Severe weather is the main headline today as impacts from damaging winds, large hail, and tornados could be possible within multiple rounds of storms. We owe this severe threat to a few different factors including…
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Storms today, some severe, then cooler and drier this weekend: Southern MS/AL/LA Weather Forecast – 2/16/23
We are still looking at the chance for severe weather today. While I think the models are doing an okay job at prepping us for what may happen, I will note that the models this…
2/15/23 8p Update: A county-by-county breakdown on timing and threats for severe weather on Thursday across the Southern MS/AL/LA region
The SPC is holding the Enhanced Risk for severe weather. This includes a ‘hatched’ area with the 10% tornado risk meaning an increased risk for an EF-2 or stronger tornado. Here is an updated look…
Eastern US will see storms and drought-busting rainfall as the western and central US heat up: CONUS Weather Forecast – 7/6/22
For the last several weeks, the typical pattern has been a heatwave-inducing ridge in the Southeast while the Northwest has seen a trough delivering cool, wet weather. However, this pattern is shifting as the dominant…
Wx Info: High ceiling, low floor – the difficulty of forecasting tornadoes and severe weather along the Gulf Coast
I get a lot of questions about why some situations have a lower tornado threat than others, and why when the tornado threat is low, there are still tornadoes that occur. While every situation is…
4/17/22 930a Easter Sunday severe weather update for the Southern MS/AL/LA region
Showers and storms this morning are all north of I-20 and drifting to the southeast. They will eventually impact places like Meridian, northern Jasper, Clarke, Lauderdale and Newton counties. Otherwise, storms should remain – mainly…
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Wx Info: Why does the sky turn green before it hails?
I’ve heard this question a few times over the years and just got it again yesterday, so I figured it is probably time to answer it on the blog! The short answer: Physics! The long…
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Some of the severe weather pictures/videos on Twitter from 4/12/22
Storms, some severe, this morning then drier this afternoon: Southern MS/AL/LA Weather Forecast – 4/5/22
Storms are already cruising across the area this morning. One potent little storm likely dropped some small hail across Jones, Jasper and Clarke counties this morning. Another little storm is developing across St. Tammany parish…
SPC expands Moderate Risk for today: A county-by-county breakdown for Southern MS/AL/LA region
Showers, thunderstorms, severe weather all possible today across the region. The SPC has expanded the Moderate Risk, a “4” on the 1-to-5 scale where “5” is the highest risk for the most significant severe weather,…
