The David Bernard Podcast

Episode 25: Harvey Hell: Off the air and on the ropes by Blake Mathews Aug 14, 2022

Blake Mathews is a meteorologist who was working for the CBS affiliate in Houston during Hurricane Harvey. In his new book he recounts the events leading up to the greatest tropical cyclone rainfall disaster in United States history. He recounts the day the Buffalo Bayou came surging into the television station.

Episode 24: The Lezak Recurring Cycle and what it could mean for Hurricane Season 2022 Aug 01, 2022

Gary Lezak is the Chief Meteorologist for NBC in Kansas City. He has a hypothesis known as the Recurring Pattern also called the Lezak Recurring Cycle or "LRC" by his devoted followers. In this episode we discuss its use for super long range forecasting and what it means for hurricane seasonal forecasts as well. Gary first appeared on Episode 15 in 2021 where he goes into even more detail about the LRC.

Episode 23: Meet new FOX 8 Meteorologist Hannah Gard Jun 22, 2022

David speaks with the newest member of the FOX 8 Weather Authority Team Hannah Gard. Hannah is a recent graduate of the University of Oklahoma and is originally from Colorado. She's already an experienced storm chaser and tracker having covered tornado outbreaks while in Oklahoma. David also discusses her experience being a producer and writer on a national level for CNN during the COVID-19 pandemic. And believe it or not she's been a New Orleans Saints fan since she was a child.

Episode 22: The Loop Current with Dr. Nick Shay of the Univ. of Miami May 23, 2022

Dr. Nick Shay published an article recently about the current state of the loop current in the Gulf of Mexico. He compared it to 2005 and Katrina. But does that really tell the whole story about what the 2022 hurricane season will be like? He discusses the loop current as well as loop current eddies that influenced Ida last year.

Episode 21 - After Ida: Hurricane Season 2021 Wrap Dec 01, 2021

David and Nicondra are joined by Brian McNoldy who is a Senior Research Associate at the University of Miami. We get Brian's thoughts on yet another record breaking hurricane season including of course Hurricane Ida. We also discuss ways of measuring a hurricane season's intensity such as named storms, accumulated cyclone energy and a storm's actual damage.

Episode 20 - After Ida: Sandy Rosenthal and H.J. Bosworth of Levees.org Nov 01, 2021

Two months after Ida the ramifications are still being felt across Southeast Louisiana. One bright spot from the storm was the post-Katrina levees "held". But did the levees really hold or was this just not the storm to test the system. Sandy and H.J. discuss the current state of our flood protection and what can be done to protect against an even stronger Katrina like storm in the future. Also, should there be a national disaster fund established to spread risk more evenly across the country and in the end reduce cost from increasingly expensive disasters?

Episode 19 - LSU Professor of Oceanography Dr. Nan Walker Oct 13, 2021

The Gulf of Mexico can be a complicated body of water. We know the water is hot but there are various currents and eddies that are sometimes cold. All of these can have big impacts on hurricanes both good and bad. Dr. Nan Walker is a James P. Morgan Distinguished Professor of Coastal Studies in the Department of Oceanography & Coastal Sciences at Louisiana State University. She is also Director of LSU’S Earth Scan Laboratory.

Her areas of expertise include physical oceanography, satellite oceanography, air-sea interactions and tropical cyclone intensities, the Gulf of Mexico Loop Current and eddy circulations.

Episode 18 - After Ida: John Snell and Rob Krieger Oct 05, 2021

Veteran FOX 8 reporters John Snell and Rob Krieger give their perspective on the Ida recovery. Rob recounts riding out the storm at the coast and compares it to his experience with Laura. John gives his perspective on the environmental damage to the Louisiana coastline. In addition, what is the status of temporary housing for the most devastated areas? How and when will the seafood industry return?

Episode 17- After Ida: Windell Curole of the South Lafourche Levee District Sep 27, 2021

Windell Curole has been General Manager for the South Lafourche Levee District for 41 years. He has been through every storm this levee district south of the New Orleans area has seen since its inception in the 1970s. It just faced one of its biggest challenges ever with Hurricane Ida. How did the levees hold up? How many people does it protect? If you're a hurricane history buff, Windell will answer those questions and more.

Episode 16: LSU Associate Professor of Geography and Anthropology Jill Trepanier Aug 25, 2021

Does it seem like extreme rain events are happening more often? The statistics show this is the case and it has major implications for where and how we live. Urban areas are particularly impacted as we have seen in recent years in Southeast Louisiana and the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Dr. Trepanier discusses extreme weather and its impact on current and future climate with a focus on tropical meteorology as well.

Episode 15 - Meteorologists Gary Lezak and Eric Burris discus the cycling pattern hypothesis Aug 12, 2021

Is it possible to predict blizzards, tornado outbreaks and hurricane landfalls as much as 300 days in advance? It is an idea first advanced almost 80 years ago by a weather bureau meteorologist named Jerome Namais and it was called the cycling pattern hypothesis. Fast forward to the 1980s and Gary Lezak noticed the same type of repeating patterns. He has used this forecasting technique since the 1980s. His followers have called it the l.R.C. Or Lezak recurring cycle.

