Arctic Air to Spill South Next Week

Meteorological spring might start on Friday. But as has been discussed, winter is finally going to make a reappearance next week as the large-scale pattern flips. Computer models are showing a strong trough sweeping across the eastern two-thirds of the…

Marginal Severe Threat for Western, Central Gulf Coast Tomorrow

Some strong to severe storms are possible tomorrow from southeast Texas to southwest Alabama. A warm front is going to lift north, allowing for scattered showers/storms to develop. A few clusters of storms are also likely. Overall, the dynamics are…

March Likely to Come in Like a Lion

It still looks like we are going to turn much colder going into March. Both the EPS and GEFS continue to suggest that we are going to have predominantly lower heights across the eastern two-thirds of the country by the…

A Tornado Hit Columbus, MS Earlier This Evening

Columbus, Mississippi took a direct hit from a large tornado this evening; it hit just after 5 PM CST. Tornado confirmed to be on the ground with this storm moving through Columbus, MS. #mswx pic.twitter.com/zSXnKw7hqq — Gulf Coast Storm Center…

First Tornado Watch of The Day Issued

A tornado watch has been issued for southeast Arkansas, parts of north and central Mississippi, and parts of Louisiana until 8 PM CST. Threats include: Tornadoes, some strong Damaging wind gusts up to 75 mph Large hail For future updates,…

Update on This Weekend’s Severe Weather Threat

We continue to monitor the threat for severe weather tomorrow. Overall, there have been no major changes. Saturday A band of storms is expected to develop from east Texas into Arkansas during the morning hours (see figure 1). This activity should…

Las Vegas Gets Rare Snowfall

Las Vegas and surrounding areas got some snow overnight and this morning (yes, snow). And believe it or not, this is not the first time this winter either. According to National Weather Service (NWS) Las Vegas, the daily snowfall record…