February 2019
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The latest climate outlook for March 2019, released today, shows that while the predictions of temperature for March show only a slight tendency towards warmer than normal conditions in Florida and equal chances of below, near or above normal temperatures elsewhere, the chances of wetter than normal conditions are good for a lot of the…
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With all the rain we have been experiencing in parts of the Southeast this winter, it is not a surprise that some livestock are experiencing foot and hoof problems due to the wet conditions. IFAS posted a story last week about how to take care of horses’ foot problems like thrush which is caused in…
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Even though there is no drought in the Southeast at the moment, a new area of abnormally dry conditions has appeared in coastal South Carolina with small extensions into Georgia and North Carolina in the past two weeks. This is in addition to the remnant dry conditions along the east coast of Florida. These areas…
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With just a couple of days to go, the temperature departures for this month are showing that we just experienced another warmer than normal February. The result of the warm weather is that plants are once again blooming ahead of schedule, potentially setting us up for another bad March if the cold air that is…
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The latest Water Resources Outlook YouTube video for February 2019 is now available from the National Weather Service’s Southeast River Forecast Center. It discusses the heavy rain and the record-setting streamflow that is occurring in some parts of the Southeast. You can view the 11-minute video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9UaVcCBApg&feature=youtu.be.
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The Maryland Daily Press posted an interesting story this week about the slow but sure impact that rising sea level is having on coastal residents in rural counties in their state. A lot of the focus on how to deal with higher sea levels and more frequent flooding has been concentrated on the impacts on…
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The most recent Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin for Georgia was released today, with text below. You can read more about it at https://www.nass.usda.gov/Statistics_by_State/Georgia/Publications/Crop_Progress_and_Condition/. February 25, 2019 GEORGIA: Total rainfall for the month ranged from .088 inches in Chatham County to 13.11 inches in White County. According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, Georgia remained free…
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