Reports of impacts of Sally on agriculture in the Southeast continue to come in. While the rain from Sally was mostly beneficial in Georgia, softening soils ahead of peanut digging and providing moisture to dry pastures, it caused more damage in coastal Florida where extreme winds and rain devastated farm…
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This week is Deaf Awareness Week. In recognition of the importance of getting severe weather warnings to all citizens, NOAA has put together this list of resources for those who are deaf or hard of hearing, including information on NOAA weather radios with visual and vibrating alarms. You can check…
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The latest map from the Atlantic Ocean shows several tropical centers of activity. Wilfred has declined to a tropical depression and should not be a threat to anyone. Alpha (off the map to the east) made landfall in Portugal, bringing rain to that region. Hurricane Teddy is still a category…
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The latest global climate summary for August 2020 was released by NOAA earlier this week. It shows that this past August was warmer than 2019 but still not quite as warm as the warmest August, 2016, for the globe. For the June through August period, which is Northern Hemisphere summer,…
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We are coming up on the autumnal equinox, which occurs this year on September 22 at 9:31 am EDT. You can learn more about what an equinox is by reading this story from EarthSky, a great source of astronomy-related (and sometimes atmosphere-related) news. This marks the beginning of astronomical fall…
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Yesterday we added three named tropical storms to the list–Wilford in the central Atlantic, Alpha near Portugal (!) and Beta in the Gulf of Mexico. Blowoff from TS Beta is currently providing cloud cover to parts of the Southeast, including Alabama, Georgia, and the Carolinas. TS Beta is expected to…
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The latest climate outlook from the Climate Prediction Center shows that October and October through December are both expected to be warmer than normal. Precipitation for October is expected to be above normal in Florida and along the coasts but could be drier than normal farther inland, away from tropical…
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