Emmy Nominated Chief Meteorologist at @WDAM in Hattiesburg, MS. I'm a Christian, Husband, East AL native, #Hufflepuff, @AuburnTigers fan & @UofSouthAlabama Alum
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HALLOWEEN🎃: A stray shower or two will be possible during Trick-or-Treating hours Saturday evening, but most of the rain should hold off until the overnight hours of Saturday Night.
Things are only going to get drier over the next 7 days. Model's don't really show any rain until November 2nd at the earliest. That's 12 days from now.
BREAKING: Subtropical Storm Josephine has formed just off the eastern seaboard. It will move out to sea, but it will cause a lot of coastal erosion along the New England coast. No Threat to Mississippi.
More burn bans have been issued for the Pine Belt. Covington, Walthall, & Smith counties are new additions to the list.
The dry weather continues in the Pine Belt. Since July 1st, Hattiesburg has only received 5.2 inches of rainfall, which is 13 inches below normal. If you think of it like money, we have only received 28% of our expected rainfall during the last 4 months!!
The cold front is moving through the Pine Belt as I type!! Look at how much cooler Jackson & Memphis already are!
You'll know when the Cold Front comes through tomorrow. Winds will become very blustery, with gusts between 25-35 mph Friday evening. The gusty winds will linger through much of your Saturday as well.
DO NOT BURN - There is a HIGH Fire Danger across the Pine Belt for Friday and Saturday. The combination of Very Gusty Winds, Low Humidity, & Incredibly Dry Vegetation will create explosive and erratic wildfire behavior.
We could set a new record high tomorrow. The forecast calls for 94° which would break the record of 93° set back in 1963
Patrick Bigbie WDAM 🌪️ retweeted
Significant tree damage on 30A. #Isaias
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Overall that was one of the more wild missions of my career… the eye was crazy shaped and closed on the first pass and then open on the second. On the third pass we had a call from the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center about a boat with an emergency beacon that was transmitting just outside the eye. We dropped down and searched for them for a bit. That’s all the wind arrows clumped together sorta in the middle. The beacon was loud but we didn’t get any response on the radio or see anything visually or with radar. Coast Guard was headed out in a helo but storm was well north by the time they made it on scene so no idea what happened with that. Then there was a bunch of severe turbulence on the open south side of the eye, clear air with nothing on radar but pilots had to do all their pilot stuff to keep us flying. Took a radar fix because the turbulence was too violent on the fourth pass. Then made it back in for one final fix before calling it a day. Pics and vids tomorrow… Our PA office got a bunch of them up on DVIDs if anybody wants to use them.
