Last night, James and I (Mark) were guests on WeatherBrains, a podcast dedicated to talking about all things weather. We covered a wide range of tornado- and forecasting-related topics. This includes how the chaser community has evolved, how we chase and make chasing decisions, SPC’s… questionable?… high risk forecasts in 2017, how our web site was formed and grew, how I make forecasts for the site, and much more!
Our discussions start at the 28:00 mark in the video:
We also throw in some bits about our own personal histories, where technology could take chasing in the future, and I make a plug for WeatherBug because I’m a sellout.
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