The Thread About Weather

[SuzyQ]

Sounds to me like Big John either got fired by WDAM in the past, or maybe they embarassed him in a story....who would ever try so hard to trash them on something so silly....get-a-life!

[EricStratton]

Yeah, BJ. Get a life.

[cubby 1]

I don't know about any of the other people on here, but I live in a mobile home in Perry County. Don't laugh. About 3 a.m. I thought the house was gonna come off the blocks. It may not have gotten rough in Hattiesburg, but I can assure you that it DID get rough in places.

Say what you want about WDAM.... YOU get in front of a camera, TRY to look professional, and DO better.

c1

[big john]

Sounds to me like Big John either got fired by WDAM in the past, or maybe they embarassed him in a story....who would ever try so hard to trash them on something so silly....get-a-life!
got fired by wdam ,embarassed in a story?????wow,can i have some of what you're takin?
the night this aired,I got a call from my great aunt from petal,she was worried to death about what they had said,it took 30 minites to calm her down.
I was driving home and i found my mother[who is a diabetic,has copd,and arthritis and just got out of the hospital a few days before,where she was on life support for 2 days]digging through our storage room trying to find candles in preparation for the great storm that was ahcomin,so i got a little pissed at thier lies and vented some on here,a lot of people do that!

get a life??????? are you not posting on a weather thread also?Hmmmm,maybe you didn't take your meds.

[big john]

Yeah, BJ. Get a life.
I'll meet you at high noon and kick your god^*(%(%(&*(&%$&%#%!%!&&$*(^(%*(*&(^%*(*((^%^%(%&you good fer nutin#&^*&%(*&(*^&&%%*^*%%***(*&%**%(&(&((&%(&%(&%(&*_*+*)+(*(&)^*$$(%(&%(&%^^%:smt118

[EricStratton]

I don't know about any of the other people on here, but I live in a mobile home in Perry County. Don't laugh. About 3 a.m. I thought the house was gonna come off the blocks. It may not have gotten rough in Hattiesburg, but I can assure you that it DID get rough in places.

Say what you want about WDAM.... YOU get in front of a camera, TRY to look professional, and DO better.

c1

I tried. Tell me what you think.

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[Hermione]

the night this aired,I got a call from my great aunt from petal,she was worried to death about what they had said,it took 30 minites to calm her down.
I was driving home and i found my mother[who is a diabetic,has copd,and arthritis and just got out of the hospital a few days before,where she was on life support for 2 days]digging through our storage room trying to find candles in preparation for the great storm that was ahcomin,so i got a little pissed at thier lies and vented some on here,a lot of people do that!


John, this puts your remarks into some context. I can certainly understand why you got aggravated. I might be related to your mom -- I get over-anxious before storms, especially since the hurricane (I was in Camille too. I mean IN Camille.) It might relieve your mom's mind if she had a flashlight or one of those little round lights you press on next to her bed. I have a flashlight that plugs into a wall socket and has a little nightlight in the handle. If the power goes out, you can see the nightlight part and get to it easily. In any case, it's good she has a kid who's so concerned about her.

[Ted]

Hermione, I'm not replying specifically to your post. I'm just tacking a couple of things onto what is, for the moment, the end of this thread.:)

Here is a couple of links to NOAA/NWS - the real weather folks.
Try 'em and see what'cha think. Ya'll might like 'em.
http://www.weather.gov/
Click on the map to zoom in . . . . . and then click on the next map.

This one (http://www.srh.noaa.gov/forecast/MapClick.php?map.x=223&map.y=198&site=jan) is for Pine Stump International Airport, Eastabuchie, MS.:)heh heh heh

And . . . . this one (http://www.srh.noaa.gov/forecast/MapClick.php?map.x=220&map.y=211&site=jan) is for Bobby Chain Municipal Airport.

