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…
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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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Some of the severe weather pictures/videos on Twitter from 4/12/22
4/12/22 PM Update: A county-by-county breakdown of the potential severe weather / flooding threat for the Southern MS/AL/LA region
Another Wednesday, another shot for severe storms across the Gulf Coast. The Storm Prediction Center has highlighted the area with an Enhanced and Slight Risk for severe weather on Wednesday afternoon through early Thursday morning…
4/11/22 PM Update: Severe weather still possible Wednesday/Thursday for central Gulf Coast
Another week, another threat for severe weather. The Storm Prediction Center has part of the area under an Enhanced Risk – that is a “3” on the 1-to-5 scale where “5” is the highest risk…
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…
Researchers link “AA” batteries to tornado paths with hopes to eventually ‘steer’ the storms with electrical fields
In a recent paper published in the Geosolar Connections Journal, researchers found a link between the number of “AA” batteries and whether or not an site was affected by tornadoes. This was an international collaboration…
3/30/22 Midday update: Latest from the SPC, model data, and a county-by-county breakdown of the severe weather potential
The Moderate Risk for severe weather continues across all of Mississippi, parts of Louisiana, Alabama, Floriea, Tennessee and Arkansas. And the SPC is leaving very little to the imagination. They are most concerned for areas…
Windy day, stormy evening with severe weather possible: Southern MS/AL/LA Weather Forecast – 3/30/22
The breeze has likely already started to pick up at your house. The weather stations around the area are reporting sustained win between 12 and 8mph with gusts up to 30mph already. The last few…
Foggy morning, nice afternoon, turning stormy tomorrow with severe weather possible: Southern MS/AL/LA Weather Forecast – 3/29/22
Quite the foggy start this morning for some spots. I was sitting at work this morning and while looking at the GOES16 data happened to notice the explosion of low clouds and fog across Louisiana,…
