WX Info: Reading the National Hurricane Center forecast maps

As Hurricane Season continues, it is important to know how to read the maps from the National Hurricane Center as they monitor certain areas for development. Each time there is an ‘area of interest’ in…

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National Hurricane Center highlights new area of concern

SUNDAY MORNING UPDATE: NHC has increased the chance there is tropical development. For the latest info: http://nickelblock.com/?p=30450 ORIGINAL POST FROM SATURDAY: The National Hurricane center has highlighted an area that will need to be monitored…

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Another quake, this time M7.1, hits California

Another earthquake shook southern California Friday night. This one a Magnitude 7.1 quake. BREAKING NEWS- LIVE VIEW OF GRIFFITH OBSERVATORY SEISMOMETER RECORDING THE 7.1 EARTHQUAKE. #anotherearthquake pic.twitter.com/MHobf6vGmL — Disclosure Tv (@DisclosureTv_) July 6, 2019 The…

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Hype-free look at Gulf Coast tropical activity for next week

Well, that didn’t take long did it? After a handful of models starting to come into agreement that something may develop off the east coast or in the Gulf, the scare-tactic posts have begun. In…

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As MJO passes, Atlantic basin could become more favorable for development in July

I don’t often get onto sub-seasonal oscillations on here for a handful of reasons… 1. I don’t know as much as I wished I did about them 2. In general, it doesn’t apply to everyday…

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WX Info: Classifying the different strengths of summer thunderstorms

I posted a quick graphic on Facebook the other day that seemed to resonate with a lot of people. It was a basic look at the different strengths of storms South Mississippi endures during the…

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This Forecast Brought to You by Amber and Noah Losing Our Minds at a Blob of Rain

So as Amber and I are looking at several different models for Wednesday’s chance of rain, we notice an enclosed high pressure system forming out near the lower Mississippi River. We’re both thinking “Why is…

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