The Thread About Weather

[Conveyor Belt]

Wow, we've got a low of 39 tonight!!! This is what I'm talking about!!! Fired up the heat on the central heat today for the first time since feb!!! I'm still a little cold.

Man, oh, man, do I ever love this time of year!!!

[jmb]

It's partly cloudy here today and so far has gotten up to 44°, calling for a high of 49° and then down to 28° tonight. Our yard is covered in leaves even though we just mowed Saturday. I need to get out and rake but I'm waiting for "the heat of the day". lol

[No-Halo]

And just where might you be jmb....brrrrrrr

[jmb]

And just where might you be jmb....brrrrrrr

No-Halo, I'm in southeastern Illinois. Not cold yet, but chilly. :p

[No-Halo]

No-Halo, I'm in southeastern Illinois. Not cold yet, but chilly. :p

lol....I'm sure it's on the way though!!
Stay warm and get the shovel greased up.

[kevin]

It's getting cold in the Burg.Tonight I'll have my heater on.

[justme]

I love the smell when you first fire up a heater each year!

[Bahlk]

I love the smell when you first fire up a heater each year!

The first time i crank it up, the smell of burning dust irritates my sinuses, but once it's on consistantly it doesn't bother me. I love the smell of fireplaces, christmas trees, and mom and grandmother's baking during the holiday's.

I don't however like the smell of sweat after the holidays you have to endure to get the pounds off from the family's treats.

:smt103

[Southern_Belle]

we haven't turned on our heat yet and probably won't. we have two ceramic heaters that we may turn on if it gets too unbearable! i really like to have it cold when i am sleeping though, so this works out perfectly!

[Maggie-Doodle]

Us too! I like to keep a small 1/4-1/2 crack in the window next to my bed so I can get fresh air...especially when the heat is on. My hubby gets mad because he doesn't want to heat the outside too. My nose stops up really bad if their isn't just a little fresh air circulating while the heat is on. I close the heat vents in our bedroom...if it is really cold, I put the ole electric blanket on the bed to keep my feet warm. When I had my WFT doggy I like to sleep cuddled up to her...but little BOO BOO doesn't like to cuddle with me, only my hubby!

[fuzzis]

I refuse to turn the heat on until November. I have a few days to go. I very well may get the electric blanket out this evening, though...although with the down comforter, I probably don't even really need that. Yet.

fuzzis

[jmb]

My heat is set on 68° and is running. It's 28° outside.

[deidrehallfan4ever]

We have a floor furnace and I hate it!

[jmb]

We have a floor furnace and I hate it!

We had one of those when I was a kid. We used to lay our pants on top of it for a minute to warm them up before putting them on. I can remember a few times running through the house and forgetting it was hot and stepping on the grate. Ouch.

[wilebill]

I have a scar on my wrist that I got as a child from being burned by a floor furnace. It's a nice pretty square scar, kinda neat.

[Bahlk]

Ah the old floor furnace...I can't remember how many toys I lost to it. I haven't seen one in 20+ years.

[TheCapitalist]

When i first came to college, i lived on S. 21st. We had a floor furnace and the first week roommate went out of town. To "conserve heat" i closed the door to the living room/kitchen heating only the hall/bedroom. At 2:30 i woke up soaking wet from sweat. Had to change sheets and clothes. Candles were melting over! Opened door to living room it was freezing! Learned a lesson: thermostat was in living room. Never did that again!

[Conveyor Belt]

Wow, we're under a tornado watch... I thought it was odd that I could actually hear the rain inside my home... I didn't know we were watching for tornados, though...

[fuzzis]

Try tornado warning with 60 children. *sigh*

fuzzis

[wilebill]

I was driving in the midst of this in Lumberton at 7:30AM. A limb didn't fall on my car...it was projected at my car and smashed my windshield to the point that the glass almost collasped. I had to leave work at 9AM to take my car to a glass shop. It looks like a tornado blew through that area.Wow! Glad you're okay.

[OLDLADY]

We got our power back at 1020....said corner fuel's power was out too..not pumpin gas....I guess their's is back on too.....was nice for a little while with no phones but then my cell started ringing when everyone figured the office phones weren't working.....oh well glad it's back on.

[OLDLADY]

Hey Doc...if you read the article in the HA online about trees being down....I think that may your car they are referring to at Lumberton Elementary.....Wow!

