A quick note on the 8/24/22 Hattiesburg tornado

Yes, there was a tornado. And, in this case, the video probably really helped the National weather Service identify it. The NWS in Jackson has rated this an EF-0 tornado that was on the ground…

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Severe Weather in the Ohio Valley and Heat in the South: CONUS Weather Forecast – 7/19/22

Good morning! In this post, we’ll be taking a look at some interesting weather features across the Contiguous United States coming up this week. This discussion is mostly going to be related to severe weather…

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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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4/12/22 PM Update: A county-by-county breakdown of the potential severe weather / flooding threat for the Southern MS/AL/LA region

Another Wednesday, another shot for severe storms across the Gulf Coast. The Storm Prediction Center has highlighted the area with an Enhanced and Slight Risk for severe weather on Wednesday afternoon through early Thursday morning…

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4/11/22 PM Update: Severe weather still possible Wednesday/Thursday for central Gulf Coast

Another week, another threat for severe weather. The Storm Prediction Center has part of the area under an Enhanced Risk – that is a “3” on the 1-to-5 scale where “5” is the highest risk…

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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…

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Researchers link “AA” batteries to tornado paths with hopes to eventually ‘steer’ the storms with electrical fields

In a recent paper published in the Geosolar Connections Journal, researchers found a link between the number of “AA” batteries and whether or not an site was affected by tornadoes. This was an international collaboration…

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3/30/22 Midday update: Latest from the SPC, model data, and a county-by-county breakdown of the severe weather potential

The Moderate Risk for severe weather continues across all of Mississippi, parts of Louisiana, Alabama, Floriea, Tennessee and Arkansas. And the SPC is leaving very little to the imagination. They are most concerned for areas…

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