This isn’t going to be the typical “will it rain at my house” forecast. If you’re looking for a county-by-county breakdown of what to expect from Hurricane Ida, make sure to check out that post…
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VIDEO: Explaining tornado formation during severe weather
If you’ve ever wondered how tornadoes form during a severe thunderstorm, now is your chance to learn! Here is the video lecture from GHY326 during the 2020 Spring Semester at USM. This 30-minutes video talks…
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Precision vs Accuracy with the upcoming forecast
I’ve heard from a handful of folks curious about why I keep saying, “Things will change” with the forecast and why I won’t pick a number and stick with it. Sadly, the available data for…
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1/10/21 Update: South Mississippi snowfall chances continue to climb, accumulating snow looking more possible, too
It is always a wild ride when trying to track the potential for snowfall in the south. The slightest wobble can really change things. And things tend to wobble back and forth almost every three…
The Sunday/Monday wintry potential: We don’t know yet
Seriously. I’m doing my best to stay on top of the specifics, but we are just starting to get into the window of time where specifics are something we can estimate. And the data coming…
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CPC shows chance for cooler-than-normal February for big chunk of US, but a warmer-than-average Spring
The Climate Prediction Center is out with the February outlook and a look at Spring, too. While fEbruary is looking like cooler-than-average conditions may prevail, the long-term look suggests that temperatures may rebound in March…
“Its going to snow” and other weather things you shouldn’t take at face value in The South
There have been a lot of wild rumors floating around the interwebs during the past few weeks regarding the possibility for some serious cold air dropping south out of Canada. Rumors of a foot of…
2019 AMS conference is over – some parting thoughts
via GIPHY I know what you’re thinking… “That’s rude, Nick. And pretty short-sighted. There were plenty of quality presentations and networking opportunities at AMS 2019.” You’re not wrong. The American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting was…
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This is what it sounds like when clouds cry – A Prince-inspired forecast for July 5th-12th
Short Term Hey there,Intern Emily here! All three interns are back together and feeling really strong about the forecast for the upcoming week. Noah, Kendall, and I are all dedicating this forecast to the late…
Review: Visualizing Multiple Measures of Forecast Quality
If you’ve been following along, I post reviews of scientific articles on Tuesday’s and Friday’s so take a look at what I found in reading, “Visualizing Multiple Measures of Forecast Quality by Paul J. Roebber…
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