Bryan Norcross Podcast

Bryan Norcross Podcast - National Weather Service Director Louis Uccellini

Join Bryan Norcross and Luke Dorris for an in-depth conversation with the retiring Director of the National Weather Service, Louis Uccellini. Hear about Louis’s extraordinary career as a key player in everything to do with the science and practice of forecasting the weather in the United States and around the world.

Bryan Norcross Podcast - South Florida Water Management District Emergency Manager Beth McElroy

Bryan and Luke talk with Beth McElroy, the Director of Emergency Management at the South Florida Water Management District. The District is the agency that’s tasked with keeping South Florida from flooding from heavy rain and protecting the fresh water supply.

Bryan Norcross Podcast - Former National Hurricane Center Director and Local 10 Hurricane Specialist Max Mayfield

Bryan and Luke Dorris talk with former National Hurricane Center Director and Local 10 Hurricane Specialist Max Mayfield about the changes in hurricane forecasting during his time in the business, forecasting Hurricane Gilbert and Andrew, how communications have changed, and much more.

Bryan Norcross Podcast - Former FEMA Administrator and Florida Emergency Management Director Craig Fugate

Bryan Norcross and Luke Dorris talk with former FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate about managing hurricanes and other disasters, including COVID-19. Plus, his time in Florida dealing with the monumental hurricane seasons of 2004 and 2005.

Bryan Norcross Podcast - The next generation of weather specialists

Bryan Norcross and Luke Dorris talk with two very prolific and accomplished young meteorologists: Matthew Cappucci of the Washington Post's Capital Weather Gang and Jack Sillin, who is still in school at Cornell University, but also has a big presence on Twitter and his own weather websites.

Bryan Norcross Podcast - Storm surge specialist Jamie Rhome on Laura, Sally, and modern-day forecasting

Local 10's Bryan Norcross and Luke Dorris talk with National Hurricane Center Storm Surge Specialist and leader of the Storm Surge Unit Jamie Rhome about the challenges presented by erratic Hurricanes Sally, the forecasting success in Hurricane Laura in spite of the instant criticism, and the modern science behind storm surge forecasting.

Bryan Norcross Podcast - The Great Galveston Hurricane of 1900

Luke and Bryan talk about what’s going on in the tropics, plenty of action in the eastern Atlantic and over Africa. Plus, a conversation with author Greg Funderburk who has a new book coming out called “Mourning Wave: A novel of the great storm.” It’s a gripping tale about the Great Galveston Hurricane of 1900, and is very different from other hurricane books.

Bryan Norcross Podcast - A year after Hurricane Dorian

Bryan Norcross and Luke Dorris talk about current developments in the tropics, whether Hurricane Laura was as bad as expected, and the anniversary of Hurricane Dorian.

Bryan Norcross Podcast - Hurricane Laura’s near miss at landfall with hurricane researcher Brian McNoldy

Hurricane Specialist Bryan Norcross talks with University of Miami hurricane researcher Brian McNoldy about Hurricane Laura. Could the forecast have been any more accurate?