I knew people were going to die. Messaging was intense and started earlier than normal because I knew it was going to be a bad day. A very bad day. But this isn’t just about…
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Category: Weather History
Wx Info: Answering if the lack of severe weather is ‘luck’ or a pattern shift
I received a great question the other day. Corey checked in asking if the overall pattern had changed during the last few years since it felt like there hadn’t been as much severe weather. And…
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NWS Meteorologist recaps warning decision process on tornado near Sanford, MS
On March 30th, 2021, there was a unique atmospheric setup across parts of south Mississippi. This type of severe weather event doesn’t come along often, but when it does, it makes a very tricky situation…
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Wednesday’s storms in South Mississippi were a once-in-a-lifetime event
There are plenty of once-in-a-lifetime weather events for people living in south Mississippi. Usually it is things like tornadoes and hurricanes, though. In recent years, the December 8th, 2017 snowfall could be put on the…
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The “Big Chill” of Valentine’s Week in 1784 that froze the Mississippi River in NOLA
If you missed the quick breakdown of how icebergs ended up floating around in the Gulf of Mexico, here is the clip: The research on this shows that the eruption in Iceland did more than…
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Seven years ago: The Hattiesburg/Petal EF-4
Seven years ago today, at 5:03pm the supercell moving through Lamar County spawned a tornado that quickly gained intensity and move through Hattiesburg and Petal. The eventual EF-4 tornado was only on the ground for…
Mississippi sets state record for tornadoes
Last year was another active year for sever weather in Mississippi with a record-setting 115 tornadoes across the state. Multiple rounds of severe weather last spring and again during hte late fall and early winter…
Wx Info: Dreaming of White Christmas in South Mississippi? Go for it!
Dreaming of a White Christmas? Sorry, wrong White. That is White Goodman from the movie Dodgeball. You mean a White Christmas with snow and cold? That one? Alright. Well let’s take a look…. PAST DATA…
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Hurricane Ivan in Review
I have one final project to submit here on the blog. I had to choose another local severe weather occurrence and explain the event while reviewing what happened and the data that was collected. Rather…
Review: A Reanalysis of Hurricane Camille
Here is another review to wrap up my week here at the news station. Nick picked an article that’s pretty close to home and I can’t wait to show y’all what I found. Summary This…
