Attention turns to Thursday’s (3/25) severe weather threat

It looks like the potential for widespread significant severe weather is – again – in the cards this Thursday for portions of the Southeast and gulf coast. Model guidance continues to show a large area…

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SPC considering “PDS” Tornado Watch for portions of Mississippi, Alabama

The SPC says a Tornado Watch may be needed for portions of Mississippi and Alabama shortly. This would be a “PDS” Tornado Watch. A “PDS” Tornado Watch is a “Particularly Dangerous Situation” Tornado Watch indicating…

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SPC issues High Risk, Moderate Risk for south Mississippi

I know how this may feel to a lot of you who struggle to fight off Severe Weather Anxiety. It probably feels like a ton of bricks just fell on your chest. For everyone else,…

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SPC highlights Gulf Coast for severe weahter potential on St. Patrick’s Day

As we head into next week, the next system slated to push across the Gulf Coast will bring the potential for severe weather. Because of that, the Storm Prediction Center is now highlighting the Gulf…

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What started with “Hail Season” ended with disproving another ‘Old Wives Tale’ – sorry!

In my never-ending quest to learn everything I can about South Mississippi weather, I wanted to see if March was in fact “hail season” as I’ve dubbed it, or if it just felt like a…

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New data gives more insight to NYE severe risk for Gulf Coast

As a professor, this is the type of weather event that I would probably use on a test. Because at first glance, and on paper, it looks like a guarantee for some severe weather. But…

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3/3/19 8AM BRIEF: Severe weather, flooding still possible for South Mississippi

The Storm Prediction Center continues to monitor the region of the potential for severe weather. Latest model guidance continues to show the threat for storms and very – very! – heavy rainfall across the area…

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Another week, another round of severe weather possible for Gulf Coast

via GIPHY I think this GIF was my reaction to opening up the SPC page this morning. Alex Puckett, a great meteorologist up in Huntsville sent me a message via facebook sharing his displeasure via…

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1/7/20 9AM UPDATE: January 11th SE Severe Threat

Welp… Another day, another update. Today I want to pull some of the analogs to highlight how past setups have faired. Before we get there, though, here is a quick snapshot (hat tip to Pivotal…

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Early Wed AM South Mississippi severe weather update for 4/18/19 SVR threat

The Storm Prediction Center has continue the Enhanced Risk for the Gulf Coast region. And we are now getting into the timeframe where we can start to talk about specifics. A couple of things to…

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