6/14/23 615p Mesoscale Wx Update for Southern Mississippi

We ahve two clusters of storms marching east-southeast across the area tonight. Both are packing heavy rain, lightning, wind gusts up to 70mph, and hail up to the size of golf balls. Storm Cluster 1…

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Central Gulf Coast is electric – a breakdown of lightning density for Southern MS/AL/LA

Its not really news that this area gets pegged with a whole mess of thunderstorms. It doesn’t matter the time of year, either. January? Yup. July? Totally. October? You bet. March? Definitely. So, it is…

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Gulf Coast Spring Break week of damp

Yeah, things may not shake out to be quite as nice next week. While this week features sunshine, highs in the 70s and dry air. Next week looks to feature humidity, rain, and storms. In…

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Wednesday’s storms in South Mississippi were a once-in-a-lifetime event

There are plenty of once-in-a-lifetime weather events for people living in south Mississippi. Usually it is things like tornadoes and hurricanes, though. In recent years, the December 8th, 2017 snowfall could be put on the…

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Moderate Risk: Easter Sunday severe threat for the Gulf Coast

As a system passes through the region, it will open the door for showers, storms and the potential for severe weather. Come to think of it, I say this in almost every post. But this…

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SPC increases Thursday’s severe risk for South Mississippi, Louisiana – what it means for you

The Storm Prediction Center has increased the severe weather risk for parts of South Mississippi and Louisiana for Thursday. While very heavy rain and the prospects of localized flash flooding are still the main concern,…

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Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi brace for severe weather outbreak

Their words, not mine. That said, severe weather is looking more and more likely at this point for portions of Louisiana, Arkansas and Mississippi. The change? Not much has changed in the model data –…

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Gulf Coast Sat/Sun Severe weather: Now we can talk specifics…

FRIDAY 12:30PM UPDATE: It looks like the Storm Prediction Center is seeing similar things from the same data I show below and came to a similar consensus. The SPC has extended the Enhanced Risk area…

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