Remember that “Huge Arctic Blast” I kept saying, “Let’s wait and see” about?

Well, we are getting a better look at it, and once again a conservative approach to forecasting seems to be winning. There is a reason I don’t go ‘full boar’ with these cold weather outbreaks…

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Polar Vortex induced Gulf Coast wintry weather potential is exactly that – just a potential

Sometimes I’m not sure if certain people commenting on my facebook videos are dropping ‘hot takes,’ just there to be rude, or genuinely frustrated because they actually don’t understand what I am trying to explain.…

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Attempting to develop new Tropical ‘Threats’ Scale

I’m no Herbert Saffir or Robert Simpson, but I do like thinking outside the box and challenging myself with trying to find order in chaos. Truly, I think that is why I love meteorology so…

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Wx Info: Don’t use semi-trucks to shield smaller cars during severe weather

The title says it all. And yo umight be asking, “Nick, what are you even talking about?!“ And that is a great question. I turns out that someone has some pictures of some semi-trucks surrounding…

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Did’ja feel that? There was an earthquake near Collins, MS last night

Seriously. Okay, it wasn’t anything worth writing home about, just a little Magnitude 2.1, but hey, it happened! The mini-tremor occurred around 1:30 this morning. It was picked up by six regional stations and the…

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Revisiting Gulf of Mexico water temperatures impact on SE severe weather potential ahead of next week’s potential threat

There is another threat for severe weather coming up this next week, but so far deterministic model guidance has been slow to develop any specific outcomes that feature a potent severe weather setup while the…

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Another chance for flurries for southern Mississippi? Already? Sort of.

I wouldn’t bet the farm, but there is some evidence within the model guidance that suggests another round of some flurries and sleet may be possible on Wednesday morning. Much like this last time, accumulations…

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