[Maggie-Doodle]

Doc I am glad you survived the incident this morning...I know it must have scared the bejebbies out of you though! Our power was off (across from FGH) for just a short time earlier this morning. I thought it was going to clear up because the sun came out for a short time but now it looks as bad or worse than it did...DARK clouds all around! I can't believe how much it has warmed up...now we have to wait until the cold front comes back thru...then it will probably hit the fan again weather wise! Everybody HANG ON TIGHT! :) lol

[Bahlk]

Never lost power at petal. But the way the wind is blowing outside doesn't bode well for us tonight. I don't mind the bad weather but the family gets kinda scared

:smt103

[Bahlk]

Thats good service there Doc.

[Conveyor Belt]

Looks pretty clear on the radar. I can't believe the sun's out. I haven't seen the sun in a few days, and it's nice... Perfect football weather tonight, along with the wet turf... should make for some good games, and terrible marching conditions.

[Conveyor Belt]

82 today, 67 tomorrow... I sure wish it would pick a temp range and stick with it!

[Bahlk]

The fluctuation in temps is what messes my sinuses up. Happens every year

[Conveyor Belt]

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

looks like we're going to be getting some rain in a few hours... pretty heavy looking stuff on the radar, but nothing too sever... just wet.

[carsalesguy]

jim gibbon this moring on the news update was saying there was a 100% chance this afternoon and tomorrow.....and from my GM it is going to rain all week.........

[Southern_Belle]

looks like we are about to have some pretty bad weather our way...

get ready fuzzis

[Conveyor Belt]

Wow, where'd all that RED come from!!!
http://image.weather.com/web/radar/us_jan_closeradar_medium_usen.jpg

[fuzzis]

Ughhh. Picture standing in the driving rain, sheets coming down...moving children to their parents' cars. Good grief. I had on black cords and a thin, light blue, cotton blouse. Nice. Very nice. *sigh* (I remembered the camisole this morning)

fuzzis

[Bahlk]

Over here in Petal, the fog is as thick as Pea Soup. I can't even see across the street. And is just all of a sudden showed up.
:smt102

[Conveyor Belt]

and now it's starting to go... I was driving home from Hattiesburg, and bamn, all of a sudden there's this fog... It was so thick, I couldn't see WalMart's parking lights or sign lights from the highway...

[Sir Mickey Mouse]

Ut oh... Steve, and the National Weather Service, forecast a fun night Tuesday night

[Southern_Belle]

i was listening to SL 100 on the way to work this morning and it did not sound good for tonight. the word "tornado" was mentioned several times, along with "severe" and "warning"... kinda scary.

[carsalesguy]

i wish we could just have a few days of mid 70's to low 80's, sun, and maybe a very light breeze....

yesterday i was freezing on the lot---today it is kinda pleasant.....

[fuzzis]

De hawk be shutting down systems for a little while....crooked fire and big sky drums beat near.
:dog: :lightning

De hawk can keep that...stuff...down there on his reservation. I would appreciate none of it further up the road. Thank you. Very much.

fuzzis

[Sir Mickey Mouse]

From the National Weather Service:

A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE ARKLATEX REGION
TONIGHT...SENDING A WARM FRONT INTO THE OUTLOOK AREA. DEEP MOISTURE
AND WIND SHEAR WILL INCREASE ALONG AND BEHIND THE WARM
FRONT...CREATING A FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES. THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG TORNADOES
AND NUMEROUS SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT EXISTS OVER SOUTHEAST
ARKANSAS...NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST
MISSISSIPPI...ESPECIALLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONG TORNADOES WILL BE
POSSIBLE AS FAR EAST AS THE JACKSON TO HATTIESBURG AREA AFTER 3 AM.
EAST OF INTERSTATE 55...THE RISK FOR WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WIND GUSTS
OF 60 TO 70 MPH WILL INCREASE AS THUNDERSTORMS ORGANIZE INTO A
SQUALL LINE AHEAD OF THE APPROACHING COLD FRONT. ISOLATED TORNADOES
WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE WITH THE SQUALL LINE AS IT RACES EASTWARD.

[firefly]

Not mine. The only report I made on my damage was to State Farm.

BTW, I already have my car back with a brand new windshield. They came and picked it up and brought it back! :smt038 Hey, Doc! that is good service! We have State Farm on our vehicles & the house.:) :smt038

[Big Enos Burdette]

OK ... for those of you that are still up (I can't sleep during bad weather), Tornado Warning for Walthall County !!!

