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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Ask NASA: Explaining snowflakes and how we can see them from space

Your browser does not support the video tag. The Global Precipitation Measurement can help improve numerical weather predictions of snowfall by measuring the size and shape distribution of snow particles, layer by layer, in a…

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Ask NASA: Ever heard of “Dirty” snow? Research suggests aerosols make snow melt faster

Your browser does not support the video tag. Tiny particles suspended in the air, known as aerosols, can darken snow and ice causing it to absorb more of the sun’s energy. But until recently, scientists…

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Wx Info: A guide to creating snowfall in the South

Since the cold air has descended across parts of the South again, I wanted to break out my handy “Will it Snow?” graphic. And I wanted to walk through two quick examples showing why it…

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Wx Info: Dreaming of White Christmas in South Mississippi? Go for it!

Dreaming of a White Christmas? Sorry, wrong White. That is White Goodman from the movie Dodgeball. You mean a White Christmas with snow and cold? That one? Alright. Well let’s take a look…. PAST DATA…

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Wintry mix not impossible for South Mississippi Tuesday morning

As wintry temperatures descend on the Pine Belt, here is a quick update regarding a few hot topics… Before you ask The Top 3 questions I get are as follows: 1. Is it going to…

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2/11/19 detailed weather forecast for South Mississippi

Before everyone starts to see snow “forecasts” pop up in their social media feeds, I wanted to “nip this one in the bud” before it got too far. Yes, one model output does show colder…

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Saying “It is colder than Antarctica” about the weather is silly, here is why

I’ve seen a handful of news outlets reporting that Chicago, Minneapolis and International Falls are “Colder than Antarctica!” and “Colder than Mars!” I’m not making this up, either. As if exclaiming that the “Polar Vortex…

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Overnight update on snow forecast for south Mississippi

As of this writing (11:50pm, Monday night) things are starting to pick-up a bit in the weather department as rain changes over to snow in some places across parts of central and northern Mississippi. To…

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The South & the science of the snowy forecast

Surface map from 1/28/19 00z NAM // Courtesy: Pivotal Weather via GIPHY Sounds like an episode of the 1960s Batman TV show doesn’t it? I have good news, it will be just as fun. As we…

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