If you find one ya like, bookmark it and stick it in a handy toolbar somewhere so it'll be handy.:)

[Sir Mickey Mouse]

I, for one, hope they are wrong again about tomorrow!

http://www.srh.noaa.gov/jan/graphicast/?display=lt

[Conveyor Belt]

I, for one, hope they are wrong again about tomorrow!

http://www.srh.noaa.gov/jan/graphicast/?display=lt

spin it round! round and round she goes, where she stops, nobody knows!

I've got class tomorrow... I guess I'll be breaking out the umbersol...

[Conveyor Belt]

what are 'significant tornadoes'??? how do these differ from regular tornadoes??? I'm kinda sorry I clicked on smm's link, however, I did like the frilly bubble forcast sight...

[EricStratton]

what are 'significant tornadoes'??? how do these differ from regular tornadoes??? I'm kinda sorry I clicked on smm's link, however, I did like the frilly bubble forcast sight...

I liked the thing on the bottom (under louisiana). "Deep moisture moving in Soutwestern Flow(something like that)" The arrows are pointing to the Northeast. I don't get it.

[SoMissTV]

I liked the thing on the bottom (under louisiana). "Deep moisture moving in Soutwestern Flow(something like that)" The arrows are pointing to the Northeast. I don't get it.

The arrows are pointing in the direction the fish are swimming to get away from the deep moisture.

[Conveyor Belt]

one time I had some deep moisture, but I didn't tell anyone until now... I feel better with that one off my chest...

[EricStratton]

The arrows are pointing in the direction the fish are swimming to get away from the deep moisture.

The arrows are coming from the Gulf. Isn't it always "deep" and "moist" in the Gulf?

[Conveyor Belt]

The arrows are coming from the Gulf. Isn't it always "deep" and "moist" in the Gulf?

depends on how big your boat is... sometimes it's just shallow and moist... sometimes you hit bottom, and sometimes it's all hot and sandy...

[wilebill]

I say we all put on our hail-proof hardhats, put on the hip waders, grab the chainsaws and pontoon boats and head over the BJ's house where he can coordinate the rescue mission that Steve Taylor is sure to call any minute now.

[wilebill]

depends on how big your boat is... sometimes it's just shallow and moist... sometimes you hit bottom, and sometimes it's all hot and sandy...I was going to thank you, but there weren't any thanks buttons to be found. :smt102

[EricStratton]

depends on how big your boat is... sometimes it's just shallow and moist... sometimes you hit bottom, and sometimes it's all hot and sandy...

And sometimes, you're lucky enough to find a school of frisky dolphins....huh, CB?

[Ted]

what are 'significant tornadoes'??? ...
F2 or greater.

[Maggie-Doodle]

I say we all put on our hail-proof hardhats, put on the hip waders, grab the chainsaws and pontoon boats and head over the BJ's house where he can coordinate the rescue mission that Steve Taylor is sure to call any minute now.



Hey Bill, I would have offered you the use of our 24 ft. pontoon/party barge but it got ripped from can to can't during Katrina...all I have left are life jackets! Could that be of help? :)

[Conveyor Belt]

F2 or greater.

I'm glad we're in the 'maximum risk' zone... oh, brother! no wonder they just give us the watered down version on WDAM... I don't think the general public could handle deep and moist air and significant tornadoes in a maximum risk area...

[wilebill]

Thanks for the rep, it did go over 500. :smt006

I think I discovered a little bug in the forum software. If you do a quick reply, it will always show up at the bottom of the page when you click "submit". However, if the page has the maximum number of posts, and if your quick submit post exceeds that amount, the "thanks" buttons are not available to you after you make that post. But when you go back to your post, and it's on a different page from when you first submitted it, the thanks buttons are available.

I hope that made sense.

[Ted]

I, for one, hope they are wrong again about tomorrow!

http://www.srh.noaa.gov/jan/graphicast/?display=ltYeah, me too.
A goodly portion of my workday is spent outdoors.

[pEtAl mIsFiT]

so when is this bad weather suppose to be here after midnight?

