WX Info: Classifying the different strengths of summer thunderstorms

I posted a quick graphic on Facebook the other day that seemed to resonate with a lot of people. It was a basic look at the different strengths of storms South Mississippi endures during the…

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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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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…

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“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…

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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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