Weather

Storm Approaches Harrison County

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Winds picking up in downtown Gulfport area. @WXXV25 Winds picking up in downtown Gulfport area. @WXXV25 pic.twitter.com/fwyeUaLCgs— Kendra Turley (@WXXVKendra) February 23, 2016

School Closing 2/23/2016

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The Harrison County School District will dismiss students two hours early today due to weather. Christian Collegiate School: 1 Pm George County Schools: 1 Pm Greene County Schools: 12:30 Pm Hancock County Schools: 11:30 Am Harper Mc Caughn Elementary getting…

Update on Weather

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News 25's Shelby Myers is live in Gulfport with a look at today's weather.

Tornado Damage in Mississippi

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Clean-up will continue after a series of tornadoes tore across Mississippi and Alabama Tuesday afternoon. This video comes from Collinsville, Mississippi where a homeowner caught one of the tornados on camera. The severe storm, which brought lashing rain and powerful…

Tornado Damage in Eastern Mississippi

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Parts of eastern Mississippi have already been damaged by a tornado sweeping through the area today. Strong winds have caused trees to collapse over homes, schools and roadways in Newton and Lauderdale counties. That’s where most of the damage has…

Ryan's Rainy Tuesday Night Forecast

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Showers and thunderstorms moved through the area this evening, dropping up to an estimated 2 inches of rain in some of the inland coastal counties. Light to moderate showers will continue through the night and into tomorrow, but will continue…

Air Travel Woes from Snow Storm

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More than 10,000 flights were cancelled this weekend because of Winter Storm Jonas. Here in South Mississippi, travelers saw the impact of the storm at the Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport. Over 100 people were left stranded after several direct flights to…

Severe Snowstorm Sends Students Home

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Despite a major storm, the March for Life went on as planned in Washington, D.C. News 25’s Kendra Turley caught up with local students whose trip to the legendary march was cut short due to the unexpected heavy snow fall.…

Ryan's Post-Storm Friday Forecast

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Last night's storms have continued to push eastward, and is now becoming less of a thunderstorm threat and more of a winter storm threat. Areas from Tennessee to Pennsylvania are experiencing blizzard and winter storm conditions. Locally, have brisk winds and and cold temperatures are continuing to fill the area vacated by the storms. The entire coast will be below freezing levels, and with the average wind staying near 20 mph, we'll see "wind chill" indices in the mid to low 20s for several hours. Skies will be clear throughout tomorrow for the Ocean Springs and Biloxi parades, but the high will max out near 48 with breezy conditions, so wear a coat. Saturday night will be one of the coldest nights we've seen this winter, air temp near 27

Mississippi Power Sends Help to North Carolina

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Mississippi Power is sending crews today to North Carolina to assist Duke Energy with outages from the icy winter storm. A crew of 90 linemen and support personnel left early this morning from staging areas across the company’s service territory.

Tornado Damage in Lamar County

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Last night’s storm that moved through Lamar County has been confirmed as a tornado. The National Weather Service confirmed that an EF-2 tornado touched down. A lot of the damage was reported on Rocky Branch Road, Old Salt Road and…

Severe Weather Hits Mississippi

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Severe weather has hit the Coast. Emergency Management Director in Harrison County Rupert Lacy says to make sure to be paying attention to the weather because high winds, heavy rain and possible tornado watches could be in effect. If possible,…