There have been a lot of wild rumors floating around the interwebs during the past few weeks regarding the possibility for some serious cold air dropping south out of Canada. Rumors of a foot of snow in Mississippi and Alabama, sub-zero wind chills in Florida, and an ice storm for the entire Texas Gulf Coast top the list of improbable… Read more →
This cold and rainy pattern is not an uncommon one for South Mississippi in the late fall / early winter. Especially during a weak El Nino year. Wait, this is – GULP! – normal? And, in fact, this is the same – general – setup that brought us all of that snow last year on December 8th. Yup! No joke!… Read more →
Prepare to be disappointed, Winter Lovers. For south Mississippi, it is just as I expected: Not as cold as others suggested. Click-baiters strike again Usually, this is when I harp on those “Super Storm Chasers Weather Alerts” facebook pages. But other – usually credible – meteorologists were posting about it a few days back! I’m not going to name names,… Read more →
New data now shows an increase in the chance for snow across South Mississippi, but the range of possible totals is slimming down a bit. Also, the new data suggests less of a chance that the precipitation starts as anything other than snow, which isn’t a common occurance for the Gulf Coast at all. The big change is the timing… Read more →
Another shot of cold air is coming to South Mississippi. That will bring another chance for some wintry weather. Precipitation will start as a mixture of sleet and rain, then change to snow and sleet, then just regular snow. Forecast Compared to the snowfall we’ve had this winter, this may feel disappointing. As a front dives through the area, it… Read more →
