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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…
NASA tests four RS-25 rockets at Stennis Space Center
Saturday afternoon, NASA tested four RS-25 rocket boosters north of Bay St. Louis. The test is apart of the final rounds of tests for the new Artemis mission to return to the Moon. This was…
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Learning is risky, but it is worth it
Every day when South Mississippi experiences storms, I head on to Facebook to search for storm reports. I look for pictures of trees down, fences knocked over, small hail, and flash flooding. Sifting through Facebook…
Is the Earth spinning really spinning faster today?
A story that is making the rounds – pun intended – on social media is a report that the Earth is “spinning out of control! Literally!” Except it is not. And I know “correcting information”…
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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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1/10/21 1030p Update: NWS advisories expanded, precip on radar, forecast updated
Here is a quick update on the forecast for tonight and into tomorrow morning with regard to the threat for some wintry precipitation to mix in with the rain. So far things are playing out…
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