Behold! THE ELBOW! The “Elbow” is the right-angle in the 500mb map over west Texas that often times produces a shot for wintry precip across the region. It is the setup we get down here…
Category: Forecasting
Whoops! Let’s get this fixed…. A snow/ice/rain forecast for Friday
Whilst doing the forecast yesterday, I was pulled away halfway through. My “9-to-5” weather job needed me to produce some data quickly So I did. Then when I came back to our forecast I realized…
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Colder with precip on the way, snow unlikely, freezing rain possible: Southern MS/AL/LA Weather Forecast – 1/6/25
It’ll be a pretty chilly night tonight as overnight lows bottom out in the upper 20s across the area. Some folks may even squeeze down into the mid 20s in the low-lying areas. This is…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
Mild few days, then cooler this weekend: Southern MS/AL/LA Weather Forecast – 12/17/24
Expect warm, humid conditions today. There are a few showers north of I-20 this morning, and we may see a few patches of rain here and there – as well as some fog. While this…
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