event Spring 2024 (08:00)
• Glimpse at ongoing Houston-area power outage issues following Hurricane Beryl (09:00)
• Preparing for extended power outages (15:00)
• Waning attention spans with the public when trying to distribute weather information (36:30)
• Forecasts vs post-event impacts (39:00)
• Revisiting 2017's Hurricane Harvey (01:11:00)
• 183,000 still without power in Houston area as of 07/15/24 (01:36:00)
• The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice (01:22:15)
• This Week in Tornado History With Jen (No segment this week)
• National Weather Round-Up (01:24:36)
• E-Mail Segment
• and more!

Web Sites from Episode 965:  

Jeff Lindner on X

Picks of the Week:

Jeff Lindner - Weather Insights Podcast

James Aydelott - USA TODAY: Heat wave death count keeps growing, but true toll is higher

Jen Narramore - Out

Rick Smith - Out

Neil Jacobs - Out

Troy Kimmel - Foghorn

Kim Klockow-McClain - CNA National Security Analysis

Bill Murray - Out

James Spann - Barry Butler Photography on X: Triple Lightning Strike at 1221am

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.