Pam Knox
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If you’ve noticed hazy skies today, they are not due to the usual summer humidity, but instead are due to a cloud of dust blowing off the Sahara desert. You can see the story from 11Alive by clicking here.
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In the last day or so the area of tropical disturbance that meteorologists were watching has developed into Tropical Storm Arthur, the first tropical storm of the 2014 season. Arthur is expected to start moving towards the northeast and may reach hurricane status before its expected landfall in eastern North Carolina. The biggest threat for…
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Temperatures in Georgia during June were near to slightly above normal for the entire state, but rainfall amounts varied significantly across Georgia this month. In general, the wettest conditions were in the northwest corner of the state and the driest conditions were in the southwest. Severe weather, mainly scattered wind events, impacted the state on…
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The five-day forecast looks fairly dry for most of the Southeast, with the exception of Florida and the East Coast, which is expected to feel the winds and rains from Tropical Depression 1. TD 1 may become TS Arthur later this week. All of the model runs show the storm staying out to sea, but…
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The first tropical depression of the year has formed off the east coast of Florida. The forecast cone for the depression is shown below. At this point it is still fairly disorganized but is expected to strengthen and turn north. It is likely that the Florida peninsula will feel some heavy rain and wind gusts,…
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In earlier posts I discussed the likely development of El Nino in the coming months. One of the biggest uncertainties in El Nino is how strong it will be. The impacts we see in different parts of the Southeast depend on how strong the El Nino ends up. You can see some graphics which show…
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A tropical low pressure area is continuing to drift south to SSW off the coast of Georgia and Florida. The National Hurricane Center gives this region a 60 percent chance of developing into a tropical depression in the next 48 hours and an 80 percent chance in the next five days. There are many factors…
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