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 →
Good evening! I’m bringing you a late night look at an article about Tornado Risk Analysis by P. Grady, Andrew Mercer, Jinmu Choi, and Jared Allen, enjoy! Summary: We’re introduced really early on in the article to the idea of “Tornado Alley” and the less widely known “dixie alley”. These two “alleys” are believed to be the most tornado susceptible… Read more →
There will be another round of severe weather possible Monday for Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. Storms may develop as early as Sunday afternoon for some before another round develops Monday afternoon, too. That means that there may be two rounds of storms for some areas. As an aside, this discussion is for all of the above-mentioned areas…. Read more →
Looking at the latest model guidance, a lot of the thought is that a robust atmospheric setup may lead to two rounds of severe weather for parts of Tennessee, Mississippi and Alabama. For southern Mississippi, this doesn’t look as likely. The Setup A big area of Low pressure is moving by from southwest to northeast across Texas, Oklahoma and Missouri…. Read more →
Good morning, everyone. Here is a brief breakdown of where we are… Timing Louisiana’s round one is moving through western Louisiana. Mississippi’s round one is moving through the Pine Belt. Alabama’s round one is moving through SW Alabama. Things are, for the most part, right on track. The first rounds of storms for Mississippi and Alabama have been below severe… Read more →
