A trough in Texas is providing for cloud cover in our area, and rain west of us. Mostly cloudy skies will continue through the remainder of the day and into the evening. The feature will be moving to its east and will provide cloud coverage overnight. Most moisture is in the upper-levels, with the low-levels being fairly moisture-starved. There is…
Currently there is an upper level disturbance over East Texas, with surface high pressure centered near Meridian MS. Upper jet max transporting a lot of moisture at upper level cloud toward the area. Some patchy fog out there under decent radiating conditions, but low visibility have not been persistent in most locations. The disturbance will move northeastward and deamplify. Most of…
This afternoon, Picayune’s Jamonta Waller picked up his fourth Power Five offer from Penn State in addition to Ole Miss, Oregon, and South Carolina. The junior defensive end has been nothing short of a beast for the undefeated Maroon Tide, leading the team with six-and-a-half sacks and 18 tackles for loss and is second on the team with 80 total…
It’s been a fun ten days for the Our Lady Academy volleyball program, relishing in the moment of being Class 3A volleyball state champions. On Friday, the Crescents took a trip to the WXXV Studio to hang out with News 25’s own Meggan Gray and show off their brand-new Gold Ball. They now have 15 of them in program history,…
Some dare to enter while others embrace the spookiest house on Post Oak Drive. Six years of Halloween decoration collecting creates a haunted house for coastal residents to enjoy. Homeowner Bryan Beecher plans a month in advance how to organize his three spooky spaces. The front yard’s bone grave leads you to witches, Dracula, and spooky pumpkins. The asylum garage…
This past weekend’s storms affected several locations across the Coast including Gautier Middle School. On Saturday, a storm raged near the school where straight line winds made its way through the middle section of the building. These gusts caused severe damage, both inside and outside, including broken awnings, ripped off ceiling tiles and doors, debris, and more. The school was…
We’ve officially reached the peak of spooky season and we couldn’t have asked for a better Halloween evening forecast. We’ll have clear skies tonight with temperatures dropping down to the 60’s during prime trick or treating hours. Overnight lows will drop into the mid 50’s with winds light to variable throughout the evening. Heading into tomorrow, we’ll continue to see…
Rouses Markets is expanding in Mississippi again. The Louisiana-based grocery chain announced Friday it will break ground in the spring on a store in Picayune. The 40,000 square foot Rouses coming to Picayune will be at the corner of Highway 59 and Highway 43 north on a 4.4 acre property, part of the River Ridge Shopping Center, which the Rouses…
Teachers are getting creative in the classroom with hopes of it helping their students learn. Fourth graders at Lyman Elementary are learning about figures of speech and teacher Katie Papania noticed her students were struggling with idioms. Taking advantage of Halloween, she thought it would be a great idea for the students to come to school dressed as their favorite…
MDOT tells us all six lanes of Highway 49 will close Tuesday night beginning at 7. The lane closures shifted over the weekend with the northbound lanes reopened. Right now, just the southbound lanes are closed. The I-10 exits for Highway 49 south are also closed. If you’re traveling south on 49, you’ll be forced to detour at Landon Road…
A motorist captured video of a funnel cloud forming near Moss Point Saturday. James Sala says he was trying to outflank the suspected tornado by getting away as far as possible. Later, the National Weather Service radar in New Orleans confirmed a tornado in Jackson County. Sala says he’s survived a couple of hurricanes, but never seen anything like this….
Tonight is the one night a year homeowners expect Disney princesses, zombies, Batman, and hundreds of characters to knock on the door and ask for candy. News 25’s Sabria Reid is in Ocean Springs with homeowners who go all out decorating for the spookiest night of the year. Tags: halloween, trick or treating
Mark your calendars and get ready to have a good time this weekend in Pass Christian. The inaugural Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church Gumbo Festival kicks off Friday and runs through Sunday. Along with the namesake gumbo cookoff on Saturday, the three-day event will feature multiple music acts, a car show, cornhole tournament, and games for the kids. Festival Organizer…
The Boo event at the Mississippi Aquarium featured a Halloween ‘Croc-Quest’ and family friendly activities. Guests had photos made with a Madagascar hissing cockroach on their shoulder for an extra creepy crawly Halloween treat. Dolphins mimicked their Halloween costumes, showing off their best impressions of a shark and ballerina, then were fed Halloween treats while other animals had decorated habitats…
Do you believe in magic? Witches were spotted in Bay St. Louis on Saturday. Witches Walk participants had a full day of eating, drinking, and shopping throughout Old Town with event specials going on all day. The Shops of Century Hall held the best broom decorating contest and invited witches upstairs for some double, double boil and trouble wine. A…
Lynn Meadows Discovery Center brought out the candy and spooky at their annual Hocus Pocus Halloween Fun Festival. The festival had a variety of activities for the kids such as face painting, bingo, pumpkin painting, slime giveaways, and games. Each exhibit also gave out candy to children. The center’s pumpkin patch was used to take pictures and a place to…
The Gulfport Sportsplex was transformed into a Halloween-town over the weekend for kids and families to get into the spooky spirit. Over 3,000 children and parents attended the city’s annual Boo Bash. Kids played at a variety of game stations and took pictures with different photo props all through the day. Refreshments and food were also given out, along with…
The Biloxi Police Department held its semi-annual Take Back Day for prescription drugs. Every six months, the department sets up a table in the front office at the Lopez-Quave Public Safety Center for the public to drop off any unused prescriptions. Those drugs will be shipped to Birmingham, where they will be destroyed in a medical furnace. The department also…
Lots of places are offering Halloween freebies and discounts today and credit-card debt returns to levels before the pandemic. Jane King is at the Nasdaq with those stories and more in today’s Morning Business Report. Categories: Business Tags: business, morning business report
Ten days after giving up a whopping 42 points to the Arizona Cardinals, the New Orleans Saints had something else in mind for the Las Vegas Raiders in the form of a 24-0 shutout win. Amidst all the trade rumors, Alvin Kamara came out and had his best game of the season, racking up 158 yards from scrimmage on 27…
Mississippi Coast Model Railroad Museum in Gulfport has a Terror on the Rails light and haunted tunnel display that kids of all ages can enjoy as they celebrate Halloween today. From 3 this afternoon until 9 tonight, kids can head to the railroad museum for some fun trick-or-treating, riding and playing with trains. The Mississippi Coast Model Railroad Museum has…
Today will be a mild, near-seasonal day. Halloween Day will have high temperatures in the mid-70s with light West-Southwest winds at 4-8 MPH. Partly cloudy conditions are expected through the remainder day. The conditions will be lovely for any Halloween activities. Temperatures will be in the low-70s to begin the evening, dipping into the 60s for trick-or-treating plans. Clouds will…
Weakness in the upper levels extends from Missouri to Baja California. At the surface, low pressure associated with the weakness was centered over Illinois with a frontal boundary well to our east. Weak high pressure was centered off the Louisiana coastline. A couple of cloud decks across the area, one with bases around 5,000 feet associated with the low pressure over…
Tonight will be a cool night with temperatures dipping into the 50s across South Mississippi. Winds will be light and variable with a few clouds overnight. Tomorrow will be a mild, near-seasonal day. Halloween day will have high temperatures in the mid-70s with West winds at 5-10 MPH. Mostly sunny conditions are expected through the entire day. The conditions will…