While we have had quite a bit of rainfall this summer across most of the Southeast, especially since the beginning of July, other parts of the country have not done nearly so well. This is taking a huge toll on farmers, especially those with smaller farms that are less resilient…
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Over the weekend, the tropics have started to wake up after a long spell with no tropical activity. As of Sunday night, there are four areas identified on the Atlantic Ocean map that have a chance of developing into a tropical depression in the next five days. The area in…
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The latest 7-day QPF map shows that most of the rain that is expected to fall this week will be located near the Gulf and Atlantic Coasts, including all of Florida. Those areas could see several inches of rain. Not good news for the farmers in those areas, who are…
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You may see the National Hurricane Center daily maps showing the likely areas of development for tropical storms and wonder how long it takes the storm to get close enough to the Southeast to worry about. This excellent map from Ed Piotrowski shows the average number of days it takes…
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While the Atlantic tropics have been very quiet for the last two months, we are finally starting to see the possibility of some development of the waves that are now coming off of Africa. There are two areas of potential development in the Atlantic today, and while the potential of…
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With the rain that much of the region experienced this past week, most drought has been erased from the latest Drought Monitor map, released today. There are still only a few small patches in Alabama, South Carolina, and Florida, and those are likely to be gone soon. A few remnant…
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It’s been a remarkably quiet July and August this year, with no named tropical storms since the three that occurred early in the season. In fact, it’s one of the quietest tropical periods in the Atlantic basin since records began. But the models are starting to show a change in…
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