James SpannThe “Hawaiian Blizzard” DebacleIn early December, the National Weather Service office in Honolulu issued a Blizzard Warning for the Big Island summits. The highest peaks…Dec 6, 2021Dec 6, 2021
James SpannClimate Doesn’t Have To Be A Dirty WordAs a meteorologist with a very large social media footprint, I can tell you that mentioning the word “climate” will bring out much weeping…Jul 20, 20218Jul 20, 20218
James SpannSnow Forecasts, Communicating Uncertainty, and Social Media Hissy FitsThis is my 41st year employed as a professional meteorologist. As best as I can calculate, I have done over 32,000 television weathercasts…Feb 1, 20196Feb 1, 20196
James SpannClimate CrazinessI hold by my long standing policy not to comment on politics, or politicians. Quite frankly, I can’t; I am technically in a news department…Dec 30, 20171Dec 30, 20171
James SpannWading Through Bile And Weapons Grade IgnoranceAfter sharing a comment thread that followed one of my Facebook updates on Hurricane Irma with my associates on the WeatherBrains podcast…Sep 12, 20179Sep 12, 20179
James SpannThe Severe Weather Warning Process… We All Have Work To DoA small, short-lived tornado touched down in western Cullman County Saturday evening producing damage, but thankfully no injuries. It…Apr 24, 20171Apr 24, 20171
James SpannA Failure To CommunicateI think it is now clear to many of us in the weather enterprise that we have to rethink the way we communicate weather information to the…Nov 25, 20169Nov 25, 20169
James SpannImproving The Warning ProcessI have spent the last two days at a wonderful Integrated Warning Team workshop, hosted by the National Weather Service in Chanhassen…Sep 15, 2016Sep 15, 2016
James SpannSummer Weather PrimerI actually wrote this essay on our weather blog five years ago, but it is just as relevant today. Most of you know I do weather on…May 30, 2016May 30, 2016
James SpannIs There Any Hope For TV Meteorologists?Developments over the last few months have not been good for those of us that do weather on traditional broadcast outlets.Apr 17, 201611Apr 17, 201611