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Forecasters change river crest — again

Associated Press — Sun, 05 May 2013 18:41:38 +0000

MISSISSIPPI RIVER — Forecasters say the Mississippi River is predicted to reach flood stage of 43 feet in Vicksburg by May 15. The Vicksburg Post reports continued rain along the Ohio and Tennessee river valleys and snow in the upper Midwest are causing the rise. Forecasts on the Lower Mississippi have been adjusted four times [...]

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Forecaster sees active hurricane season in 2013

Associated Press — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 12:04:58 +0000

GULF OF MEXICO — Forecaster William Gray says he expects a very active hurricane season, but he’s not yet giving likely numbers of named storms, hurricanes and major hurricanes. Gray told hundreds of people at the National Hurricane Conference the first numeric predictions will come out April 10. Gray, head of Colorado State’s Tropical Meteorology [...]

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Lockheed Martin delivers weather satellites to NOAA

MBJ Staff — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 14:34:28 +0000

HANCOCK COUNTY — Lockheed Martin has delivered the core structure for the first in a series of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)’s next-generation geostationary weather satellites to the company’s Mississippi Space and Technology Center on NASA’s Stennis Space Center where it will undergo propulsion system integration. The rigid external structure of the first [...]

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Neel-Schaffer makes magazine’s reader’s choice list

MBJ Staff — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 23:23:09 +0000

JACKSON — The consulting engineering firm Neel-Schaffer made the Top 50 Road & Highway Design Firms List released by Roads and Bridges. Each year the magazine sends a survey out to its government (departments of transportation) readers, who in turn select the firms they prefer to work with out on the jobsite. The results are [...]

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