I get a lot of questions about why some situations have a lower tornado threat than others, and why when the tornado threat is low, there are still tornadoes that occur. While every situation is…
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4/17/22 930a Easter Sunday severe weather update for the Southern MS/AL/LA region
Showers and storms this morning are all north of I-20 and drifting to the southeast. They will eventually impact places like Meridian, northern Jasper, Clarke, Lauderdale and Newton counties. Otherwise, storms should remain – mainly…
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Wx Info: Why does the sky turn green before it hails?
I’ve heard this question a few times over the years and just got it again yesterday, so I figured it is probably time to answer it on the blog! The short answer: Physics! The long…
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Some of the severe weather pictures/videos on Twitter from 4/12/22
Storms, some severe, this morning then drier this afternoon: Southern MS/AL/LA Weather Forecast – 4/5/22
Storms are already cruising across the area this morning. One potent little storm likely dropped some small hail across Jones, Jasper and Clarke counties this morning. Another little storm is developing across St. Tammany parish…
SPC expands Moderate Risk for today: A county-by-county breakdown for Southern MS/AL/LA region
Showers, thunderstorms, severe weather all possible today across the region. The SPC has expanded the Moderate Risk, a “4” on the 1-to-5 scale where “5” is the highest risk for the most significant severe weather,…
SPC maintains ‘Moderate Risk’ for severe weather Tuesday: A County-by-County breakdown of the timeline and threats for the Southern MS/AL/LA region
No big changes to the forecast timeline and only minor shifts here and there to the threats. It looks like there will be two chances for storms, pre-frontal convection may develop along a diffuse dryline…
A county-by-county breakdown of the significant – in both spread and intensity – severe weather potential Tuesday/Wednesday across the Southern MS/AL/LA region
The SPC has highlighted the region with a Risk for severe weather on Tuesday and into Wednesday morning. The highest risk is across parts of Louisiana and western Mississippi where a Moderate Risk, that is…
Severe threat increases tonight and into tomorrow morning: Southern MS/AL/LA Weather Forecast – 3/17/22
It looks like the threat for severe weather late tonight and into tomorrow morning is still on the docket. As a front kicks through the area tomorrow morning it will spark off showers and storms…
Two rounds of potential severe weather during next seven days: Southern MS/AL/LA Weather Forecast – 3/16/22
Mother Nature has decided it is officially Spring across parts of the Gulf Coast. Proof is found when looking at the potential for severe weather during the next seven days. It looks like there will…
