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CraigJackson retweeted
Did you say SNOW is in the forecast this weekend?!? ๐ฑ
There is a 10% to 20% of snow flurries along the coast late Saturday night and into Sunday morning. We do not expect this to stick to the groundโ
Cold, blustery conditions are still the main impact this weekend #flwx
ALT This map depicts where snow and snow flurries are possible Saturday night and Sunday morning. Snow flurries are possible along the coast north of Charlotte County, with a wintry mix possible in Pinellas County. No snow or snow flurries are expected inland at this time.
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Better start preparing now
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A wide-ranging winter storm will produce great swaths of heavy snow, sleet, and treacherous freezing rain from the southern Rockies/Plains and Mid-South starting Friday and shifting toward the East Coast through Sunday. With a few days to go, the forecast will continue to evolve. Keep up with the latest at weather.gov.
Probabilities of at least MODERATE winter weather impacts (see thread for MAJOR):
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Gameday 2025 Postgame Traffic Plan
Typical alternate routes, used day-to-day to avoid traffic, are closed to utilize major thoroughfares.
๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ถ๐๐๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐๐ด๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ. ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐ผ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ "๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ต๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐":
- ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ฝ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ ๐ง๐ข ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐ฑ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐๐ด๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐.
- ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ ๐ป๐ผ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐น๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ท๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ฅ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ญ๐ฎ ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ธ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐ช๐ฎ๐. ๐ฌ๐ผ๐ ๐บ๐๐๐ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ต๐ผ๐๐๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐
๐ถ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฝ๐๐. ๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐น๐๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฑ.
It takes time to clear traffic after major events. We know it can be inconvenient, but please remember that everyone didn't arrive at the game in five minutes so it takes us a little time to clear visitors that are leaving. This traffic flow starts at the end of the game and continues until the area is sufficiently clear of heavy traffic.
All gameday info: dws.hailstate.com/
Campus exit maps: transportation.msstate.edu/gโฆ
Additional traffic maps: facebook.com/starkvillepd/poโฆ
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Wednesday Sep 3 8 AM: NHC continues to monitor a tropical wave located over the eastern Atlantic that has a high chance of formation during the next 7 days. Follow the latest at hurricanes.gov
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Aug. 30: We are keeping watch of a tropical wave that will move off the coast of Africa on Sunday. Some slow development of this system is possible while it moves across the eastern and central tropical Atlantic next week, and it currently has a low chance of becoming a tropical cyclone through next Saturday.
You can find the latest tropical weather information at hurricanes.gov.
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The City of Starkville Sanitation Department will be closed on Monday, September 1, 2025, in observance of Labor Day.
A citywide garbage collection will take place on Tuesday, September 2, 2025, when all garbage will be collected.
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8/28 2pm EDT: The tropics should remain quiet through the weekend. A tropical wave is forecast to emerge off of Africa on Sunday. It has a low (20%) chance of formation next week over the eastern Atlantic. More: hurricanes.gov
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We are still receiving reports of a Facebook Market Place Scam where people are sending money for a deposit on apartments around town. Red Flags of this scam are asking you to put money on any type gift cards, apple pay, or green dot cards.
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Late Augโearly Sep is often active (Elena โ85, Andrew โ92, Katrina โ05, Gustav โ08, Isaac โ12, Ida โ21).
This year, an eastern U.S. trough should steer any systems N/NE โ keeping the Gulf closed through the 1st week of Sept. Stay prepared & follow updates. #lawx #mswx
ALT โGraphic titled โGulf is Closed for Now.โ Text notes late AugโSep 1 is usually active (Elena โ85, Andrew โ92, Katrina โ05, Gustav โ08, Isaac โ12, Ida โ21). For the next week or two, a ridge over the Southwest and a trough/low over the eastern U.S. should steer any Caribbean/Atlantic systems north then northeast near the Bahamasโlimiting chances for storms to enter the Gulf. No local tropical impacts expected through the first week of September. Map shows an โHโ over the Southwest, an โLโ over the Northeast, and blue arrows curving N/NE.โ
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Hurricane Katrina 20th Anniversary: Advancements in Track Forecasting (Part 3 of 5)
Friday, August 29 is the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina making landfall along the U.S. Gulf coast and devastating the coasts of Mississippi and southeastern Louisiana. A lot has changed since 2005.
