Pam Knox
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Since it is near the end of October, let’s take a look at the monthly climate conditions. The summary maps from the High Plains Regional Climate Center show that temperature varied across the region, with the warmest areas in the west and cooler than normal conditions in the east. Precipitation varied across the region, with…
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The latest Drought Monitor, released today, shows that drought increased in Florida and southern AL and GA, but improved in northern GA and AL as well as the Carolinas. There were some additional small slivers of drought noted along the coast of NC and SC. Puerto Rico did not have any change from last week.…
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While the Gulf has been completely quiet this Atlantic tropical season so far, there has been plenty of activity in other parts of the Atlantic. This week, Major Hurricane Melissa is on track to make a direct hit on the island nation of Jamaica, with landfall projected to occur on Tuesday morning potentially as a…
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As I write this on Sunday afternoon, rain has moved through Alabama and is currently moving through northwestern Georgia. By the time I get my blueberry muffins out of the oven (in just a few minutes), the rain should be ready to start falling in Athens. Other regions in the Southeast will also see more…
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The latest Drought Monitor, released today, shows an expansion of extreme (D3) drought in southern Georgia and the Florida Panhandle and in western Alabama as well as the addition of a new area near Atlanta. Many other parts of the region also experienced worsening conditions due to the significantly lower than average rainfall this month…
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So far this October 2025, very little rain has fallen in most of the Southeast. The only real exception is some tropical rain along the Florida East Coast and South Carolina. The rest of the region has been left mostly high and dry with the area of 50% or less than normal rainfall covering a…
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In the last week, we have been following the progression of a tropical wave off of Africa that has turned into Tropical Storm Melissa over the last day. This could be one of the last tropical waves we see this year as the focus of development for tropical storms late in the season usually comes…
Posted in: Tropical weather