Generally the area picked up between 3″ and 5″ of snow. A bit more than what we were thinking 24 hours ahead of the event. We forecast 1.5″ of snow while the local NWS office…
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Category: Forecasting
South Mississippi hype-free snowfall forecast
A decent model shift tonight may make snow-lovers a bit happier. That said, I’m not completely sold, yet. Because forecasting wintry weather in the South is tough. The proximity to the Gulf of Mexico makes…
Brief south Mississippi snowfall forecast
After digesting all of the data from the overnight and early morning models, and sneaking a peek at the unfinished data from the midday models, this is what the forecast looks like as of Wednesday,…
12/6/17 Overnight update – Gulf Coast chill offers mainly cold drizzle, perhaps wintry precip
Well, well, well, Winter. We meet again! The first time I had to deal with winter weather in Mississippi was February of 2015 behind a bout of severe weather. The last time? January 4, 2016…
Here is the ‘Way Too Early’ Christmas forecast
The number one question this time of year: “Whats it gunna be like on Christmas?” The second-most frequent question: “Is it gunna snow on Christmas?” While we are getting into range of not-as-accurate forecast models,…
Mississippi may be in for soggy Friday night football
A cold front is set to move through the ArkLaMiss Friday afternoon, setting the stage for a muddy Football Friday. There is the chance for thunderstorms, which would (and should) put some of the games…
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Hurricane Nate still moving – quickly – across Gulf toward Mississippi, Alabama
10:00 AM UPDATE: Nate now a strong Category 1 hurricane. 9:30 AM ORIGINAL: Hurricane Nate continues to cruise – at speeds around 20mph – to the north across the Gulf of Mexico. It seems to…
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Hurricane Nate gaining strength, track leaning east
The 10pm update was release by the National Hurricane Center showed “Tropical Storm Nate” with wind at 70mph. Twenty-five minutes later… It isn’t surprising though based on satellite trends, between 8pm and 10pm the area…
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1AM UPDATE: Overnight Tropical Storm Nate data and details
As of 12:15am Central Time, Tropical Storm Nate is back over the open waters of the Caribbean Sea. Water temperatures in the area are running between 82 and 87 degrees. The warm waters and the…
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UPDATE: Tropical Storm Nate AM no-hype forecast
Tropical Storm Nate continues to move north across Nicaragua and Honduras. It will eventually – later today – get back over the warm waters of the Caribbean and begin to strengthen again. Here is the…
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