Mississippi is now the second state to have a PSA for people with cognitive disabilities after passing House Bill 873. The alert will be known as ‘Purple Alert’ an works similarly to amber and silver alerts. It is specific for missing children and adults with developmental disabilities. Mika Hartman, Vice President of Gulf Coast Down Syndrome Society, saw Florida have…
Clouds have cleared out and sunny skies have taken over. Wednesday’s cold front continues to push through with cooler and drier air sinking into the area. Additional survey crews were out today and should have a few more final ratings this evening. Tomorrow and through the weekend the weather will be quiet and we probably could not ask for better…
The Lucedale City Park is set to receive some major upgrades. The park will have a new look with over $1.2 million in improvements by year-end. Lucedale has raised more than $130,000 so far from the community as well. The park also received a grant for a permanent stage setup and new playground equipment. Most of that money is coming…
Representatives of the TSA stopped by the Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport to provide insight on traveling tips. The TSA provided details on how best to pack your bags for a flight and how to properly pack a firearm. Nationwide, the TSA is seeing an uptick in intercepted weapons at checkpoints. TSA officers have intercepted two firearms at the security checkpoint at…
Return flow begins again Saturday and the next frontal system that is on the horizon moves to a Texarkana to Laredo, Texas line, before slowing down. This is a very fast stall as the next stronger frontal system is developing in the foothills of the Rockies and begins to draw on the front over Texas causing it to stall. A…
Cleanup efforts are beginning Thursday in Slidell, Louisiana after a tornado caused heavy damage on Wednesday. A relief distribution center is set up at a park not far from the path of the tornado to distribute tarps, food, and ice for those who need it. The city is also reminding residents a new website is now online to report home…
Award-winning fiction writer and philanthropist John Green visited the University of Southern Mississippi for University Forum. You may know him for his popular book-turned-movie ‘The Fault in our Stars.’ He’s also the author of ‘Paper Towns’ and ‘Turtles all the Way Down,’ which have screen-adaptions as well. Green spoke about what fuels his writing and his education journey, before answering…
Now that the most violent weather has moved east, we will now work with the back side of the surface low-pressure that still wants to hang around the Deep South. This low will move NE later today. But before doing so, it will tighten the pressure gradient over the area once again on its back side to bring some moderate to…
Heading into the weekend things will remain quiet with temperatures beginning to moderate however, moisture will struggle to return through the weekend. Northwest flow will remain over the area as a ridge slowly builds over the western Gulf and southern Plains. Moisture will finally start to increase slowly late Sunday and Sunday night. The surface high will slide off to…
Thankfully there were no major injuries or fatalities but as you can see the damage is quite extensive. Severely damaged buildings, downed power lines, and fallen trees are all visible along Old Spanish trail and the connecting streets in Slidell due to Wednesday’s tornado. Massive power outages continue to put a strain on residents in the area. Heavy police presence…
After a very active day things are beginning to calm down, with storms mainly impacting portions of coastal Mississippi and coastal Southeastern Louisiana. The severe threat is almost finished but there is still additional rainfall that could occur over some areas that have received quite a bit of rain already. We should finally dry out later tonight after a cold…
Slidell, Louisiana was also damaged by the severe storms that impacted the Gulf Coast. News 25 is on scene and we have a look at some of the damage. Categories: Featured, Local News, News Tags: Severe Weather, Slidell
Here is footage of hail in the Woolmarket community. This home is located about three miles north of the interstate. You can see the hail bouncing off the grass. Categories: Local News, News Tags: hail, Severe Weather, Weather
Storms that passed through South Mississippi today caused flash flooding along Highway 90 this morning. This is a view of cars passing through between the Mississippi Aquarium and Jones Park. Even though cars were driving with caution, the buildup collected on the road made it difficult to navigate. Some of these clips demonstrate the multiple inches of rain coastal cities…
Shaina Barnett posted on our Facebook page that a lightning strike hit her home on Alcede Lizana Road in Gulfport. You can see from the photos the damage the driveway and the car received. Categories: Local News, News Tags: damage, Severe Weather
Emergency Management crews in Hancock County are busy trying to restore power and clear roadways of debris. Crews at Hancock Emergency Operations are working hard to asses the damage of what’s exactly been going on after reports of several tornadoes in the area. Hancock County EMA Director Brian Adam tells us more. “Crews out there, fire crews, law enforcement, power…
Severe weather brought about multiple tornado warnings along the Coast. News 25’s Brooke Parker is in the Kiln and tells us what the damage is looking like there. Categories: Featured, Local News, News Tags: kiln, Severe Weather, tornado
A mobile home on Moran Road in Gulfport was destroyed in Wednesday’s severe weather. No one was inside when the home was toppled and flipped several times, according to the family. The owner of the mobile home is a 63-year-old retiree. Debris is all over the road and several trees were struck and power lines were pulled down. Repair crews…
A vigorous storm system continues to move east though the region. Activity from this morning will begin to taper-off…with another batch of energy moving tough the area this afternoon into this evening. The flooding potential is also an issue today, mainly over the eastern half of the area and the flood watch area looks well placed. We should see showers/t-storms…
Our team coverage of this weather system begins with a live report from Hancock County. WXXV’s Austin Lindsey has been in Hancock County all morning and has a live report for us now on storm reports we’ve received there. Categories: Featured, Local News, News Tags: Severe Weather, storms, Weather
A viewer sent us video of hail impacting parts of Bay St. Louis and Waveland this morning. In Bay St. Louis and Waveland, a deluge and pea-sized hail came down about 10:30 this morning. You can see the strength of the system as it moved through Hancock County. 100 Men Hall in the Downtown Bay St. Louis area, the wind…
Patrick Moates and guest WDEF Chief Meteorologist Austin Onek, discuss the science of the solar eclipse and what devices you need to watch and photograph it. Tags: byte, Eclipse, glasses, iso, lenses, Solar Eclipse, TECH, techbyte
A stable layer in the low-levels of the atmosphere is eroding, Which thus far has protected us so far, but this is currently leaving and in its place will be surface based instability that should strengthen with time this morning. All guidance brings the main surface low-pressure system NE into northern LA later this morning. As this occurs, it will…
Wednesday’s first main area of concern, showing very strong divergence in the upper levels; will move through first while another area gets started over the west central gulf and also races northeast. This feature will mainly be a marine issue but some of these storms could move into Southeast Louisiana and coastal Mississippi by late afternoon/evening. The what, when and…