In this video, Senior Hurricane Specialist John Cangialosi talks about the advancements NHC has made since Hurricane Katrina in forecasting where tropical cyclones will move and how far in advance hurricane and tropical storm watches and warnings are issued.
Filming/Editing Credits: Lisa Bucci and Cassandra Mora
Hurricane Katrina 20th Anniversary Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLโฆ
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Hurricane Katrina 20th Anniversary: Advancements in Genesis Forecasting (Part 2 of 5)
Friday, August 29 is the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina making landfall along the U.S. Gulf coast and devastating the coasts of Mississippi and southeastern Louisiana. A lot has changed since 2005.
In this video, Senior Hurricane Specialist Philippe Papin talks about the advancements NHC has made in forecasting when and where a tropical cyclone could form (genesis), and the introduction of Potential Tropical Cyclone advisories, since Hurricane Katrina.
Filming/Editing Credits: Lisa Bucci and Cassandra Mora
Hurricane Katrina 20th Anniversary Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLโฆ
CraigJackson retweeted
REMEMBER last year we had a back loaded season with Helene in late September and even Milton into early October. 77% of the season remains. No way I'm taking my eyes off it.
With a lack of clickbait content on the computer models, misinformation has shifted to claims about the rest of the Atlantic hurricane season.
As we've often repeated, hurricane season is a marathon not a sprint. The experts over at NHC only forecast for the next 7 days. #PSA
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2 pm ET Mon, Aug. 25: Good news! Aside from TS #Fernand, the tropics across the Atlantic look relatively quiet during the upcoming week.
On another note, some of the eagle-eyed among you might have noticed some new features on our website that became available over the past couple of weeks:
1. Our Tropical Cyclone Report webpages now have continuously updating seasonal track maps, storm tables, and seasonal summaries (nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/)
2. The "Experimental Cone" thumbnail in each storm box now has an option to display the cone of uncertainty in Spanish (example for Fernand: nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/graphicโฆ)
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This week marks the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, an event that forever changed our state. We reflect on this moment through the voices of current MEMA employees who experienced the hurricane firsthand.
Don Wilson is the Chief of Logistics at the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. Twenty years ago, he was deployed to the Mississippi Coast with the 114th Area Support Group out of Hattiesburg. Hear his account of the devastation and how he and his fellow Guardsmen helped residents recover.
To hear more firsthand accounts, visit: msema.org/mema-remembers-hurโฆ
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Friday, August 29 is the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina making landfall along the U.S. Gulf coast and devastating the coasts of Mississippi and southeastern Louisiana. A lot has changed since 2005. In this video, NHC Warning Coordination Meteorologist Robbie Berg talks about some of the advancements made in hurricane forecasting and communication from NHC since that time.
Be on the lookout all week as we highlight some of the improvements made in tropical cyclone genesis, track, intensity, and storm surge forecasting since Hurricane Katrina.
Filming/Editing Credit: Cassandra Mora and Lisa Bucci
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NWS is hiring! Are you interested in working for an agency that uses science and technology to protect lives and property? Additional mission-critical positions just posted on USAJobs.gov, including Meteorologist (1340) openings. Many are great opportunities for first-time hires. More coming soon!
ALT NWS logo with red lettering spelling out National Weather Service along the outside with a blue cloud and lightning bolt.
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As the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina approaches, the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) reflects on the storm that forever changed our state.
Diane Sager works at MEMA as the Southern Bureau Director in the Office of Public Assistance. On August 29th, 2005, she was living on the Mississippi coast, riding out Hurricane Katrina in her sister's Bay Saint Louis home. Hear her story and her message to other coastal residents 20 years later.
To hear more firsthand accounts, visit: msema.org/mema-remembers-hurโฆ
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Aug 22 11 am AST: Here are the Key Messages for #Hurricane #Erin. Swimming will be dangerous along the East Coast beaches, Atlantic Canada and the Bahamas for a couple of days. More: hurricanes.gov