[Conveyor Belt]

Thanks for the rep, it did go over 500. :smt006

I think I discovered a little bug in the forum software. If you do a quick reply, it will always show up at the bottom of the page when you click "submit". However, if the page has the maximum number of posts, and if your quick submit post exceeds that amount, the "thanks" buttons are not available to you after you make that post. But when you go back to your post, and it's on a different page from when you first submitted it, the thanks buttons are available.

I hope that made sense.

I'm kinda following you, but not really... don't tell aaron there's a bug or he'll start de-bugging and something will end up misplaced and laying on the floor twitching around... he may get out the bug spray, and then that'll be it...

[amanda]

Columbia had a tornado warning until 1:15. We got slammed for a bit, now we are waiting for the next line that looks worse just west of McComb. Brace yourselves - there's more on the way.

[maxim]

Tornado apparentyl struck a school in Enterprise, Alabama. Some folks from another office are here right now watching the coverage as they have a relative that may be trapped inside. Think good thoughts....

[fuzzis]

My boss just came in from Purvis and said there was flooding there. Yeesh.

I'd like to be curled up somewhere. Preferably with someone. :hidesofa:

fuzzis

[amanda]

Another bad system currently over Pike County. Get ready, it should be in our area in the next 45 mins.

[amanda]

Getting an Emergency Broadcast Tornado warning for Walthall County - moving East. Keep your radios on everyone.

[amanda]

Tornado Warning now for Marion until 3:45. Forrest and Lamar is surely to be next.

[Kitty]

http://image.weather.com/web/radar/us_jan_closeradar_plus_usen.jpg

[maxim]

Looks like thats the last line of it.

[amanda]

Yep. Just get through this next line, and that should be it unless something just pops up.

[Conveyor Belt]

looks like a small line is forming up behind the 'last' one...

[maxim]

Yeah, when its warm enough and there's enough energy in the atmosphere they can just pop up outa nowheres. I hate that.

[carsalesguy]

it's 3:35 and nothing

[Maggie-Doodle]

it's 3:35 and nothing


lets hope and pray it stays that way too! It is getting really dark at my house and the rain has set in.

[Ted]

I liked the thing on the bottom (under louisiana). "Deep moisture moving in Soutwestern Flow(something like that)" The arrows are pointing to the Northeast. I don't get it.
Hi Eric.
Like any technical field meteorology has it own specific set of conventions and jargon. They often seem counterintuitive to us 'civilians'.
The text of a NWS report indicates which direction the flow is from and the graphic indicators indicate the direction the flow is headed. The former defines the source and the latter defines the destination.

[PathFinder]

Sirens going off on campus!! Everyone keep an eye on the sky!

[OLDLADY]

What say you folks in the city of Hattiesburg and North Forrest County? Right now its quiet and bright outside here in South Forrest county in Dixie.....Last report i heard tornado west of Hbg to be there at 3:50 and at 3:55 in Petal......How are all you Petal folks?

[big john]

dang it's gettin dark here,IS THAT YOU JIM GIBBON IS THAT YOU?

[Southern_Belle]

Sirens going off on campus!! Everyone keep an eye on the sky!

the sirens were going off and we were heading for RC's - our tornado spot. it's amazing - people are still eating in seymours, all the workers are working, ppl checking their mail in hub, and getting money from ATM - walking around outside. like it's just a sunny spring day!

[jmb]

Tornado apparentyl struck a school in Enterprise, Alabama. Some folks from another office are here right now watching the coverage as they have a relative that may be trapped inside. Think good thoughts....

Videos of Enterprise High School damage (http://www.wsfa.com/Global/story.asp?S=6163453&nav=0RdE) (video playlist onleft side of page)


Hope all is well in the Burg.



Maxim, I just read at MSNBC that 8 have been confirmed dead at Enterprise HS. Hope your friend's relative is okay.

