Video: NOAA releases Winter Outlook for 2017-2018
NOAA released the Winter Outllok for 2017-2018 for the United State. The South Mississippi Winter Outlook for 2017-2018 is below:
La Nina and the Pine Belt
A La Nina Watch was issued by NOAA today. That means there is a 55- to 60-percent chance that a La Nina forms this fall or winter. What is La Nina La Nina is an when the Pacific Ocean waters off the coast of South America run cooler than average. In fact, it is when they are greater than 0.5… Read more →
Thunder in February, Frost in April
Ah, the “thunder in February, frost in April” saying. Works every time, right? Well, not quite. This is an “old wives tale” that a lot of gardeners and farmers still use. And it is circulated with varying specificity. Some say that if there is any thunder in February, it will frost in April. Others that the day that you hear… Read more →
#BlameTuesday or #BlameThursday for bad weather in south Mississippi
It was been a very active start to 2016 in the weather world. Across south Mississippi, folks say is seems like Tuesday and Thursday are the two days of the week when one would be most likely to see storms. Because so far in 2016, it seems like every Tuesday or Thursday has featured a storm somewhere. But how accurate… Read more →
Past Pine Belt El Ninos
I decided to find out what we could expect this fall, winter and next spring from El Nino. Not to forecast, but rather, to get an idea of past events s, as a forecaster, I can keep my eyes peeled for certain things, and not be surprised by others. WDAM-TV 7-News, Weather, Sports-Hattiesburg, MS Looking back through statistics and weather… Read more →
