Bayside Fire Department’s parade canceled due to freezing temperatures
Due to the freezing temperatures, Bayside Fire Department’s Christmas parade is canceled. It was set to happen tomorrow night at 7. Santa will still be at the…
Weather
Storm adds uncertainty to strong holiday travel demand
Concerns about illness or inflation aren’t stopping Americans from hitting the roads and airports this holiday season. But a massive winter storm might. Forecasters predict an onslaught of heavy snow, ice, flooding and powerful winds from Thursday to Saturday in a broad…
US braces for dangerous blast of cold, wind and snow
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A large swath of the U.S. braced for a dangerous mix of sub-zero temperatures, howling winds and blizzard conditions expected to disrupt plans for millions of holiday travelers. The blast of frigid weather began hammering…
Two dead as U.S. storm brings tornadoes
By KEVIN MCGILL and STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A destructive storm marching across the U.S. spawned tornadoes that authorities say killed a young boy and his mother near Shreveport, Louisiana, and left trail of destruction several…
School districts announce early dismissals today because of weather
With concerns over potential severe weather, several school districts have decided to dismiss students early today. All MGCCC campuses and centers will close at 2 p.m. because of possibility of severe weather. Schools in Hancock County School District will dismiss…
12/13 - Jeff's "Severe Threat" Tuesday Afternoon Forecast
The beginning of the pattern change is underway across South Mississippi. Winds have increased and it will continue to be a breezy afternoon. A warm front associated with…
2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season Recap
Officially ending last Wednesday, the 2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season is behind us. In spite of the hurricane season being an average one in terms of activity, coastal Mississippi was not affected…
Tornadoes fueled by record highs wrecked homes around South
By KIM CHANDLER and JEFF MARTIN Associated Press WETUMPKA, Ala. (AP) - The National Weather Service says record high temperatures in Texas and Louisiana fired up the storm front that spawned tornadoes across the Deep South. The severe weather wrecked…
Tornado caught on camera in Moss Point Saturday
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…
10/24 Jeff's cold front moving in Monday midday forecast
A humid flow has taken hold on our pattern. Winds out of the southeast are ushering in a warm and humid airmass ahead of a cold front. Temperatures today will reach…
10/21 - Jeff Vorick's Friday midday weather
As the colder airmass continues to slide east, an upper level high pressure will move in behind it. Temperatures will continue to be moderate today as high temperatures will climb into…
Ian lashes South Carolina as Florida's death toll climb
By MEG KINNARD and ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - A revived Hurricane Ian has pounded coastal South Carolina after causing catastrophic damage in Florida. The storm washed away parts of piers and flooded streets in parts…
Ian lashes South Carolina as Florida surveys devastation
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A revived Hurricane Ian made landfall on coastal South Carolina on Friday, threatening the historic city of Charleston with severe flooding after the deadly storm caused catastrophic damage in Florida and trapped thousands in their homes.…
NOAA: Tampa Bay dropped 5 feet in storm reverse surge
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The waters of Tampa Bay dropped 5 feet in a phenomenon known as reverse storm surge as powerful Hurricane Ian passed to the south, weather officials say. Then, it came back, according to the National Oceanic and…
Floods trap many in Florida as Ian heads to South Carolina
PUNTA GORDA, Fla. (AP) — Rescue crews piloted boats and waded through flooded streets Thursday to save thousands of Floridians trapped after Hurricane Ian destroyed homes and businesses and left millions in the dark. The destruction began to come into focus a…
Hurricane Fiona roars by Bermuda, on route to Canada
CAGUAS, Puerto Rico (AP) — A hurricane that’s expected to transform into a massive post tropical storm will bring hurricane-strength wind, heavy rain and large waves to Atlantic Canada in what meteorologists said Friday has the potential to be one…
Fiona swipes Turks and Caicos, Puerto Rico faces big cleanup
CAYEY, Puerto Rico (AP) — Hurricane Fiona blasted the Turks and Caicos Islands on Tuesday as a Category 3 storm after devastating Puerto Rico, where most people remained without electricity or running water and rescuers used heavy equipment to lift…
Tropical Depression 7 forms in Atlantic Ocean
Tropical Depression 7 has formed in the Atlantic Ocean near the Leeward Islands. At 10 a.m., the depression was located about 800 miles east of the Leeward Islands with maximum winds of 35 mph moving 14 mph in a westerly…
Tropical Storm Danielle strengthens into hurricane
MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Danielle strengthened into a hurricane Friday morning — the first of an unusually quiet storm season. The storm is not currently a threat to any land. The storm’s maximum sustained winds were clocked at 75 mph…
Governor declares water emergency for Mississippi capital
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS and MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves says he is declaring a state of emergency after excessive rainfall worsened problems in a water treatment plant in the capital city. Water…
Flooding less severe than expected in Mississippi capital
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS and MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The Pearl River flooded streets and at least one home in Mississippi’s capital city, days after storms dumped heavy rain. But water levels were starting to recede…
Today marks the 17th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina’s landfall
Today marks 17 years since Hurricane Katrina forever changed the face of South Mississippi. The storm made landfall as a strong category three hurricane on August 29th,…
Mississippi residents prepare for possible river flooding
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - People in and around Mississippi's capital city are being told to prepare for flooding of the Pearl River. Storms dropped heavy rains in Mississippi and other parts of the Deep…
Gulf Coast drying out after flash flooding
Eyes on the skies again today after torrential rains across Southern states, including South Mississippi. We saw so many scenes dealing with the weather across the Gulf Coast, like…