About this episode
The episode features discussions on the NWS Storm Prediction Center's convective outlooks with guest forecasters Bill Bunting and Evan Bentley.
Tonight's WeatherBrains is all about the NWS Storm Prediction Center (SPC)'s convective outlooks. Guest WeatherBrain and SPC forecaster Bill Bunting joins us tonight. He grew up in Virginia Beach, VA where we experienced a series of hurricanes and Nor'easters at a very young age. He attended Old Dominion University as well as OU where he earned his Bachelor's Degree. He's been with the National Weather Service since 1985, where he's worked primarily at local offices in Norman (OK), Kansas City (MO) and Fort Worth (TX). He was Chief of Forecasting Operations at SPC in 2012, and is now the Deputy Director at SPC since 2024. Bill, welcome to WeatherBrains! Second and last Guest WeatherBrain (but certainly not the least!) is the brand new Warning Coordination Meteorologist (MIC) for the SPC. He grew up in Ohio and attended Valparaiso University, and has since worked for the NWS for over 15 years. He loves historical weather statistics and visualization. Evan Bentley , welcome to WeatherBrains! Our email officer Jen is continuing to handle the incoming messages from our listeners. Reach us here: email@weatherbrains.com. Organization/structure of NWS Storm Prediction Center (14:00)…
People in this episode
Guests: Bill Bunting, Evan Bentley
Topics covered
- NWS Storm Prediction Center
- convective outlooks
- hurricanes
- weather forecasting
- communication of weather events
Keywords
- NWS
- Storm Prediction Center
- convective outlooks
- weather forecasting
- hurricanes
- Nor'easters
- historical weather statistics
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: NWS Storm Prediction Center, Old Dominion University, Valparaiso University
Places: Virginia Beach, VA, Norman (OK), Kansas City (MO), Fort Worth (TX)
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