- Folks wanna know: “What does the Super El Nino mean for me, Nick?”
Almost nothing. Okay, okay. Now I’m just being silly. El Nino sure has done a good number on our Hurricane Season so far. So perhaps “nothing” is a bit of an under-sell. El Nino is doing -something- for sure. It is helping to quell the Hurricanes in the Atlantic, for starters. A Strong El Nino like this is a…Read more of Folks wanna know: “What does the Super El Nino mean for me, Nick?”
- Marginal Wind-Driven Severe Risk Today: Southern MS/AL/LA Local Weather Forecast – 8/20/26
Hey everyone! Now that the interns are done with their hard work for the summer, Noah and I are back to giving you all the local forecasts! The Setup The overall setup for the Southeast includes a stalled frontal boundary over the Lower Mississippi Valley, with a lot of moisture on the south/warm side. Through the afternoon and into… - Severe Storms Target the Central U.S.: National CONUS Weather Forecast – 8/18/26
Hey everyone! Let’s get into the national outlook for this week! Today’s Overall Setup We have a pretty active setup across much of the country today. Showers and thunderstorms will stretch from the northern Rockies through the Midwest and into the Northeast. Some of the stronger storms could turn severe from Nebraska into Iowa, Kansas, and Missouri, with damaging…Read more of Severe Storms Target the Central U.S.: National CONUS Weather Forecast – 8/18/26
- An Analysis of Dust Storms and Black Sunday
Background During the 1930s, the United States experienced one of the most devastating environmental disasters, now known as the Dust Bowl. The Dust Bowl consisted of severe dust storms, which were brought about by extreme droughts in the Southern and Central Great Plains. After lasting around a decade, the Dust Bowl created some of the most notable storms in… - Heat, Rain, Heat, Rain, Repeat – Week Ahead Forecast for South MS/LA/AL 8/17/26
After coming out of my truck to go back to work, the amount of heat felt like a barely penetrable wall of air I was walking through to make it to the back door of the engineering building. Top that off with a lot of sun, it made for unbearable heat pretty early in the day. It’s August, and…Read more of Heat, Rain, Heat, Rain, Repeat – Week Ahead Forecast for South MS/LA/AL 8/17/26
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