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The “Big Chill” of Valentine’s Week in 1784 that froze the Mississippi River in NOLA
If you missed the quick breakdown of how icebergs ended up floating around in the Gulf of Mexico, here is the clip: The research on this shows that the eruption in Iceland did more than…
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Wx Info: What is a “Tornado Possible” tag?
When a Severe Thunderstorm Warning is issued for your area by the National Weather Service, it is time to take cover immediately. But a lot of people don’t. They say, “It’s just a thunderstorm warning!…
2/10/20 1030am Update: Low-end tornado threat may develop this evening for South Mississippi
Parts of the region are under a Marginal and Slight Risk for severe weather. Note that the SPC has highlighted areas north and west of south Mississippi with the threat for tornadoes. On that risk…
Seven years ago: The Hattiesburg/Petal EF-4
Seven years ago today, at 5:03pm the supercell moving through Lamar County spawned a tornado that quickly gained intensity and move through Hattiesburg and Petal. The eventual EF-4 tornado was only on the ground for…
Another week, another round of severe weather possible for Gulf Coast
via GIPHY I think this GIF was my reaction to opening up the SPC page this morning. Alex Puckett, a great meteorologist up in Huntsville sent me a message via facebook sharing his displeasure via…
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SPC: Mississippi severe threat increases this afternoon / evening
The Storm Prediction Center has up’d the severe weather risk for portions of central and northern Mississippi for this afternoon and evening. There is now an “Enhanced Risk” for severe weather. And they have even…
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2/5/20 12:15AM UPDATE: Gulf Coast severe weather threat for Wednesday (with updated Karrie Meter)
The SPC is continuing the Slight Risk for severe weather for sections of the Gulf Coast. As the next system swings through it will open the door for showers and storms to develop across the…
Ask NASA: Using the latest tech to better forecast hurricanes
Your browser does not support the video tag. NASA has a unique and important view of hurricanes around the planet. Satellites and aircraft watch as storms form, travel across the ocean and sometimes, make landfall.…
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In Blob We Trust: A Gulf Coast severe weather model data update
UPDATE (Monday, 9am): The Storm Prediction Center has decreased the severe weather risk to a Marginal risk for sections – but not all – of Mississippi, Louisiana and Alabama. The SPC notes: “This should be…
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