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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Forecast for Potential Tropical Cyclone Three (formerly, Invest93L) shows rain, with some surge as main concerns

Long title, I know. But the title spells it out pretty clearly. This isn’t going to be a massive hurricane with crazy wind and incredible damage. It will be one that has a lot of…

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Severe weather, flooding back for Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama

As a deep area of low pressure lifts from Texas into the upper Midwest, a cold front will push through Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama opening the door for showers, storms and severe weather. Quick Summary…

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SPC Monitoring weekend storms in Southeast

As we look toward the weekend an area of low pressure, with a batch of cold air aloft will slide from New Mexico and west Texas across the southeast. It will open the door for…

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Forecast Guarantee: Snowfall amounts will be disappointing

There is at least one forecast that is a promise: Disappointment. The Reality: This is Tough Starting late Thursday, through Friday and into Saturday there will be a really good chance that many parts of…

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Tornado Watch Likely for Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama

From the SPC: Probability of Watch Issuance…95 percent SUMMARY…The threat for damaging wind and a few tornadoes is expected to increase from southeast Louisiana through southern Mississippi into southwest Alabama from late morning into the…

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1/2/17 10am Severe Weather Update: Latest model trends discussed

Good morning, everyone. Here is a brief breakdown of where we are… Timing Louisiana’s round one is moving through western Louisiana. Mississippi’s round one is moving through the Pine Belt. Alabama’s round one is moving…

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Latest from the Storm Prediction Center: January 2nd, 2017 as of 2am

Most of the southern sections of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama are under an Enhanced Risk for severe weather, including a 5% Tornado risk. Here is the latest from the SPC: Low-level moistening is already underway…

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Overnight Model Data: Latest on severe weather threat for Jan 2 in South

NEW DATA IS BEING DISCUSSED! FOR THE LATEST UPDATE HEAD HERE: http://nickelblock.com/?tag=severe-weather Okay, the overnight data is in and here is what we know, don’t know, think we know, and want to know…. WHAT WE…

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