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Want to see a Category 4 Hurricane Barbara and total solar eclipse at the same time?

A total solar eclipse had to share the stage with a Category 4 hurricane today — and NOAA satellite captured it all. Hurricane Barbara is the second hurricane of the…

We are monitoring the tropics for possible next storm development

The southern Gulf of Mexico may serve as the breeding ground for another tropical storm to form near June 1, the official start of the Atlantic hurricane season. On the…

Hurricane Preparedness Week, May 5-11, 2019

Please help the NWS spread the word about Hurricane Preparedness Week (May 5-11, 2019) on social media! Everyone is welcome to use the text and images provided below to help…

2019 Hurricane Season Forecasts calls for slightly above normal

While the 2018 hurricane season was a lively one with storms that slammed the Carolinas and the Florida Panhandle, two early forecasts for this year call for fewer storms —…

Special Tropical Weather Outlook May 1, 2019

A trough of low pressure located over the northwestern Bahamas is producing disorganized shower and thunderstorm activity. Little development is expected during the next couple of days as the system…

Special Tropical Weather Outlook April 30, 2019

Special Outlook: The surface trough located southeast of the Bahamas has become better defined since yesterday. Conditions remain unfavorable for tropical cyclone formation, they will become slightly favorable by Friday.…

Mississippi Weather Sunny but Warmer this week.

Warmer than normal temperatures are expected again today. There is a low chance of light showers in the southwest late this afternoon but most of the area will remain dry.…

AccuWeather’s 2019 Atlantic hurricane season forecast

The tropical track density map above was created by analyzing analog years, which are past years that have weather patterns similar to current and projected weather patterns. Analog years are…

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Welcome to the NEW First Alert Hurricane Gulf Coast

First Alert Hurricane Gulf Coast provides Weather Forecasts, Updates, and Alerts for the Gulf States including Severe Weather, Winter Weather, and our specialty, Tropical Weather. We run our site on…

Hurricane Season Has Started Early Four Years in a Row. Is That Unusual?

Hurricane Season Skewing Early? At a Glance The Atlantic hurricane season officially kicks off June 1. That doesn’t mean tropical storms or hurricanes can’t form before then. At least one…

2019 Hurricane season outlook: Slightly below-normal Atlantic activity

Slightly below normal activity anticipated HOUSTON – Dr. Phil Klotzbach, a renowned meteorologist and hurricane expert from Colorado State University, issued his annual early-spring Atlantic hurricane season outlook Thursday. He…

Federal Hurricane Awareness Tour Gets Cities Ready for 2019 Cyclone Season

After last year’s blockbuster hurricane disasters, NOAA is sending their Hurricane Hunters aircraft fleet on tour to five cities ahead of the 2019 hurricane season to increase hurricane awareness. n…

Gulf Coast may be exception of average 2019 hurricane season, NC State forecasts

The U.S. east coast is expected to see an about average level of storm activity during the coming 2019 Atlantic hurricane season, but the Gulf of Mexico could differ, with…

What is virga? There’s rain on radar, but it’s not raining!

The fluid dynamics associated with atmospheric disturbances cause the downstream air (ahead of the disturbance, before it arrives at a location) to rise, and the upstream air (behind the disturbance,…

Mississippi are you Prepared for the Next TORNADO? Watches vs Warnings

The peak time for severe weather outbreaks in the United States is between February and October; however, severe weather can occur at any time of the year. In an effort…

What are Straight-Line Winds?

Each severe weather season, tornadoes, destructive hail, and straight-line winds wreak havoc across the U.S. All are dangerous, but of these, one is more likely to impact you than any…

The Future of Snowstorms….

Over the next century as global temperatures continue to trend warmer, what do these warmer temperatures entail for future snowfall in the decades to come? According to recent computer modeling…

Polar vortex to blast midwestern, northeastern US with extreme cold to end January

The colder air plunging back into midwestern and northeastern United States through Saturday will pale in comparison to the brutal cold expected to end January as the polar vortex plunges…

Offshore Wind Farms: Allaying Concerns About Hurricanes and About Fishing

America’s only offshore wind farm is the 30-megawatt Block Island Wind Farm, a set of five 600-foot tall wind turbines located about four miles southeast of Block Island, Rhode Island.…

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