We are still getting our arms around all of the data to offer an accurate Christmas forecast. But due to a major airmass change that is set to happen around Christmas Day, it is making…
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A snowy Mississippi recap: Learning for the next time
Generally the area picked up between 3″ and 5″ of snow. A bit more than what we were thinking 24 hours ahead of the event. We forecast 1.5″ of snow while the local NWS office…
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SPC concerned about ice accumulations for Texas Oklahoma, Kansas
The SPC is concerned about freezing rain for the Texas and Oklahoma panhandles as well as parts of Kansas. From the SPC: SUMMARY…The risk for freezing rain accompanying showers and thunderstorms will spread northward/northeastward through…
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South Mississippi Winter Weather Update
As wintry weather descends on the Pine Belt, here is a quick update regarding a few hot topics… Before you ask The Top 3 questions I get are as follows: Is it going to snow?…
Gulf Coast faces storms, then possibility of wintry weather
Due to the lack of cooling through the column and a very high (about 15,000 feet) dendritic growth zone, snow still doesn’t look likely across the Gulf Coast. But the latest model data is coming…
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Gulf Coast wintry weather breakdown
The overnight computer weather model data just came down and things are starting to come into better focus, and while things are looking a little more *wintry* the majority of the information isn’t pointing to…
“Lousy Smarch weather,” a cold night for southern plains
Simpsons references aside, if you live west of Chicago and north of San Antonio, get the extra blankets out. The southern plains are about to get whalluped with cold air tonight. After the current system…
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The cold air is here… Early
Update (12:05pm): It looks like the warm downsloping winds are eroding away at the cold air in some of the western and southwestern counties. Original Text (9:35am): Cold air doesn’t play any games. Or rather,…
Colder weather settles across high plains Thursday night
Good morning everyone! Things are getting interesting as as the weather models get a better handle on the next system to move through the southern high plains. In fact, the forecast changed drastically in the…
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Central plains brace for drastic cool down
A strong cold front continues to barrel south and east across Texas this morning. It will continue to bring markedly cooler weather to places li Dallas, Midland and Austin. But its not just Texas. Oklahoma…
