#48 - Guest: John Wetter - Uff-Da!

In This Episode

• Guest: John Wetter, President of SpotterNetwork.org
• Lightning Round: Double Jeopardy (Minnesota Sayings)
• Titan U Minute with Chris Sanner: Forecast Models Part 5
• National Weather Podcast Month and Weather-Ready Nation Ambassadors Tips
• We discuss our favorite weather models, when to use them, and where to find them.
• Wx Resources: We provide some great weather sites, apps and equipment
• Weather Fools: We share the foolish things people do in bad weather situations
• Listener/Viewer Comments and Questions
• Who will be our next guest?

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Our Guest

John Wetter, President of Spotter Network

John is the Technology Services Manager for Hopkins School District in the Greater Minneapolis/St.Paul area and current President of SpotterNetwork.

The SpotterNetwork brings storm spotters, storm chasers, coordinators and public servants together in a seamless network of information. It provides accurate position data of spotters and chasers for coordination/reporting and provides ground truth to public servants engaged in the protection of life and property.        

•          SpotterNetwork.org
•          Twitter @SpotterNetwork
•          Twitter @JohnWetter

Titan U Minute with Chris Sanner:  www.TorndaoTitans.com

Weather Model Resource Links:

•          www.tropicaltidbits.com
•          www.weatherbell.com
•          www.pivotalweather.com
•          www.weather.cod.edu
•          www.weather.us
•          www.eurowx.com

Wx Resources Links

• Dina:  FEMA App
• Phil:  Dan Romanchik Amateur Radio Test Study Guides
• John:  HopWRF Weather Ensemble Model
• Brady:  Ohio State Twister Weather Site

Weather Fools Links

• Phil:  Car at Bottom of Snowy Hill Doesn’t Move
• Dina:  Skier Slams Into Ice Bank

Minnesota Severe Storms Conference

Submit your questions or comments about this show to questions@stormfrontfreaks.com and we may read it on our next episode!

Next episode (49), we’ll be with the co-hosts of Weather Hype, Mihn Phan and Castle Williams to discuss severe weather communication to the public.

Credits

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Opening and Closing Music:  Andrew Slotta