February 2016
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February 2 is the day when we traditionally celebrate Groundhog Day, when groundhogs everywhere (or at least where there are active tourist bureaus) come out to determine whether or not there will be six more weeks of winter. It amazes me that people trust the wisdom of a glorified rat more than real climatologists when…
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The Packer had a story last week on the impacts of the East Coast snowstorm on mushroom growers in Pennsylvania. The heavy snow collapsed roofs of growing facilities, closed roads to trucks and prevented workers from getting to the farms. This is likely to result in a temporary shortage of fresh mushrooms in the East.…
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From the National Weather Service: This week, February 1st through 5th, is Severe Weather Preparedness Week for Georgia. We will highlight family preparedness, thunderstorm, lightning, and tornado safety, as well as flood preparedness. There will be a tornado warning drill on Wednesday, February 3 at approximately 9:00am for all 159 counties. This annual drill gives…
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The climate summary for North Carolina for January 2016 is now available at https://climate.ncsu.edu/climateblog?id=176&h=5666e5c1. It also looks ahead to the weather patterns we are likely to see in February.
Posted in: Climate summaries