WeatherBrains Episode 1083 is now online (October 20th, 2026). If you are crazy about weather, this is THE podcast for you!

This week’s WeatherBrains episode is a Tuesday night special on-site at the National Weather Association 2026 Annual Meeting in Omaha.  Tonight’s focus then shifts to the Southwest as NWS Tucson lead forecaster John Glueck and University of Arizona professor Michael Crimmins break down everything about monsoons.  

Our email officer Jen is continuing to handle the incoming messages from our listeners. Reach us here: email@weatherbrains.com.

• Panel preliminary thoughts on NWA Annual Meeting (04:00)
• Kevin Law’s NWA presentation summary (06:45)
• FAR (False Alarm Ratio) (11:00)
• Birmingham NWS’s FAR success story (11:30)
• Necessary culture changes at different NWS offices (24:30)
• Looking back at 2019 F4 Beauregard tornado aftermath (26:00)
• Information gaps between watches/warnings (29:00)
•  Threats-In-Motion (TIM) dissemination (32:00)
• Forecasting in Kodiak vs Tucson (39:30)
• What is the North American monsoon?  (45:30)
• How can y0u prepare for monsoons?  (55:30)
• Blowing dust vs haboob (01:05:00)
• Dr. Crimmins monsoon research (01:07:00)
• The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice (01:23:00)
• This Week in Tornado History With Jen (No segment this week)
• E-Mail Segment (01:25:00)
• Sneak peak at future WeatherBrains episodes! (01:32:30)
• and more!

Web Sites from Episode 1083:  

NWA 2026 Annual Meeting

Alabama Weather Network

Picks of the Week:

Michael Crimmins – Everything Weather

James Aydelott – Foghorn

Jen Narramore – The Tornado Project

Rick Smith – Out

Troy Kimmel – Foghorn

Kim Klockow-McClain – Tornado Warning Response and Perceptions among Undergraduates in Nebraska

Kim Klockow-McClain – Weather Safety Information for Deaf and Hard of Hearing

Bill Murray – Out

John Gordon – Examining the U.S. Desert Southwest Monsoon: A Look at the Onset of, and Climatology of the Monsoon For New Mexico

James Spann – WPC URRD

The WeatherBrains crew includes your host, James Spann, plus other notable geeks like Troy Kimmel, Bill Murray, Rick Smith, James Aydelott, Jen Narramore, John Gordon, and Dr. Kim Klockow-McClain. They bring together a wealth of weather knowledge and experience for another fascinating podcast about weather.