{"podcast":{"title":"WeatherBrains","slug":"weatherbrains-7522","podcast_index_feed_id":7522,"rss_url":"https://weatherbrains.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://www.weatherbrains.com","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/1/4/e/f/14ef5d17401102e9/unnamed.png","author":"Big Brains Media LLC","episode_count":100,"summary":"The world's oldest and greatest weather podcast. Join weather geeks James Spann, Bill Murray, Kim Klockow-McClain, Dr. Neil Jacobs, Rick Smith, Aubrey Urbanowicz, Jen Narramore, and Troy Kimmel along with some of the most brilliant minds in the weather enterprise every week!","last_synced_at":"2026-07-28T06:20:21.909695+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/weatherbrains-7522"},"episode":{"title":"WeatherBrains 1071:  The Great Cornholio","slug":"weatherbrains-1071-the-great-cornholio","published_at":"2026-07-27T16:27:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/weatherbrains-7522/weatherbrains-1071-the-great-cornholio","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/weatherbrains-7522","url":"https://weatherbrains.libsyn.com/weatherbrains-1071-the-great-cornholio","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/weatherbrains/wb072726.mp3?dest-id=143088","summary":"This week's WeatherBrains episode is all about the 1976 Big Thompson Flash Flood. Joining us tonight as Guest WeatherBrain is meteorologist Matt Kelsch . He earned his Master's Degree from the University of Oklahoma and has written numerous papers on mountain meteorology and hydrology. Retiring in 2022, he's an avid outdoorsmen, biker and gardener. It's great to see you tonight, Matt ! Our email officer Jen is continuing to handle the incoming messages from our listeners. Reach us here: email@weatherbrains.com. WSR 88-D NEXRAD (10:45) World Meteorological Organization: What They Do (13:00) What tools were available for the NWS in 1976? (15:00) Significant 2013 Colorado flood (21:30) Photos of 1976 Big Thompson Flash Flood damage (27:00) July 28th, 1997 Spring Creek Flood at Fort Collins, CO (32:00) Proven success of converting creeks to floodways in 2013 (35:30) Devastating 1889 Johnstown, PA flood (37:30) Meteorological setup of Fort Collins 1997 Spring Creek flood (43:30) 2013 Colorado Flood (Great Erosional Flood) meteorological setup (48:30) Social science perspective on Call-To-Action for general public during floods (59:30) 500 Year Flood vs 1000 Year Flood (01:01:30) Profound lack of snowfall in Colorado during winter of 2025-2026 (01:10:00) Tips for meteorologists to better forecast and anticipate major flash flooding in present day (01:12:00) What is the definition of a flash flood? (01:14:00) Flash Flood Watch/Warning protocol in 1976 (01:16:00) The Astronomy Outlook with Tony Rice (No segment this week) This Week in Tornado History With Jen (No segment this week) E-Mail Segment (01:31:30) Sneak peak at future WeatherBrains episodes! (01:27:00) and more! Web Sites from Episode 1071: World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Alabama Weather Network Picks of the…","meta_description":"This week's WeatherBrains episode is all about the 1976 Big Thompson Flash Flood. Joining us tonight as Guest WeatherBrain is meteorologist Matt Kelsch .…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5871,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/weatherbrains-7522/episodes/weatherbrains-1071-the-great-cornholio/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/weatherbrains-7522/weatherbrains-1071-the-great-cornholio.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}