Pam Knox

  • Here we go!

    On Tuesday we can expect to see the next potent winter storm move through the southern part of the region, starting in Alabama earlier on Tuesday but expanding rapidly eastward over the afternoon and evening of Tuesday. Most of Georgia and coastal SC and NC can expect to see wintry precipitation by Tuesday afternoon or…

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  • Why has this La Nina winter been so cold?

    In the week I have received several questions about why this winter, which was predicted to be warmer and drier than usual, has been so cold. Here is a response I wrote to Bob Kemerait, UGA, about this winter’s crazy weather and the lack of warm weather (so far). You might find it helpful too.…

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  • Winter weather facts

    Since we have been talking about the possibility of different types of winter weather, here are a couple of articles that you might appreciate describing the different types of wintry precipitation we can see (all of which will probably occur somewhere in the Southeast in the next two days) and a history of some extreme…

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  • Update on latest winter storm

    Many of you are watching the developing story about the winter storm that is expected to affect parts of the Southeast this coming week, especially Tuesday and Wednesday. While the situation is still evolving and will continue to change over time, the models are coming into more agreement on when and where the storm is…

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  • Confidence is high that next week is going to be very cold across most of the region. Temperatures are likely to drop below freezing in nearly all of the region other than southern Florida and Puerto Rico several mornings from Monday through Thursday (depending on location and the final strength of the storm) and some…

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  • View Post Impacts from the variable rainfall this year, coupled with the devastating winds and rain from Hurricane Helene in late September, caused low morale for growers according to UGA pecan specialist Lenny Wells as quoted in Specialty Crop Grower. Poor yields and low prices both contributed to the discouragement of the growers. You can…

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  • The latest Drought Monitor, released today, shows that there was an improvement in drought conditions in Alabama and northern Florida in the last week due to recent rain there. However, eastern parts of North and South Carolina, Georgia, and the Florida Peninsula saw some areas of worsening drought this week due to lack of rain.…

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