Early look at severe weather potential next week

If that ole ‘in like a lion out like a lamb’ thing carries any weight, then what does it say about the middle of the month? Because next week, on St. Patrick’s Day, the Gulf…

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Gulf Coast Spring Break week of damp

Yeah, things may not shake out to be quite as nice next week. While this week features sunshine, highs in the 70s and dry air. Next week looks to feature humidity, rain, and storms. In…

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What started with “Hail Season” ended with disproving another ‘Old Wives Tale’ – sorry!

In my never-ending quest to learn everything I can about South Mississippi weather, I wanted to see if March was in fact “hail season” as I’ve dubbed it, or if it just felt like a…

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Monday’s ice: How long will I be without power?

This is a question I wish I could answer for certain. But I can’t. No with 100-percent certainty, at least. There are many factors that go into figuring out how long you may be without…

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Monday’s Icy potential: Be prepared to be stuck somewhere

You may – or may not – have read the updated forecast over on wdam.com, but here is a more technical and detailed look at the potentials and model guidance. Confidence continues ot increase that…

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Model guidance showing nearly worst-case scenario – and they may be right

Confidence is mounting – as is concern – that a dangerous icing event is about to roll through South Mississippi. The model guidance – as well as the NWS – continues to show a potential…

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Wintry weather potential: 2/13 Quick PM update

Here is a quick snippet from the article that will be posted shortly over on wdam.com…… A double-decker system is set to move into the area Monday. The first round will feature rain, turning to…

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Detailed Forecast: South Mississippi wintry precip possible

I took a few minutes and put this detailed forecast together Friday night before I went home for the weekend. I went through some of this stuff during the 10p news, but not all of…

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Gulf Coast wintry precip mess: Finally some answers

Keyword: Some. Looking through a lot of the (more reliable) data this morning, and chatting with a few of my super-smart meteorological colleagues, has started to clarify a lot of what may – or may…

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