Cold front is moving through the area this morning and will be slow to do so. Dry air will move over the area bringing cloud cover to an end later this morning with a cooler/drier wind from the NW. Upper level high pressure to the NW near Alaska today will eventually begin to build into the NW CONUS by late today,…
The cold pool in the wake of the convection will allow a front currently draped over north Louisiana to surge southward late tonight into tomorrow morning, and fully expect to see the front clearing the area by late tomorrow morning. Strong dry air and negative vorticity advection will follow the front and the departing upper level vort max tomorrow into…
Meet Miss Pawla, an 8-foot-long female great white shark. According to researchers at the university of southern Alabama, based on her size it’s approximated that she’s about 15 years old and she’s been spotted off the coast of Alabama not once but twice now in the past month, the first time a great white has been recorded in that area….
A vigorous vorticity max and associated 100+ knot upper level jet streak is currently moving through Texas this afternoon and will pass through the Lower Mississippi Valley and Gulf South tonight into tomorrow morning. Strong deep layer ascent has been noted with this system over Texas today, and this same ascent will move through the area tonight. This deep layer…
Over at Gulfport High, three student athletes put pen to paper to continue their athletic careers at the next level. Cheerleader Noah Owens committed to the Jackson State cheer program and Cheerleader Ashlynn Beaver is heading to Southern Miss for cheer. Two sport-athlete Savanha Grimsley will continue her career with William Carey’s swim team. This athletic trio shares with News…
It’s the time of year when so many people here on the Coast and across the nation are hopping on their bicycles or motorcycles. The month of May is also Bike and Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month. This month, the Mississippi Department of Transportation reminding drivers to share the road with cyclists and motorcyclists. MDOT officials say cyclists also have a…
The month of May is Military Spouse Appreciation Month and service members at Keesler Air Force Base spent the day honoring military spouses. May 10th is recognized as Military Spouse Day around the nation and Keesler Air Force Base is holding its annual celebration at the base’s marina. The appreciation day began 40 years ago under the Ronald Reagan Administration…
The City of Picayune played host to the Special Olympics Torch Run! Special Olympic athletes and members of local law enforcement agencies carried the Special Olympics Torch Down Goodyear Boulevard ahead of the big competition. This one-mile torch run is also a large public awareness fundraiser for the Special Olympics. Categories: Local News, News Tags: Picayune Police Department, special olympics,…
Our cameras followed more than 30 government and emergency management officials from across the region today as they toured Mississippi Power’s storm center ahead of the start of hurricane season. Imagine this: disaster has struck. Homes are flooded. power is out, and the essential workers have nowhere to meet. Well, that’s exactly what happened to Mississippi Power in 2005, which…
We are joined in studio by local potter Steve Barney. He is here to talk about the upcoming Second Saturday Art Walk in Bay St. Louis. The Second Saturday Art Walk takes place each month in Old Town Bay St. Louis. It runs from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. this Saturday, May 11th. Categories: Community Headlines Tags: Second Saturday Art…
On this Thursday, there was a Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics! Law Enforcement Members and Special Olympics athletes carried the “Flame of Hope” into the opening of their competition today. Law Enforcement members carry the flame, symbolizing courage and celebrating diversity of uniting communities around the globe. WXXV News 25’s Everett Ganier, Jr. was LIVE in Picayune to…
Every other week on News 25 we feature a pet up for adoption at the Humane Society of South Mississippi. Joining us as always, we’ve got Katie King to tell us about News 25’s Pet of the Week, April! Categories: Pet of the Week Tags: Humane Society of South Mississippi, pet of the week
First things first this morning it appears there could be a few isolated low topped showers develop with the initial impulse moving into NW Louisiana. Through the day the surface cold front will slide southward over central MS and AL. A cluster of convection is forecast to initiate up stream along the front over northeast TX by Thursday afternoon. This…
The focus of the weather community here on the Mississippi Gulf Coast has been locked on the humid feeling throughout Wednesday. Luckily, after we get past the level two of five slight severe risk Thursday night into Friday morning, there is moderate relief. Saturday and most of Sunday, zonal flow will dominate the upper level pattern. Northerly surface winds during…
Student-athletes across South Mississippi gathered at the Great Southern Club in Gulfport Wednesday night for the second annual WXXV Student Athlete Showcase. These athletes were featured in Ansley Brent’s ‘Student Athlete of the Week’ series this school year. WXXV News 25’s Grant Chighizola has a recap of a night filled with some much-deserved recognition for these students. Categories: Featured, Local…
The main story of the short term period is tomorrow’s chance of severe weather. All of the WXXV viewing area is highlighted in a SLIGHT Risk by the Storm Prediction Center for mainly wind and hail. Currently there is quite a bit of model disagreement. Many of them show a mesoscale convective system forming somewhere back in Texas and they…
BY EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Washington, DC. (AP) — Congressman Mike Ezell knocked the cellphone out of the hand of an antiwar activist who was walking behind him Tuesday and asking about the killing of Palestinians, video shot by the activist shows. Rep. Ezell was walking in a hallway before a House committee meeting in Washington when two activists from the antiwar…
One local nonprofit organization handed out food in Gulfport to help combat food insecurity for hundreds of families. There was a ton of food distributed Wednesday morning at the Gulf Coast Community Ministries to assist the community with a food pantry drive. Executive Director Geremy Merritt said, “Today, we’re trying to serve 200 families, maybe a little over, because we…
It’s a big night tonight for us here at WXXV as we shine a light on all the student athletes that News 25’s Ansley Brent has featured in the News 25 Student Athlete of the Week series. News 25’s Grant Chighizola is live from the Great Southern Club with more. To watch all of our Student Athlete of the Week…
The City of Biloxi is holding a special election for Ward 4. That election is scheduled for June 18th, currently there are no candidates on the ballot. Those who wish to qualify as a candidate must submit a petition with 50 signatures of registered voters of the ward. If no candidate receives more than 50 percent of the vote in…
The Menge Avenue interchange has been under construction for 10 months now, and if you’ve driven past it recently, you may have caught yourself saying, “Wow! It looks like they’re almost done!” Even though it’s looking pretty good, we will still have to wait until the fall to finally drive across it. News 25’s Brooke Parker tells us why… Categories: Local News, News Tags:…
The Pass Christian community came out to support a public dispatcher’s daughter who was in a wreck on April 27th. Shantale Belew’s daughter, Paris Cuevas, was ejected from her car and brought to the UNO Medical Facility in Louisiana for care. The benefit was put on to raise money for the family and assist Cuevas on her road to recovery….
Cye Young with The Window Source of the Gulf Coast explains why your home’s windows probably need to be upgraded to meet new safety and energy standards. Categories: Expert Talk Tags: cye young, Expert, expert talk, extalk, gulf coast, michelle eubank, replacement, Talk, window source, windows
A new Great White Shark has been spotted off the coast of Alabama. Researchers from the University of South Alabama captured video of a juvenile shark, known as Miss Pawla. Miss Pawla is about 8 feet in length and was spotted near the Alabama Artificial Reef Zone. The first sighting was in mid-April during a survey with researchers from Mississippi…