This week's WeatherBrains episode is all flash flooding.

Our First GuestWeatherBrain is the President of Project ENKI. This project is working to revolutionize flood intelligence and community preparedness through advanced modeling, visualization tools and education designed to help people better understand their flood risk and take proper action. Brad Newman, welcome to WeatherBrains!

Second Guest WeatherBrain for tonight's episode is the technological backbone of Project ENKI. She's a key leader in the science modeling and visualization work behind the project's flood intelligence mission, helping turn complex flood data into information communities can understand and use. Dr. Tracy Fanara, welcome to WeatherBrains!

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

• What is Project ENKI? (07:30)
• Dr. Fanara's background and early life (12:30)
• Story behind the name ENKI (Emergency Network Turning Knowledge Into Actionable Intelligence) (19:30)
• Influencing weather events as a precursor to starting the project (22:00)
• Unity Alliance Foundation's ability to communicate effectively (42:30)
• Issues/difficulty with real-time flash flooding analysis (49:00)
• National Water Model and what makes it revolutionary (55:30)
• Actionable information to improve flooding forecasts and warning process (01:01:30)
• Reflecting on July 2025 Texas flooding tragedy (01:07:00)
• Communication issues with complicated dual/triple hazard events (01:20:00)
• Reflecting on 2024's Hurricane Helene (01:23:00)
• The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice (01:33:00)
• This Week in Tornado History With Jen (No segment this week - stay tuned!)
• E-Mail Segment (No segment this week - stay tuned!)
• and more!

Web Sites from Episode 1064:

Project Enki

Unity Alliance Foundation USA

National Water Model

Alabama Weather Network

Picks of the Week:

Dr. Tracy Fanara - World Ocean Day

James Aydelott - Lithuanian tornado video

James Aydelott - June 8th, 1974 Tornado Outbreak and Flash Floods

Jen Narramore - Out

Rick Smith - Out

Troy Kimmel - SounderPy Sounding Analysis

Kim Klockow-McClain - Last Ones Left In A Toxic Kansas Town

John Gordon - PRESSURE official trailer

Bill Murray - June 8th 1966 Topeka Tornado

James Spann - Alabama Weather Network Live Storm Coverage

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.

This week's WeatherBrains episode is all about lightning.

Joining us tonight will be Dr. Mary Ann Cooper, internationally recognized for her work in lightning injury prevention. She's an emergency physician, and has received awards from both the medical and the lightning communities. She has a BS in biochemistry and completed her medical internship in Cincinnati. We are also joined by John Jensenius, longtime NWS meteorologist and lightning safety specialist. He's been in the weather business for over four decades. We will discuss lightning injuries, safety, myths, and how to better protect people during thunderstorms. Thanks for joining us!

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

• Getting the media involved in lightning safety (24:30)
• Annual lighting fatalities and average trends (25:30)
• 30/30 lightning rule (34:00)
• "When Thunder Roars, Go Indoors" (37:30)
• Lightning back to basics: Voltage, temps, thunder, ect (39:30)
• What is a flashover? (46:30)
• Lasting nervous system injuries after lightning strike (01:01:00)
• "The Deadly Dozen" (01:10:30)
• Lightning safety and cars: What is fact and fiction? (01:15:00)
• ACLE (African Centres for Lightning Education Network) (01:23:00)
• The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice (No segment this week)
• This Week in Tornado History With Jen (01:28:45)
• Sneak peak at future WeatherBrains Episodes (01:31:00)
• E-Mail Segment
• and more!

Web Sites from Episode 1062:

African Centres for Lightning Education Network

National Lightning Safety Council

Alabama Weather Network

Books - Cope Disaster Champions

Picks of the Week:

John Jensenius - "The Clouds Outside My Window" by John Jensenius

James Aydelott - May 26-27, 1984 Tulsa Memorial Day Flood

Jen Narramore - Forecasters rely on phased array radar for tornado warning

Rick Smith - Out

Troy Kimmel - Out

Kim Klockow-McClain - Mexico tornado

John Gordon - Burns Israelsen on X: Pyrocumulus cloud

Bill Murray - Out

James Spann - James Spann on X: Houston/Henry County Alabama tornado

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.