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If you looked at the sunset tonight, you may have noticed that the sun appeared to be redder than usual. The skies have also been somewhat murky in appearance. This is due to a large number of smoke particles drifting over the eastern half of the country from fires up in Canada. You can track…
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The latest 7-day QPF map shows that most of the region should receive less than half an inch of rain this week except for the southern half of the Florida Peninsula, which should receive much more. That should put a dent in the drought there, which has been growing for the last few weeks. In…
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The cooler weather that we have been experiencing across the Southeast for the last couple of weeks is likely to end as we enter June on Sunday. Rain is likely to continue to be plentiful in most of the region, so a major expansion of drought is unlikely, although areas that are in drought now…
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If you did not attend the Southeast Climate Monthly Webinar this week Tuesday, you might be interested in watching the video. I forgot to send out a reminder because I am traveling but fortunately, the video is now available on YouTube here. This month covered not only the regular climate summary, water summary, and agricultural…
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The latest Drought Monitor, released today, shows that the area of extreme (D3) drought expanded slightly along the west coast of the Florida Peninsula, but the east side of the peninsula and several other areas in the northern half of the Southeast improved. There was also an increase in drought in Southwest Georgia due to…
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Here are a couple of stories that you may find useful as we approach hurricane season. One is on Doppler radar and how it is used in hurricanes and the other is on safety in hurricane season when you are traveling. Now is a great time to get prepared since hurricane season is coming soon!…
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You might have heard of the term “heat burst” before but are unlikely to have experienced it here in the Southeast. A heat burst was experienced in Oklahoma and measured by the Oklahoma Mesonet earlier this week. Basically, the temperature at the surface rose rapidly due to the collapse of some thunderstorms overnight, bringing very…
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