[SouthChic]

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
427 PM CST THU MAR 1 2007

FORREST MS-LAMAR MS-
427 PM CST THU MAR 1 2007

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CST
FOR LAMAR AND FORREST COUNTIES...

AT 427 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED NEAR PURVIS...OR ABOUT 13 MILES SOUTH OF WEST HATTIESBURG...
MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
PURVIS BY 435 PM CST

http://www.srh.noaa.gov/jan/warning_map.php

[maxim]

Campus is OK. We did have some wind and rain but now just really overcast. Sirens sounded for a tornado warning but people kept about their business...

[EricStratton]

Hi Eric.
Like any technical field meteorology has it own specific set of conventions and jargon. They often seem counterintuitive to us 'civilians'.
The text of a NWS report indicates which direction the flow is from and the graphic indicators indicate the direction the flow is headed. The former defines the source and the latter defines the destination.

Thank you.....Willard!:)

"And Mary Beth Sanitizer is 103-years-old today!"

[jojobeans1120]

They announced at 5pm that Petal schools were finally letting out. I picked my children up before the storms got here because I figured something like this would occur. The buses are FINALLY passing by the house.

[big john]

Is there any word on hattiesburgs death toll?

[Conveyor Belt]

drudge is reporting 13 dead in enterprise school in AL...

[Hermione]

My daughter in law called to see about us, and reports that they got a FOOT of snow in a Seattle suburb.

Let's keep the folks in Enterprise in our prayers. I understand they were about to dismiss school and put those kids on busses when the sirens went off and they went to the halls instead.

[fuzzis]

Let's keep the folks in Enterprise in our prayers. I understand they were about to dismiss school and put those kids on busses when the sirens went off and they went to the halls instead.

This is, I think, why I'm so afraid of storms. When I was just a small wee fuzz, we had a tornado hit as we were getting on to the buses. We were actually on the buses, getting ready to pull out when the principal came flying out of the building screaming for everyone to get inside. Terrifying when you're little.

fuzzis

[Hermione]

The death count at the school is up to 15. Lord, have mercy.

[Kitty]

The death count at the school is up to 15. Lord, have mercy.

Indeed. Some media reports have indicated the fatalities at the school include students and teachers.

We dodged a bullet here. Thank God.

[Conveyor Belt]

drudge has the count up to 18 now, although I'm not sure if that's all in the school... say the death toll could rise...

[Maggie-Doodle]

Thank God the Good Lord spared the Burg. I know it got dark as heck here and I am only about 3 blocks from USM...I heard the sirens go off but did not see any suspicious clouds or noises. My heart and prayers go out to those who have lost friends and loved ones in the destruction.

We have been thinking about building a new house...I am seriously considering including a small basement for just these times...just something to dart down into until the bad weather has passed!

[Hermione]

CNN now has a revised death toll -- revised downward, thank God. It's at seven now.

[Fish-Bait]

Folks Ive been on here pretty much all afternoon...posting about all kind of crap seein' if i could get under Peoples skin (for my own entertainment), but when i went to my Bellsouth hompage awhile ago and read about all the deaths...I think HERMIONE said "Lord have mercy" I'll follow with "Christ have mercy". Let those folks in our neighboring state be in our Prayers tonight.
Fish

[virgo]

Hey guys. Most of you know that I am a reporter who lives in Alabama. I have been reporting about these storms all day long now.

At one point, there were as many as 18 confirmed dead by the state EMA, but that number has been scaled back to seven. There has been LOTS of miscommunication (surprise, surprise). There is a ton of devastation. It's really bad in the Enterprise area.

I have to get back to work, but just thought I'd check in and give you an update.

If you want to check the latest, you can visit my newspaper's website at www.montgomeryadvertiser.com

[firefly]

My husband works near USM. He said that he heard the tornado warning sirens go off. They said that there was a tornado aloft(did not touch down, thank the Lord!) that went down West 4th Street!:smt118

[Conveyor Belt]

you know, they would find the biggest hick with a big ole lip full of snuff to interview on cnn...

