Pam Knox
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If you have ever flown on an airplane, you are no doubt familiar with the bumpy conditions associated with turbulence. These conditions can be caused by a number of factors, including air rising as it moves across mountains, updrafts in thunderstorms, and clear air turbulence caused by waves at high altitudes far from more active…
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I have seen several snowfall maps of the snow that fell during the storm this past weekend put together by various television meteorologists and others. Here is one I like that was created using the NOHRSC National Gridded Snowfall Analysis by Jordan McLeod of the University of South Alabama that really captures the complexity of…
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NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center issued their final outlooks for February 2026 late last week. They show that colder than normal temperatures are likely to occur for the month, not a surprise considering the current weather and the likelihood of another cold outbreak the second week of the month. Precipitation has a chance of drier than…
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The latest 7-day QPF map for next week shows that there will be some rain during the period from Tuesday night to Thursday morning with a cold front moving through the region from west to east. Colder air behind the front will bring freezing conditions to some locations the morning after the front comes through.…
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I’ve been traveling all day so have not had time to catch up on the latest on the big storm that is expected to develop along the East Coast in the next couple of days. That storm could bring significant amounts of snow to the Carolinas and up the East Coast but it could also…
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The latest Drought Monitor, released today, shows that drought got a little worse this week for some parts of the region. The biggest increase in drought was in northern Florida, where I understand blueberry producers are worried about having enough water for irrigation for frost protection in this weekend’s cold weather. The biggest improvement is…
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An experimental product by NOAA scientists was used to create a map of estimated freezing rain coverage that occurred in the storm that just occurred a few days ago. The map of ice shows the huge extent of freezing rain that occurred in the storm, including the freezing rain that occurred in the Southeast as…