WX Info: Classifying the different strengths of summer thunderstorms

I posted a quick graphic on Facebook the other day that seemed to resonate with a lot of people. It was a basic look at the different strengths of storms South Mississippi endures during the…

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WPC concerned about flooding Wednesday afternoon for South Mississippi, Louisiana

Looking at the current radar, a batch of proficient rain producing storms is lifting across parts of Louisiana and Mississippi this afternoon. Rainfall rates are likely to eclipse one-inch-per-hour at times in some of the…

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Remnants of Invest91L could lead to possible flooding for South Mississippi

The combination of a mid-latitude cyclone and the remnants of Invest 91L will lead to some very heavy rain for the Gulf Coast. Despite the recent dry conditions across south Mississippi, given the potential for…

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RECAP: Looking back at the two-week long severe weather onslaught with maps, explainers and chaser video

After two weeks of every-day-there-is-a-tornado-somewhere weather, the big subtropical ridge in the southeast is shifting to the west. This will shove the jet stream further north and re-position a lot of the moving pieces needed…

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Overnight severe weather update: SPC holds Enhanced Risk for South Mississippi

The Storm Prediction Center has released their first Day 1 Risk Outlook for the severe weather potential on Thursday (today). Take a look: Locally, the threats and the forecast hasn’t changed much from earlier today…

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Video: Severe weather update for tomorrow’s Enhanced Risk in south Mississippi

Discussion from the SPC: …SUMMARY… Severe thunderstorms capable of tornadoes and extensive wind damage are possible across parts of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama on Thursday. Scattered severe storms are also possible as far east as…

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Mid-day update: New data for South Mississippi shows continued threat

The mid-day data is starting to trickle in and it isn’t promising for those who’ve been trying to “knock on wood” a bunch hoping it would go away. What’s new? The UH huh The new…

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Early Wed AM South Mississippi severe weather update for 4/18/19 SVR threat

The Storm Prediction Center has continue the Enhanced Risk for the Gulf Coast region. And we are now getting into the timeframe where we can start to talk about specifics. A couple of things to…

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South Mississippi severe weather update for April 18th

A rare Day 3 mid-day update from the Storm Prediction Center. …THERE IS AN ENHANCED RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS MUCH OF LOUISIANA INTO CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI… AMENDED TO ADD ENHANCED RISK FOR LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI…

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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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