Why Was Hurricane Helene Catastrophically Worse Inland Than It Was On The Coast?

Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida’s Big Bend region as a Category 4 hurricane on September 26, 2024. As usual, most people expected the greatest impacts to be near the coast from storm surge and…

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Southern AL/MS/LA Forecast Refresh- 6/15/26

Since yesterday, we have been seeing the same storm system, with a slight increase in moisture, leading to higher afternoon storm coverage across southern Louisiana and Mississippi. Flood/flash flood warnings are in effect across our…

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More heavy rain for Florida, a heat wave, and severe weather for the plains and the Northeast: U.S. National Forecast for 6/14/24

Hi everyone, I hope that you had a great week. We have quite a lot of exciting and extreme weather in store for the nation today. Our three primary weather concerns are severe weather in…

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A Look at Yesterday and the Rest of the Week-Flooding Threat Continues: SE MS/SW AL Weather Forecast – 8/25/22

Hey y’all. I wanted to start off by saying I hope that everyone is safe and healthy this morning. It has been a wild few days across the Southern Mississippi area, so it’s worth taking…

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Active weather pattern leads to increased rain chances and pockets of heat: Southeast Weather Forecast – 8/4/22

Over the past week, we have seen relentless rounds of rain in the Southeast as a trough made its way through the eastern US. This pattern, however, is shifting with the appearance of a strong…

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Tracking the river / tidal gauges in Louisiana during Laura’s landfall

Here is a long list of gauges from the Lower Mississippi River Forecast Center. These images will refresh as data is avialable. The page will need to be refreshed in order to pull the latest…

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What if Harvey happened to you? Maps estimate what local flooding would look like

First off, props to the Washington Post. I would really encourage everyone to take a look at this article about what the Harvey floods really mean. They do a great job at putting things into…

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WPC concerned about flash flooding for Mississippi

VALID 191456Z – 191811Z SUMMARY…ONGOING CONVECTION/CELL MERGERS WITHIN INCREASINGLY MOIST ENVIRONMENT WILL LEAD TO ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TOTALS OF TWO TO THREE INCHES IN SOME LOCATIONS THROUGH 18Z…WITH SOME LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING POSSIBLE. DISCUSSION…MID-MORNING RADAR MOSAIC…

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The rain that missed The Pine Belt

Twenty-plus inches of rain. Louisana may have a lot of swamps and wetlands, but even that state can’t handle this kind of rain. And as neighbors in central and southern Louisiana look to each other…

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