Just a quick forecast this morning. I’ll try to have more details tomorrow. TodayMostly cloudy, and a bit breezy, with afternoon showers and storms. Highs in the mid 80s. The chance of rain 60-percent. TonightMostly…
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South Mississippi Forecast 6/19/21: Claudette movin’ out, heat moving back in
Tropical Storm Claudette was named overnight, not more PTC3 or Invest 92L. As it spins out of the area there will still be a chance for tropical showers and storms through this evening. A few…
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The PTC has wind greater than 39mph, why isn’t it a Tropical Storm?
It is a great question. And one you’re smart to ask! As a meteorologist who is all about public education, it makes me feel good to know that you are asking the right question. You…
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6/18/21 3p South Mississippi Tropical Update – PTC3 / Claudette continues to drift north
PTC isn’t Claudette, yet. Yet, it is trying its best to wrap itself up before landfall. In the above image the white arrows indicate the general atmospheric flow, the red arrows indicate the circulation around…
South Mississippi Forecast 6/18/21: Latest on Potential Tropical Cyclone 3 / Claudette as it moves toward the coast
The latest from the National Hurricane Center is out this morning and there has been a slight shift in the impacts toward the east. No much, but slight enough that some of the folks closer…
South Mississippi Forecast 6/17/21: No PTC yet as Invest 92L continues to organize
Interesting to see that the National Hurricane Center hasn’t issued any products designating Invest 92L as “Potential Tropical Cyclone One” yet. I’m sure there is a good reason, but we are definitely within the timeframe…
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6/16/21 9PM: A – very brief – Tropical Update
Some of the new 00z data is coming down and I wanted ot make a quick post just to shovel out some data and add some context to it since I know it is about…
Wx Info: How do hurricanes form? (Video)
Despite how easy it looks, making a hurricane is actually pretty difficult to do. There are dozens of African Easterly Waves (we usually just call these “Tropical Waves”) that traverse the Atlantic Ocean every season,…
South Mississippi Forecast 6/16/21: Calm through Friday, Invest 92L drifting north for weekend
Things are still looking generally calm over the next few days while we keep eyes on the tropics. Invest 92L is still tabbed to lift north starting Thursday and across the Gulf Coast region late…
Tropical Update Facebook Video
Just in case you don’t check out my page, I wanted to post this video on the blog, too. I spent about 15 minutes going over some of the data for Invest 92L tonight. I…
