1/7/24 1230p Update: Severe weather still possible Monday, wind and flooding may be bigger concern: a county-by-county breakdown for Southern MS/AL/LA

The general forecast is pretty straight-forward. The Storm Prediction Center has a Slight Risk for severe weather north of the Warm Front and an Enhanced Risk for south of the Warm Front for Monday night…

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7/6/2023 – US Weather Forecast: Heat Out West, Storms in the Plains, and a combination of both in the Southeast!

A familiar summer time pattern has shown itself this week and looks to be in place at least for the next week bringing typical summer impacts to the US. With a high pressure out West…

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Scattered Storms and Heat continues: Southern MS/AL/LA Weather Forecast – 7/5/23

Scattered storms are once again possible today across the region as plentiful moisture and a lingering front helps fuel these diurnal storms. These storms should spark during the day, but wane as night falls and…

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6/14/23 615p Mesoscale Wx Update for Southern Mississippi

We ahve two clusters of storms marching east-southeast across the area tonight. Both are packing heavy rain, lightning, wind gusts up to 70mph, and hail up to the size of golf balls. Storm Cluster 1…

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Severe thunderstorms expected again today: Southern MS/AL/LA Weather Forecast – 6/14/2023

Severe weather is the main headline today as impacts from damaging winds, large hail, and tornados could be possible within multiple rounds of storms. We owe this severe threat to a few different factors including…

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Storms today, some severe, then cooler and drier this weekend: Southern MS/AL/LA Weather Forecast – 2/16/23

We are still looking at the chance for severe weather today. While I think the models are doing an okay job at prepping us for what may happen, I will note that the models this…

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2/15/23 8p Update: A county-by-county breakdown on timing and threats for severe weather on Thursday across the Southern MS/AL/LA region

The SPC is holding the Enhanced Risk for severe weather. This includes a ‘hatched’ area with the 10% tornado risk meaning an increased risk for an EF-2 or stronger tornado. Here is an updated look…

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Eastern US will see storms and drought-busting rainfall as the western and central US heat up: CONUS Weather Forecast – 7/6/22

For the last several weeks, the typical pattern has been a heatwave-inducing ridge in the Southeast while the Northwest has seen a trough delivering cool, wet weather. However, this pattern is shifting as the dominant…

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Wx Info: High ceiling, low floor – the difficulty of forecasting tornadoes and severe weather along the Gulf Coast

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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