Answering “Why aren’t you talking about this, Nick?!” and other questions about the chance for snow

Depending on who you are and what your threshold for weather-related interruption is I know it can feel exciting – or scary – to hear about the chance for snow and colder temperatures. For what…

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A Calmer New Year’s Week – Weekly Outlook for MS/LA/AL 12/29/24

We’re in for a lot better weather over the next several days as the severe weather passed us over last night. We’re in for a bit of a dry spell for the week as another…

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Severe Weather Today, Cold Front Tomorrow – Weekend Forecast for South MS/AL/LA 12/28/24

County by county breakdown of the severe weather threat from Nick here. As Nick has stated in his blog, this isn’t the worst of the worst, but the threat for high winds, heavy rain, and…

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12/28/24 830a Severe Weather Update – Severe weather possible today, with some failure modes

I want to start off by saying: Today is not a slam dunk event. A lot of folks are posting about a severe weather outbreak, mega tornado outbreak, super extreme severe weather apocolypsemaggedon of doom.…

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About 50x more likely to see a tornado tomorrow than a typical day

I bet that got your attention. That is the message from the SPC. Looking at the maps, typically we have a 0.20% risk for a tornado on December 28th. And tomorrow the forecast calls for…

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Here we snow again: A quick update on the snowmaggedon posts across social media

“Meteorologist’s low, Weather Date one-two-two-seven point two-zero-two-four….” I’ve received a lot of questions about the chance for snow along the Gulf Coast during the next few weeks given a shot for cold. The short answer…

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12/26/24 6p Update: Severe weather possible Saturday for the region, tornadoes a concern

Last night we had a pretty stout system swing through the Pacific Northwest that produced wind gusts up to 60mph at times (not from thunderstorms, just the regular wind), and knocked down trees and power…

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A Wet Christmas Week – Weekly Outlook for South MS/LA/AL 12/22/24

As we approach Christmas, we’ll encounter a warming trend for the next several days as a few low pressure systems move in from the Rockies. Unfortunately for us, that also means a rainy Christmas week.…

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A Cool and Sunny Pre-Christmas Weekend – Weekend Forecast for South MS/LA/AL 12/21/24

If you’re out shopping this weekend, bring your jacket and toboggan because it’ll still be fairly chilly outside, mainly today. The north winds we experienced yesterday will still be prevalent today keeping things crisp outside.…

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Seasonably chilly few days heading toward Christmas: Southern MS/AL/LA Weather Forecast – 12/18/24

A cold front currently moving through thhe area. It is a pretty thin band of rain, but it is there. We may even have a few rumbles of thunder. Behind the front, cooler air settles…

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