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 just freeze over the Mississippi river, too. Take a look at the link above! Plus, you can read more about how the eruption changed the… Read more →
Seven years ago today, at 5:03pm the supercell moving through Lamar County spawned a tornado that quickly gained intensity and move through Hattiesburg and Petal. The eventual EF-4 tornado was only on the ground for 33 minutes. It traveled 21 miles. Despite the dozens of injuries, no one was killed. Official account of the tornado From the National Weather Service… Read more →
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 culminated in the most tornadoes since record-keeping began in 1950. “The previous record was 108 tornadoes, which was set in 2008. Three fatalities occurred this… Read more →
I have one final project to submit here on the blog. I had to choose another local severe weather occurrence and explain the event while reviewing what happened and the data that was collected. Rather than look at one of the more widely known storms to impact the coast, I chose to look at an equally large hurricane that crossed… Read more →
Here is another review to wrap up my week here at the news station. Nick picked an article that’s pretty close to home and I can’t wait to show y’all what I found. Summary: This article begins by introducing the 50 year old hurricane that began an era of many large scale hurricane’s that would sweep into the Gulf Coast…. Read more →
