A new area of interest in the tropics: A hype-free forecast

The National Hurricane Center has updated their forecast to include an area of interest in the Gulf of Mexico. The NHC also gives this area a 20-percent chance of development. The National Hurricane Center Forecast…

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Kīlauea eruption update and comparison to 1924 eruption

Kīlauea continues to spew lava – and now lava bombs – across parts of Hawaii. The USGS is now warning that a possible explosive eruption is imminent. The Latest: As of early this morning, eruption…

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A collection of videos and images from the Hawaii eruption

There are some pretty incredible images coming out of Hawaii recently during the volcanic eruption. Here are a handful of snippets pulled from social media… @NOAA's GOES-15 satellite captured this image overnight of the flickering…

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Dixie Tornado Outbreak: 110 years later

On April 24, 1908 a handful of tornadoes ripped across Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. While the exact number of tornadoes that day is debatable, generally 10 of the tornadoes are blamed for a vast majority…

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Wx Info: Why tornado strength is tough to predict along the Gulf Coast

I received a great question from a viewer on facebook the other day about the forecast. The viewer asked if the Storm Prediction Center underestimated the severe weather threat on Sunday, given the multiple tornado…

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An economists statistical rebuttal to seasonal hurricane forecasts

I received an email the other day from Ty Black, a former University of Southern Mississippi professor in Economics, regarding seasonal hurricane predictions. On the heels of the Colorado State seasonal prediction, national media outlets…

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Storm Prediction Center: “strong tornado or two will be possible” for Gulf Coast region on Saturday

Latest update form the Storm Prediction Center… Showers and thunderstorms are expected to be ongoing at the start of Day 2 from portion of the Ozarks and lower Ohio Valley through the lower Mississippi Valley…

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April 14 south Mississippi severe weather discussion

We are still watching for a line of severe storms to pass through the Pine Belt during the day on Saturday. We are about to get pretty detailed and pretty nerdy. You’ll get a full…

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April 13-14 severe weather breakdown for the Gulf Coast

The latest threat for severe weather across the United States looks to take place over two days. Day 1 will feature storms in East Texas, extreme eastern Oklahoma, northern Louisiana, most of Arkansas and southern…

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