Tonight's Guest WeatherBrain is a Professor of Geology from the University of Alabama, where he specializes in synoptic climatology, which focuses on the intersection of weather, risk, perception and public response.  His research focuses on how people interpret severe weather messaging; especially tornadoes and hurricanes.  He's also a key contributor to projects on warning communication.    Dr. Jason Senkbeil, welcome to WeatherBrains! Tonight's First Guest Panelist is a WeatherBrains regular and is the Science and Operations Officer at the NWS office in Birmingham.  Kevin Laws, it's always good to see you! Tonight's Second Guest Panelist is the Director of the NWS Operations Proving Ground.  He graduated with a Bachelor's in Geography at Arizona State University.  JJ Brost, welcome to WeatherBrains! Our email officer Jen is continuing to handle the incoming messages from our listeners. Reach us here: email@weatherbrains.com. Baseball sized hail near Bowling Green

Weather literacy in the U. S. Southeast

Factors in geography in risk perception

Path direction of tornadoes

General public's lack of geographic awareness and its long-term effects

NWS BMX leads the Nation in FAR and POD

Two Dimensional map space vs Three Dimensional world space

General public interpreting text from a NWS warning polygon

Literacy issues with audiences when distributing a weather forecast

What does an Enhanced severe risk mean and why is it so difficult to forecast?

Improving consistency with different NWS offices as DMAs dissolve

Parking under overpasses

Bruce Jones/Midland Weather Radio  (Out this week) The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice

This Week in Tornado History With Jen

E-Mail Segment