As the afternoon data comes down, a few updates about the derived parameters – in particular the “FRAM” data that estimates ice accretion during freezing rain and sleet events. Again, I’m talking about the highlighted…
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1/23/26 Wintry & Severe weather County-by-County Breakdown for this weekend for Southern MS/AL/LA
This is going to take a while to sift through if you are trying to get a feel for how things will shake out for multiple counties. But if you just want to find a…
1/22/26 12p First Look Forecast: A general look at the upcoming mix of potential wintry weather and storms for Southern MS/AL/LA
Boy oh boy! It wouldn’t be a Gulf Coast forecast without some storms, right? Well, given the new data I’d argue that the risk for storms across more of the area is increasing and the…
Wx Info: Explaining Sleet vs. Freezing Rain
I know a lot of times we, meteorologists, toss around freezing rain, sleet, and snow and never really take the time to define the difference. So today, I wanted to take “Five” so to speak…
1/21/26 12p Winter Weather Update: What we know, don’t know, and can’t know yet
I want to start with what we do know. We do know that some parts of the area are going to be dealing with some nasty winter weather – including freezing rain and sleet. I…
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1/14/26 11pm Winter Weather Update — Sunday morning may feature a lot of everything, or nothing
If you are here for the Hype Train, you’re on the wrong platform. This is going to be a level-headed and realistic approach to the chance for snow along the Gulf Coast this weekend. If…
1/19/25 9p Winter Precip County-by-County Forecast for Southern MS/AL/LA
We continue to see subtle shifts to the forecast. Notice how in the animations below the trend is for the center of the low to move south (first image on left) and the drier air…
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1/18/25 10p Wintry Weather Update: A regional breakdown of the timeline and impacts
Well! The last 24 hours has been quite the ride as the model guidance continues to funnel in. So far we have see a bit of a move south with the colder air, a bit…
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1/16/25 6p — A brief snowfall forecast update
Behold! THE ELBOW! The “Elbow” is the right-angle in the 500mb map over west Texas that often times produces a shot for wintry precip across the region. It is the setup we get down here…
Whoops! Let’s get this fixed…. A snow/ice/rain forecast for Friday
Whilst doing the forecast yesterday, I was pulled away halfway through. My “9-to-5” weather job needed me to produce some data quickly So I did. Then when I came back to our forecast I realized…
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