WeatherBrains 1035: Sass Not Class
Description
Tonight's Guest WeatherBrain is Corey Bunn. He's a full time Operational Meteorologist with Coastal Weather Research Center. He prepares daily forecasts and also has a responsibility of issuing severe weather warnings and he also maintains the company website and assists in hurricane forecasting operations. He joined the CWRC in 2012 after completing his Bachelor's Degree in Meteorology at the University of South Alabama. Corey, welcome to WeatherBrains!
Our next Guest WeatherBrain (in order of appearance) is Jeff Medlin, the founder and CEO of Medlin Meterological Consulting LLC. He's had a distinguished career; having previously spent over 36 years working with the National Weather Service. His tenure included 8 years as Meteorologist-In-Charge and 20 years as Science and Operations Officer at NWS Mobile (AL). Today, he's the severe and winter weather outlook meteorologist for Coastal Weather Research Center. He's also an Adjunct Professor at the University of South Alabama. Jeff, welcome to WeatherBrains!
Tonight's Guest Panelist is someone whose passion for weather started early—at just five years old—after experiencing a weak tornado that sparked a lifelong fascination with the atmosphere. That early intrigue never faded, and today he channels that enthusiasm into his work as the weekend meteorologist at WHIO-TV in Dayton. A true weather geek at heart, he's recently reached an exciting career milestone by earning his NWA Digital Seal and TV Seal, marking another step forward in his broadcast meteorology journey. We're thrilled to have him with us tonight—please welcome Nicholas Dunn to WeatherBrains!
Our email officer Jen is continuing to handle the incoming messages from our listeners. Reach us here: email@weatherbrains.com.
- Compare/Contrast Davis and Tempest Weather Stations (09:30 )
- Importance of obtaining the Digital Seals (11:00 )
- Jeff Medlin's origins in the weather field (20:00 )
- 1979's Hurricane Frederic and its aftermath (24:30 )
- Alabama Power's support for Coastal Weather Research Center (36:00 )
- What is CCAPS and when did it begin? (39:00 )
- Looking back at 1969's Hurricane Camille (56:00 )
- MLLW Tidal Datum (01:25:00 )
- The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice (01:29:30 )
- This Week in Tornado History With Jen (01:31:45 )
- E-Mail Segment (01:33:30 )
- and more!
Web Sites from Episode 1035:
Picks of the Week:
Jeff Medlin - South Alabama Meteorology Program
Nicholas Dunn - SpaceWeatherLive.com
James Aydelott - Out
Jen Narramore - "Volnado" at Kilauea Volcano in Hawaii
Rick Smith - Out
Troy Kimmel - Out
Kim Klockow-McClain - NOAA NWS Space Weather Prediction Center
John Gordon - Noctilucent clouds - Everything you need to know
Bill Murray - Weatherwise Magazine: Vol 78, No. 6 (Current Issue as of 11/2025)
James Spann - WeatherNext 2: Google DeepMind's most advanced forecasting model
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.



