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2019 Hurricane Season Preview and Chat with NWS Mobile
I had a chance to sit down with Don Shepherd, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Mobile, AL. Don is a wealth of knowledge and was nice enough to give us a half-hour…
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Severe Weather Tip: Stop trusting facebook with your life
We’ve all learned a valuable lesson about privacy during the last few years with the constant news about facebook selling our personal data to companies, how apps would comb through our friends lists and pictures,…
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A counter-intuitive twist to Climate Change
Climate Change is, for certain, a hot-button topic in the United States. Because, for some people, they say there is a bit of a yo-yo effect (it was global cooling, then warming, now a change),…
The South & the science of the snowy forecast
Surface map from 1/28/19 00z NAM // Courtesy: Pivotal Weather via GIPHY Sounds like an episode of the 1960s Batman TV show doesn’t it? I have good news, it will be just as fun. As we…
“Its going to snow” and other weather things you shouldn’t take at face value in The South
There have been a lot of wild rumors floating around the interwebs during the past few weeks regarding the possibility for some serious cold air dropping south out of Canada. Rumors of a foot of…
Cold rain this time from the similar setup that gave South Mississippi snow
This cold and rainy pattern is not an uncommon one for South Mississippi in the late fall / early winter. Especially during a weak El Nino year. Wait, this is – GULP! – normal? And,…
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What is “MRMS” and how does it help meteorologists?
Radar is a great tool for meteorologists during any weather event, but especially during severe weather. The MRMS toolkit is one that helps radar meteorologists during severe weather figure out what is happening in the…
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Bryan Wood, a meteorologist, helps lower your insurance premiums
Bryan Wood stands at the end of a long corridor of a Marriott in St. Louis, He is waiting to be interviewed. His demeanor is pleasant. His posture? Casual. He doesn’t look like much of…
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Wx Info: What is Heat Index? How muggy is it? Relative humidity vs. Dewpoint
When trying to find out how gross it is going to feel on a hot summer day, meteorologists often cite the “Heat Index” for a more accurate portrayal of what it may actually feel like…
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