WPC watching Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama for flooding

SUMMARY…STRONG SYNOPTIC FORCING AND STRONG MST FLUX THOUGH PROGRESSIVE NATURE MAY POSE LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING THREAT FOR TRAINING CONVECTION. DISCUSSION…GOES-E WV LOOP DENOTES A CONSOLIDATING SHORTWAVE FEATURE ALONG THE CENTRAL TX COAST LIFTING NORTHEAST WITH…

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Latest Mesoscale Discussion includes Louisiana, Mississippi

(NOTE: THIS POST WILL BE CONTINUALLY UPDATED FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS WITH NEW DATA AS IT IS AVAILABLE) 12:33a CST UPDATE: Mesoscale Analysis details Latest model data shows a nose of Mixed-Layer CAPE values…

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WPC concerned about flash flooding for Mississippi

VALID 191456Z – 191811Z SUMMARY…ONGOING CONVECTION/CELL MERGERS WITHIN INCREASINGLY MOIST ENVIRONMENT WILL LEAD TO ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TOTALS OF TWO TO THREE INCHES IN SOME LOCATIONS THROUGH 18Z…WITH SOME LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING POSSIBLE. DISCUSSION…MID-MORNING RADAR MOSAIC…

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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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New Year starts with severe weather in South

Looking toward Monday, the threat for severe weather returns to Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. The Storm Prediction Center has issued an Enhanced Risk for severe weather – suggesting a 3 out of 5 on their…

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The rain that missed The Pine Belt

Twenty-plus inches of rain. Louisana may have a lot of swamps and wetlands, but even that state can’t handle this kind of rain. And as neighbors in central and southern Louisiana look to each other…

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Slow moving Low, tricky forecast, ‘lotta rain

Whether your favorite Gulf Coast meteorologist works for the National Weather Service of on television – either way, they aren’t sleeping well lately. The latest area of low pressure off the Gulf has been spinning…

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MESOSCALE PRECIPITATION DISCUSSION 0112

MESOSCALE PRECIPITATION DISCUSSION 0112 NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD 719 PM EDT MON APR 11 2016 AREAS AFFECTED…S MISSISSIPPI…SW ALABAMA CONCERNING…HEAVY RAINFALL…FLASH FLOODING POSSIBLE VALID 112320Z – 120400Z SUMMARY…HVY RAINFALL ASSOCIATED WITH APPROACHING…

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