Pam Knox
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The latest 7-day QPF map shows that most of the region will receive quite a bit of rain this week. The first round will come this weekend, with a respite in the middle of the week before the next round begins. Some areas will see several inches of rain. The exception is the Florida peninsula,…
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Earlier this week NOAA released their monthly climate summary for the United States for January 2023. It shows that due to nine atmospheric river events (!) in late December and in January, parts of the California and other western states reported record rainfall. Meanwhile, most of the eastern US had much warmer than normal temperatures,…
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In this blog, we often talk about the impact of El Nino and La Nina on the climate patterns in the Southeast. We are still in a La Nina, but after three years, it is expected to change fairly quickly to the opposite phase, El Nino (60% likelihood). With the shift, we could see an…
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The latest Drought Monitor, released today, shows some reduction in drought and dry conditions this week in eastern North Carolina and adjoining areas. However, the area of severe (D2) drought in northwestern Florida did expand slightly. Rain in the next week should further improve drought conditions in most of the region except southern Florida.
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The North Carolina State Climate Office posted their summary for January 2023 today. It discusses the wet conditions that brought drought relief and the lack of snow for many parts of the state. You can read it at https://climate.ncsu.edu/blog/2023/02/a-warm-wet-january-keeps-many-snowless-this-winter/.
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Georgia Public Broadcasting posted a 26-minute video highlighting some of the fruits of Georgia in their series “A Fork in the Road”. It originally ran on January 13, 2023, so some of you may have already seen it. I enjoyed learning about Georgia watermelon and blueberry production. Mixon Farms, the featured blueberry farm, is host…
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While the string of atmospheric river events that hit California a few weeks ago is gone now, the impacts of the flooding rain is still affecting farmers there. In addition to the immediate damage the flood water caused to crops in the field, growers are waiting to see how their plants have survived the rains…