Looks like the weather folks might have nailed this one. Bad weather for the rest of the night with a few tornadoes ... not a fun forecast.

At least I don't have to fly in this garbage !!!

BEB

[Bahlk]

If it's out there then it's going to move this way...hold on folks coz we're in for a bumpy ride.

[Big Enos Burdette]

Now a Tornado Warning for Marion County ... folks in Lamar County look out !!!

[Big Enos Burdette]

Forrest, Covington and Jones TORNADO WARNING !!! Possible F-3, F-4 tornado.

[noway]

Tornado down in northwestern lamar county west of sumrall..Old Salt Rd & rocky Branch rd area

[Sir Mickey Mouse]

WJTV (WHLT) live now, reporting damage and injuries in Lamar County...


Flipping between WHLT and WDAM. I am been rough on WDAM's live weather coverage in the past, but Steve is doing a great job tonight, even with a cold or something.

THANKS STEVE! THANKS TONY AND KEN!

[TerriL]

The Glade community of Jones County has been hit hard. They have a lot of damage and according to the scanner some homes are "gone.":smt086

[daisy]

I got up around 4 and there was some lightning, thunder and some rain.

Steve came on the air and had to go for a water break until 4:30 a.m. I heard them say after the 10 news that they would be there all night. The weather map with radar was on.

It's pretty quiet here now.

[fuzzis]

I've been "up"...or awake and in the bed...since about 3:30. I was supposed to get to sleep in today since I don't have to go to work. Instead, I was lying in the bed, scared. *sigh* Thought about calling a friend, but it was 3:30 in the morning. Who else was up then? :smt102

fuzzis

[Bahlk]

I was up watching the wind drive the rain down the street. I knew when I walked outside around 10 PM and it was hot that it wouldn't be a good weather night.

[fuzzis]

We're heading to Nashville today. I guess we're supposed to be driving through it all day. :smt086

fuzzis

[Bahlk]

I think there is another line of storms headed our way, so depending on when you leave and how fast you go, it may be gone by the time you leave

[fuzzis]

I think there is another line of storms headed our way, so depending on when you leave and how fast you go, it may be gone by the time you leave

Heh. I'm following someone else, so I won't be driving as...ahem, fast...as I normally do. :smt086

fuzzis

[daisy]

Have a good time in Nashville, Fuzzis. You could miss it all and find sunshine.

[daisy]

Fuzzis, I looked it up on the msn weather and find it clear on the northeast top of the state up to Tupelo but there is some storms to the west and up in Tenn.

You'll be in my thoughts and prayers.

[Kitty]

I slept good thru it. Woke up at 0600 to the power off and went back to bed. Woke again at 0800 power back on. Looks like we still have little left to go. Any damage reported in the Pine Belt?

According to the Hattiesburg American's Web site, it appears the most severe damage is in the Glade community (Jones County) and in Sumrall, with a number of homes destroyed.

WDAM just reported that the American Red Cross' mobile unit is in Glade.

[OLDLADY]

In my honest opinion....to anyone who watches the weather when it is severe....please turn to WHLT (22)....they do such a tremendous job at reporting, staying on full time, covering Hattiesburg and surrounding areas to the fullest extent. They will even give out street and road names! During that last storm a few weeks back, they were saying severe weather approaching Elks Lake Rd....Never once have I heard WDAM (or Steve) do this. This morning at 4:30 a.m. they were mentioning Camp Shelby and Lee Avenue and road names in Newton, MS where rotating winds were.....Just try them once during severe weather and you will never go back.

[OLDLADY]

Sorry...I forgot...Fuzzis please take caution and be careful for a safe return home.

[58ford]

I slept through it all, but this morning I heard some houses were flooded in NE H'burg and that a couple of trailers were washed off their foundations.
It just didn't seem that bad when I went to bed.

[daisy]

It didn't seem that bad but my boyfriend's supervisor told him if it was real bad this morning to wait it out before coming in. Also Steve Taylor said they would be there all night for weather. That's WDAM for those that don't know.

[58ford]

I've been watching http://wwwa.accuweather.com/radar-large.asp?partner=accuweather&traveler=0&site=MS_&type=SIR&anim=1&level=state&large=1
and it looks to me like a little more bad stuff will get here in a half hour or so, but not nearly as bad as last night.