Episode 14 - WPLG Local 10 Hurricane Specialist Bryan Norcross Aug 01, 2021

Bryan Norcross was literally the voice of the storm during Hurricane Andrew as its 200 mph winds were tearing people's homes apart in 1992. His broadcast career has spanned more than 50 years beginning with his first weather advisory he read over the radio for Hurricane Camille in 1969. Since then, he has covered every major storm on the local and national level. We look back on his career as he gives his thoughts on hurricane science today and where it could and should be going in the future.

Episode 13 - Jim Cantore of The Weather Channel Jul 19, 2021

Jim Cantore has been the face of the Weather Channel for 35 years. He discusses his career and the dozens of storms and disasters he’s covered on the ground in that time.

Episode 12 - After Claudette: Flood insurance, named storms and deductibles with FEMA Regional Flood Insurance Liaison Gilbert Giron Jun 28, 2021

Claudette wasn't a named storm until after it crossed the Louisiana Coastline. Does a named storm impact flood insurance deductibles just like wind and hail? That question is answered along with an assessment of flood risk and why everyone should carry flood insurance. Zack Fradella also joins David to further discuss the unique storm that was Claudette.

Episode 11 - Senior Hurricane Specialist Eric Blake of the National Hurricane Center Jun 22, 2021

David discusses the formation of Tropical Storm Claudette and its impacts across Southeast Louisiana and the Gulf Coast with Hurricane Specialist Eric Blake. In addition, what atmospheric changes are occurring in the Atlantic as we head into July that could portend another hyperactive season? What about the recent hypothesis discounting the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation? All these questions and more as well as the very long history of other storms named Claudette.

Episode 10 - Colorado State University Hurricane Researcher Dr. Phil Klotzbach Jun 15, 2021

David discusses the potential for Gulf tropical development this week with Dr. Klotzbach from Colorado State and what the rest of the season has in store. Dr. Klotzbach explains the methodology behind their pioneering long range hurricane season forecasts that have been issued since the 1980s originally by the late Dr. William Gray. In addition they discuss the short and long term impact climate change has played with hurricane frequency and intensity.

Episode 9 - International Hurricane Chaser Josh Morgerman Jun 10, 2021

Josh Morgerman has intercepted over 50 hurricanes and penetrated the eyewall of multiple Category 4 and 5 hurricanes and typhoons. Two of the most intense include Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines and Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas. #icyclone #hurricaneman

Episode 8 - Hurricane scientist and Weather Underground founder Dr. Jeff Masters Jun 01, 2021

Hurricane scientist and Weather Underground founder and famous blogger Dr. Jeff Masters discusses the science behind the rapid intensification of hurricanes, the threat of storm surges on the Mississippi River, and his past experience as a hurricane hunter scientist where he nearly lost his life in Hurricane Hugo in 1989.

Episode 7 - Weathering the Storm 2021 Preview with the FOX 8 Weather Team May 17, 2021

David interviews Meteorologists Nicondra Norwood, Zack Fradella, Bruce Katz and Shelby Latino about the historic 2020 hurricane season and gives a preview of our annual special Weather the Storm 2021.

Episode 6 - New Orleans Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness Director Collin Arnold May 14, 2021

The city of New Orleans has faced a multitude of disasters over the past two years. These have included the Hard Rock Café building collapse in the Central Business District, a cyber attack on city infrastructure, Hurricane Zeta, Hurricane Laura evacuees and of course the pandemic.

Episode 5 - KPLC Meteorologist Ben Terry and FOX 8 Meteorologist Zack Fradella Mar 23, 2021

It has been just over six months since Hurricane Laura hit Southwest Louisiana. David, Ben and Zack look back at this most historic storm. Ben recounts their coverage of the storm at KPLC, subsequent evacuation to Baton Rouge and now the long recovery that continues.

Episode 4 - Jeff Graschle of the River Forecast Center & Heath Jones from the Army Corps of Engineers Mar 22, 2021

David speaks with Jeff and Heath about the current river flood season. Right now the Mississippi River is nowhere near high enough for an opening of the Bonnet Carre Spillway but there is still plenty of Spring rains to come.

They discuss the long-range forecast into the summer. In addition, the roles of the Corps and River Forecast Center as it relates to hurricane season is also discussed.

Finally, what are the plans for river water management in the future? Is more water diversion down the Morganza feasible or what about additional outlets to aid in coastal restoration?

Episode 3 - Director of the National Weather Service in New Orleans Ben Schott Mar 03, 2021

David speaks with Ben Schott who is the meteorologist in charge for NWS New Orleans about the 2021 Spring severe weather season.

There's also a discussion of recent major tornado and flood events in 2016 and 2017 and how that has changed the way we warn the public.

Episode 2 - Trauma and Phobia expert Dr. Charles Figley of Tulane University Mar 03, 2021

David speaks with Dr. Charles Figley of the Tulane Traumatology Institute about weather phobias and trauma and how it relates to catastrophic events like Hurricane Katrina.

Episode 1 - NWS Slidell Warning Coordination Meteorologist Lauren Nash Mar 03, 2021

David speaks with Lauren Nash about her new role as the new Warning Coordination Meteorologist for the National Weather Service in New Orleans.

Topics covered include the process for issuing severe weather warnings such as tornadoes and flash floods.

In addition, we discuss the 2020 hurricane season and the challenges that Laura, Sally, and Zeta presented for Southeast Louisiana.

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