Research: What is a derecho and what makes them significant?

Hello everyone! I appreciate you taking the time to read my third summer project. As with my other two projects, it is evident that I am a fan of severe and tropical weather. For my…

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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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3/2/23 3p Severe Weather Update: Storm potential limited tomorrow morning, but low-end potential remains

No big changes from this morning, but here is a brief update on the timeline and threats. The timeline is mostly unchanged. The start time depends on your location, though. The farther west you are,…

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Gulf Coast faces severe threat Wednesday, February 5th

The Storm Prediction Center continues to monitor the region for the potential for severe weather. From the SPC: …Tuesday/Day 4 to Thursday/Day 6… The medium-range models move an upper-level trough across the Four Corners region…

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Mississippi sets state record for tornadoes

Last year was another active year for sever weather in Mississippi with a record-setting 115 tornadoes across the state. Multiple rounds of severe weather last spring and again during hte late fall and early winter…

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New Data: Monday, 12/16/19, severe weather threat

New data is trickling in and we are starting to get a better idea about what to expect from Mother Nature on Monday afternoon, evening and into the overnight hours. The great thing about getting…

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Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi brace for severe weather outbreak

Their words, not mine. That said, severe weather is looking more and more likely at this point for portions of Louisiana, Arkansas and Mississippi. The change? Not much has changed in the model data –…

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Looking ahead to the 4/4/19 severe weather potential for south Mississippi

Thankfully, there isn’t much to write home about with this round of potential severe weather. As a system slides by to the north, it will pull a warm front north during the day before pushing…

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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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