Columbus, Mississippi took a direct hit from a large tornado this evening; it hit just after 5 PM CST. Tornado confirmed to be on the ground with this storm moving through Columbus, MS. #mswx pic.twitter.com/zSXnKw7hqq — Gulf Coast Storm Center…

Las Vegas and surrounding areas got some snow overnight and this morning (yes, snow). And believe it or not, this is not the first time this winter either. According to National Weather Service (NWS) Las Vegas, the daily snowfall record…

El Niño has officially been declared by the Climate Prediction Center. According to the ENSO Diagnostics discussion for February, borderline, weak El Niño conditions are present across the equatorial Pacific Ocean. Weak El Niño conditions are favored to continue through spring.…

A weak spin-up tornado occurred in Leake County, MS this morning along the Natchez Trace. The tornado tracked a little over 4 miles. According to the preliminary damage survey, it was and EF- with peak winds estimated to be 90…

The strong 2015 El Niño is officially over. El Niño dissipated and ENSO-neutral conditions returned during over the past month, as indicated by the expansion of near-to-below average surface temperatures (SST) across the eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean.   In addition…