Matt Haworth, meteorologist for StormGeo, presented research connecting Gulf of Mexico sea surface temperatures to severe weather potential along the Gulf Coast. “Basically I expanded on a study done by Roger Edwards and Steven Weiss out of the Storm Prediction Center done in 1996,” Haworth said. “I expanded the study to include the areas within 100 miles of the Gulf… Read more →
I had the opportunity to meet with the Jackson Mississippi National Weather Service at the National Weather Association 2017 Annual Conference. They were here presenting local research on severe weather. Here is a quick couple of snippets from our chat! Here are a few snapshots from the presentation on the presentation about the inference of tornado strength from debris identification… Read more →
The title says it all: Hurricane Maria is now a Category 5 storm. It made its first landfall on the small island of Dominica at 9:15pm local time. At that time, the estimated sustained wind speeds was 160mph. #Maria is about to make landfall in #Dominica as a powerful Category 5 major hurricane with sustained winds of 160 MPH. #GOES16… Read more →
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 →
It is something I’ve heard countless times during my tenure at WDAM in Hattiesburg. It doesn’t matter the time of year, the forecast, or the situation. For every forecast I give, there is – at least – one person that responds with, “Yeah, well, they didn’t get Katrina right, so who knows.” There have been too many storms 3 or… Read more →