[Fish-Bait]

you know, they would find the biggest hick with a big ole lip full of snuff to interview on cnn...

I can only guess...."IT SOUNDED LIKE A BIG OLE FREIGHT TRAIN CRASHINN..........SCARED THE HELL OUT OF PEGGY MAY AND ME BUT THE HOGS CUT OUT THROUGH THE FENCE........BUT AT LEAST THE BARN MADE IT........OK (just jokin yalll).

[No-Halo]

Thanks for the weather update Hawk. :smt023

[fuzzis]

Guess Imma head out and get my shopping and stuff done so I can hunker down later this evening. In case I need to.

fuzzis

[carsalesguy]

starting to sprinkle here in brandon- i bet i'm going to see it first

[carsalesguy]

just a light breeze here now- jets are still taking off out there at the airport--

[carsalesguy]

hard driving rain now in brandon- 30-40 mph winds

[SoMissTV]

hard driving rain

What is it driving?

Maybe you can sell them a car.

[carsalesguy]

What is it driving?

Maybe you can sell them a car.


it's driving a caravan :smt118

[SoMissTV]

it's driving a caravan :smt118

Then it will be able to drive reliably for a very long time.

[cyc46]

not to mention stylishly

[Breland]

We are getting some really stormy weather over here by Camp Shelby. Heavy rain and lightning.

[fuzzis]

OK...*that* was unpleasant. Woke the puppy up, made the cats jump, and gave me a start.

:ohnoes:

fuzzis

[virgo]

We were supposed to have bad weather here in Louisville last night but we didn't get anything. It's sunny and windy out. Very pretty spring day.

[Tully Mars]

Its in Petal now.

[Maggie-Doodle]

I heard alot of sirens and air horns shortly after the first couple of big thunder-boomers....sounded like the fire trucks....I wonder if lightening struck something and caused a fire? THAT was some of the worse thunder we have had in a long time...THEN to top it off, our roof started to leak right in the middle of all the downpour. We don't have a clue as to why...the shingles are in good condition and laying flat...we put a pickle bucket in the attic where the water appeared to be coming from...the drip inside the house stopped. It will have to dry out before going on the roof for further inspection. (sigh)

[carsalesguy]

i spread some fertilizer on the yard when i got caught outside during the first downpour. at least i don't have to water it now!

[TerriL]

I loved seeing the pollen wash downstream. My allergies have been AWFUL. A doctor in Laurel was quoted as saying this is the worst season for pollen he has seen in 31 yrs.

[Petal Polk]

The retaining wall in my back yard sprang a leak during the heavy rain yesterday. Does anyone know if this is a bad sign that the wall is going to give way? My front yard looked like a pond during the rain. Glad I live on top of the hill.

[jmb]

Don't forget to cover your little mater plants - we have some cold nights coming.

Good thing I've been lazy and not gotten anything planted yet. My thermometer's stuck on 35, although the sun just now came out. Maybe we'll hit the promised high of 44. :(

[Petal Polk]

Is it made of masonry or treated wood? If masonry, yes you may have a problem developing that needs attention.

I tried to thank you for your answer, but I don't have a thank-you button. I guess I have to make some more posts.

And my mother-in-law just planted some tomato plants. I hope they make it.

[Maggie-Doodle]

I tried to thank you for your answer, but I don't have a thank-you button. I guess I have to make some more posts.

And my mother-in-law just planted some tomato plants. I hope they make it.

Take some old buckets and cover the maters and they should be ok...if you don't have any buckets some of the fast food restaurants will give them to you for free others charge a nominal charge...

I get my laundry detergent in buckets from Sams...I usually keep about a dozen on hand for just such emergencies! If the plants are really small yet you can use old milk jugs with the bottom cut out...just take the cap off after it warms up the next morning or remove the jug completely until nite time or the plants will cook from the heat build up.

