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What is “MRMS” and how does it help meteorologists?

Radar is a great tool for meteorologists during any weather event, but especially during severe weather. The MRMS toolkit is one that helps radar meteorologists during severe weather figure out what is happening in the storm by using multiple radar site and computer model data. Officially speaking, MRMS is… The Multi-Radar Multi-Sensor (MRMS) project utilizes an automated system that rapidly… Read more →

Hey Nick, where is that cold you were talkin' 'bout?

Hey Nick, where is that cold you were talkin’ ’bout?

Oh boy. There are a couple of things I will – purposefully – under-forecast in South Mississippi: 1. Snowfall totals 2. Wintertime overnight temperatures when there is any wind 3. First cool down in September In general, I won’t forecast these things more than 5 days out. And If I do, it’ll only happen when the confidence is pretty high…. Read more →