Revisiting the 1895 Gulf Coast Blizzard with Matt Lanza

Matt Lanza, a meteorologist for an energy company in Houston, spent some time earlier this year researching the 1895 Gulf Coast Blizzard. It was a widespread winter weather outbreak across the Gulf Coast region around…

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Rick Smith helps those with Severe Weather Anxiety

Rick Smith, the Warning Coordination Meteorologist at the Norman, Oklahoma National Weather Service office is doing great things to help those that are struggling with Severe Weather Anxiety. In the clinical world, sometimes this is…

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Research shows connection between Gulf temps and severe weather

Matt Haworth, meteorologist for StormGeo, presented research connecting Gulf of Mexico sea surface temperatures to severe weather potential along the Gulf Coast. “Basically I expanded on a study done by Roger Edwards and Steven Weiss…

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What if Harvey happened to you? Maps estimate what local flooding would look like

First off, props to the Washington Post. I would really encourage everyone to take a look at this article about what the Harvey floods really mean. They do a great job at putting things into…

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Real Talk: Harvey and the Gulf Coast

I got up this morning with every intention of running errands, working in the yard pulling out the last of that Chamberbitter, and doing some quick cleaning around the house. But when I logged onto…

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Tornado Watch for Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama likely extended

The Tornado Watch that expires at 1PM for parts of the southeast will likely be continued through later this evening. Strong, long-track devastating tornadoes are not likely in this watch. But brief, weaker, and fast-moving…

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One last round of severe weather for south Mississippi

Another area of low pressure will swing through the southeast opening the door for showers and storms to develop across Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. Storms will move from west to east across the Gulf Coast…

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New Day 2 Severe Weather Outlook from SPC shows lower tornado risk

Latest from the SPC: With such an amplified system and strong meridional flow aloft, multiple areas of convection will likely be ongoing Sunday morning. The main influencing factor regarding timing and location of potential severe…

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Severe weather Sunday for South Mississippi

Thunderstorms are likely Sunday during the day in South Mississippi. In fact, everyone east of I-55 and south of I-20 will have see a thunderstorm. That’s right, everyone in that box will see a storm.…

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