[Southern_Belle]

i woke up about 3:30 this morning to thunder. so i turned on the weather channel and flipped between that and WDAM for the next hour. i was worried about tornadoes, big time. we live right next to the dixie community near purvis. so i was quite afraid. i finally drifted back to sleep around 4:45 or so... very scary night though.

i think today it is supposed to rain into the early afternoon.

[Kitty]

As usual, WLOX is scooping W-dam on weather. I just heard of several injuries in Lamar Co. w/two being medivac'd to Jackson. Also said 8,000 MS Power Customers still in the dark.

You are correct about the news coverage. On its early news program this morning, WDAM led with a story about the war in Iraq. :smt102

Perhaps on the midday broadcast they will lead with a story about the tornado(es).

I understood WLOX to say that the Mississippi Power outage in Sumrall was due to a downed transmission line, which affected approximately 1,500 customers, but that power had been restored as of this morning.

I suspect the 8,000 customers without power includes other areas in south Mississippi.

[58ford]

My partner showed up two hours late to work this morning.
He blamed the power outage for messing up his alarm clock.
Yeah right.

[Maggie-Doodle]

When I went to bed last nite, it was raining like crazy...but it didn't last long. I fell asleep with one ear wide open though. We are lucky in that when their is a tornado warning we hear the tornado siren over at USM...I never heard it last nite...when it started getting bad again about 2:30 or 3 I got up because BooBoo was making a racket...she was skeered! I snatched her up and put her in the bed with me and we listened until about 5 a.m. I looked out and no rain, so I let her out to "go" then tucked her back in on the den sofa..luckily I got a couple hours of snooze time after that!

[No-Halo]

Did we have some bad weather last night? :smt118

[rockholic4life]

Sumrall got a F-3 Tornado and i just saw on the weather channel a girl was reporting from that area about what had happen. Never thought i would see the weather channel in the pine belt and glad it's not jim. But, i hope everyone is ok in the areas that were affected, i always wake up everytime i hear there are chanes of tornadoes possible in the area over night. Never thought one would hit so close to the area. Stay safe out there, it's going to be a cold and windy night in south mississippi and even colder friday night. Stay warm out there.

[Kitty]

Sumrall got a F-3 Tornado and i just saw on the weather channel a girl was reporting from that area about what had happen. Never thought i would see the weather channel in the pine belt and glad it's not jim.

I heard this morning on The Weather Channel that they were sending someone to Sumrall to check out the aftermath of the storm. I'm pleasantly surprised the person arrived today.

If by "Jim" you mean Jim Cantore, I agree. He is one of my favorites on TWC, but wherever he goes, the area he is in usually gets slammed weather-wise.

[fuzzis]

Made it safely to Nashville, where it has been pouring on and off. Some gawd-awful rain right outside Meridian. Had to slow to 35-40 mph because of ponding and heavy rain. Had to stop at Hudson's because it was so stressful. :smt118

fuzzis

[No-Halo]

Had to stop at Hudson's because it was so stressful. :smt118

fuzzis

any excuse to go shopping!! :)

[Southern_Belle]

i was watching the weather channel last night and also saw this story. i was so surprised when they said lamar county and then sumrall. just seems weird to hear those kind of things on national channels :-)

[Conveyor Belt]

Two words today: Wind Chill... brrrrrr....

[zorro]

Two words today: Wind Chill... brrrrrr....
I love it.

[Maggie-Doodle]

The cold makes it seem like the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays are approaching...however, I still prefer a little bit warmer temps! I AM NOT an inside person....the cloudy cold weather makes me depressed besides! No wonder there are more suicides in winter than at any other time of the year!

[Conveyor Belt]

There's nothing worse than a warm thanksgiving or a warm Christmas... it's just not the same...

[Conveyor Belt]

The forcast says it's going to be 29F tomorrow night... wonder if that's cold enough to break out the snow machine...

[Southern_Belle]

this morning when i woke up the wind chill was 29 - so cold! i think tonight and tomorrow night it is supposed to be around the same - VERY COLD.

[Maggie-Doodle]

IF it keeps this cold weather up it will be time to move "further south!" I HATE COLD!!! Brrrrrrr :) Cold Christmas week is fine, after that it needs to be in the mid to high 70's!

[jmack]

You think its cold here, you should see the forecast for Mexico.

