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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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…

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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…

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