As this next system swings through the area, the front will fire up a round of thunderstorms. Those storms will slide through South Mississippi with a chance for heavy rain, frequent lightning, wind gusts exceeding 65mph, hail up to the size of quarters and the possibility for a tornado or two. Storms will move from west to east across the… Read more →
The Storm Prediction Center has increased the risk for severe weather in South Mississippi on Saturday to a Slight Risk. That is a two on the one-to-five scale where five is the highest risk for severe weather. This is up from a Marginal Risk, issued earlier Thursday. Earlier Thursday, the 12z model data was used to calculate a Karrie Meter… Read more →
Before I get started, I want to say that I apologize for going “light” on the forecast details, on-air and online, during the last 48 hours. I’ve been fighting a nasty bug and was running a 101+ fever from Tuesday morning until, well, 15 minutes before writing this. My fever is back down to 99.1, and I’m hoping some NyQuil… Read more →
A complex forecast will unfold as we head through this weekend and into and through next week. This forecast will likely change and have to be massaged through the next 72 hours before things really come into focus. Please keep tabs on the weather this week and through this weekend. I’m going to break this down by round with a… Read more →
Before you get bombarded with the cries of Snowmageddon, Arctic BLAST-O-RAMA, or the SOOPER DOOPER POLAR VORTEX OF COLDER-THAN-MARS TEMPERATURES, please allow me to clear up some confusion, calm the hype and give everyone the straightforward ‘what we actually know at this point’ batch of information. The polar vortex has fallen apart, which could unleash a much colder end to… Read more →