[Sister Golden Hair]

Shoot! shucks and dang- I have about a half acre of veggies up and at em' already- no way to cover them all up. My iris's and amaryllis' are gorgeous. The only thing I will b3e able to cover is my herb bed that I keep a few grape tomatoes in.

Hawkeye- I am told that if the corn gets bit back, it will come back...if it gets down to 28F I am not sure...what cha think?

[Hermione]

My Jacob's coat rose is in the most glorious bloom I've ever seen, and daylilies are starting to bloom. How much cold can the daylilies take? I guess I can cut a bunch of the roses. I say shoot, shucks and some other stuff too, flowergirl!

[Conveyor Belt]

I read something somewhere sometime about laying down a good spray of water before a hard frost to protect the plants... I"m still trying to wrap my mind around that one, but for some reason, it seems like it may help, some...

[jmb]

I read something somewhere sometime about laying down a good spray of water before a hard frost to protect the plants... I"m still trying to wrap my mind around that one, but for some reason, it seems like it may help, some...
CB, seems like there's something about the frozen layer of water protecting the plants from lower temperatures.

[Sister Golden Hair]

I think there is a time frame in which you must "melt" the ice from the plants, but I am not sure that it works with tender veggies.

[Maggie-Doodle]

Shoot! shucks and dang- I have about a half acre of veggies up and at em' already- no way to cover them all up. My iris's and amaryllis' are gorgeous. The only thing I will b3e able to cover is my herb bed that I keep a few grape tomatoes in.

Hawkeye- I am told that if the corn gets bit back, it will come back...if it gets down to 28F I am not sure...what cha think?

My iris, amaryllis and daylilies are all in bloom and just getting gorgeous...I pray it doesn't get as cold as WDAM is calling for...

I started to buy bedding plants to put in pots for the deck last Sat., now I am glad I didn't! I did buy another Angel Trumpet but thank goodness I havn't planted it yet...I put it on the sun porch last nite along with some of my tropicals I have in pots. My two Angel Trumpets I have in pots on the deck I covered with large garbage cans.

Good luck everybody with all the moving and covering, maybe we will be lucky and dodge the hard freeze!

[Conveyor Belt]

Looks like a rainy, rainy day today... fun fun fun... nothing like driving all day in the rain...

[Baxter54]

Looks like a rainy, rainy day today... fun fun fun... nothing like driving all day in the rain...

Good morning. Where are you driving all day to?

[Maggie-Doodle]

I just saw the weather channel..looks like the rain will be in the Burg before noon! Sounding like a good afternoon for a nap..I pray my roof doesn't leak this go around! Hopefully it is fixed!

[LipsofanAngel]

oh a nap would be fabulous! I'll be in the office till 5. At least I'll stay dry- hopefully!

[cubby 1]

Ha! Those of us that work nights got to sleep in during the morning rain. One of my favorite things to do.

c1

[fuzzis]

(Fuzzis, it will be a good day to cuddle with Cobbler and just stay inside!)


Cobbler isn't all that happy about storms either. If only there were a big, strong man to keep us company. :smt118

fuzzis

[Conveyor Belt]

I hope my kid get's his tee ball game in before it starts raining... wc website has 30% through about noon, which will clear us to play if we keep the 70% of no rain...

[SoMissTV]

Cobbler isn't all that happy about storms either. If only there were a big, strong man to keep us company. :smt118

fuzzis

Sorry, I've got other plans.

[No-Halo]

Cobbler isn't all that happy about storms either. If only there were a big, strong man to keep us company. :smt118

fuzzis

Sorry, I've got other plans.
So where is Noway tonight? :smt118

[EricStratton]

Batten down the hatches my fellow MH nappies! :smt103 http://radar.weather.gov/Conus/southmissvly.php

Let me be the first to call for your resignation, ol' man.

[jmb]

Batten down the hatches my fellow MH nappies! :smt103 http://radar.weather.gov/Conus/southmissvly.php

Hawk, it looks like most of it is going north of you. Hell, it's coming right at me!