I got a great question from Sarah regarding our recent shot of cold. She was curious about why this year was so weird. Seems like this cold, to her, is sticking around longer than normal.…
Tag: Weather History
A quick note on the 8/24/22 Hattiesburg tornado
Yes, there was a tornado. And, in this case, the video probably really helped the National weather Service identify it. The NWS in Jackson has rated this an EF-0 tornado that was on the ground…
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Wx Info: Your weather isn’t more special than somewhere else
The problem with facts is that they can frequently be boring. Unless it is a fun piece of trivia or an area of interest, a fact can be unintriguing. That makes sense. We live in…
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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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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…
Not all weather records are created equal
Truth is, I knew this. But, at times, I get lulled into a false sense of National-Weather-Service-security. The NWS has created quite the reputation of being pretty dependable over the past 15 years. Sometimes it…
