The southerly wind off the Gulf of Mexico is a big component in the day-to-day weather along the Gulf Coast. But new research dives into just how big a driver that is – particularly in…
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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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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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WX Info: Does lightning make my grass greener?
Your grass isn’t likely greener because of lightning. That isn’t to say that there isn’t some logic – and science – behind the possibility. It just isn’t likely. And recall that unlikely does not mean…
Ask NASA: What’s up at night?
Looking for something to look at in the night sky? NASA is here to help!
2019 Hurricane Season Preview and Chat with NWS Mobile
I had a chance to sit down with Don Shepherd, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Mobile, AL. Don is a wealth of knowledge and was nice enough to give us a half-hour…
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Severe Weather Tip: Stop trusting facebook with your life
We’ve all learned a valuable lesson about privacy during the last few years with the constant news about facebook selling our personal data to companies, how apps would comb through our friends lists and pictures,…
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A counter-intuitive twist to Climate Change
Climate Change is, for certain, a hot-button topic in the United States. Because, for some people, they say there is a bit of a yo-yo effect (it was global cooling, then warming, now a change),…
The South & the science of the snowy forecast
Surface map from 1/28/19 00z NAM // Courtesy: Pivotal Weather via GIPHY Sounds like an episode of the 1960s Batman TV show doesn’t it? I have good news, it will be just as fun. As we…