Chilly today, hot tamale

[carsalesguy]

i just came in off the lot....the ambient temp on 3 cars that i jumped in are reading 39-42-40

it's cold out there...hope the sun comes out and someone comes over here to buy a car, cuz i sure could sell one right now......

[Conveyor Belt]

enjoy these 75 degree days while they last... looks like next friday's going to snap us back to the reality of December:

http://www.weather.com/weather/tenday/39465?from=36hr_fcst10DayLink_undeclared

[Southern_Belle]

i cannot wait until friday when it gets cold! i am tired of these warm fall days...

[Maggie-Doodle]

I hope these 75 degree days last a couple more days...I have yard work that needs to be finished. I was going to work outside all today but company came in from out of town and that put a damper on that!

[Bahlk]

or you could put the company to work too. LOL

[Conveyor Belt]

I hope these 75 degree days last a couple more days...I have yard work that needs to be finished. I was going to work outside all today but company came in from out of town and that put a damper on that!

you have about 2 more days, then it's going to threaten to rain, front moves through, and hello 50 degree days!!!

[Bahlk]

Did it rain in petal last night or is it just humidity and moisture from fog? woke up and the ground and cars are wet

[Maggie-Doodle]

It would have been nice to put the company to work too but they were not feeling to good. It was a cousin of mine. He is a contractor...while working on the outside of a house he stepped in a big hole and hurt his back..he must have pinched a nerve or something...he was loosing feeling in his left leg. He came up to see a doc but couldn't get in...and his wife was just plain ole pooped from being up with him the last 2 or 3 nights due to his pain and not being able to walk safely by himself. He sat at the Southern Bone & Joint for over 3 1/2 hours in their emergency clinic and was still way down on the list to be seen by a doctor. I tried to get him to go over to FG ER but he decided to go back home and try a doc in Slidell tomorrow. He lives in Picayune.

[Bahlk]

I was kidding about making them help but I know how that back pain is. Mine is probably due to my weight. :smt103

[Maggie-Doodle]

Bahlk, I think it is just from the humidity...I just went outside with Boo-Boo and you could hear the water dripping from the air...spots of water was everywhere but not under the swing or patio umbrella...had it rained those places would have been wet too! I was surprised to see so much fog this morning..it had an eerie feeling to it just as it was beginning to get daylight.

[Bahlk]

yea i think thats probably what it is...cold weather moving in and everything

[Southern_Belle]

i think some pretty rough weather is supposed to come our way - and bring the cold with it!

i talked with a friend earlier today who lives in Plano, TX and he said it is covered in snow! so the cold air is heading this way - maybe not snow with it, but definately cold!

[Kitty]

I heard on the radio this morning that the game time temperature (7 PM Friday) in Houston for the Conference USA championship (between Houston and Southern Miss) will be 38 degrees.

[Bahlk]

i think some pretty rough weather is supposed to come our way - and bring the cold with it!

i talked with a friend earlier today who lives in Plano, TX and he said it is covered in snow! so the cold air is heading this way - maybe not snow with it, but definately cold!

Alright...it just doesn't seem like december when it's hot. I'm sitting here on myhattiesburg.com typing on my computer by an open window enjoying the nice breeze.

[amanda]

Alright...it just doesn't seem like december when it's hot. I'm sitting here on myhattiesburg.com typing on my computer by an open window enjoying the nice breeze.

By tomorrow morning you will be closing the window and looking for your long-johns! :icon_curt

[Bahlk]

And you brooding too? Ain't dat got somethng to do with sitting on eggs, waiting to hatch?

LOL...lemme change it then. That was this morning. Haha

[nooskye]

i think some pretty rough weather is supposed to come our way - and bring the cold with it!!


The weather has cancelled the Holiday In The Grove Program at the Oak Grove School this evening ... it's rescheduled for Monday ... my oldest was so looking forward to singing tonight ... :( ...

[amanda]

The weather already knocked out my satellite internet, I'm cruising on dial up now at 44.0. Yuck.

[amanda]

Okay...I don't know about Hattiesburg, but it's raining cats and dogs in Columbia. If its not there yet - it's coming.

[OLDLADY]

It's heading this way and forecast says after it passing..........temps will drop 20-30 degrees within the hour! Looking for it to be all the way to the Alabama line between 10-12 tonite...so I figure the Burg might catch it between 8-10 p.m.?