Pam Knox
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If you did not attend the Southeast Climate Monthly Webinar this week Tuesday, you might be interested in watching the video. I forgot to send out a reminder because I am traveling but fortunately, the video is now available on YouTube here. This month covered not only the regular climate summary, water summary, and agricultural…
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The latest Drought Monitor, released today, shows that the area of extreme (D3) drought expanded slightly along the west coast of the Florida Peninsula, but the east side of the peninsula and several other areas in the northern half of the Southeast improved. There was also an increase in drought in Southwest Georgia due to…
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Here are a couple of stories that you may find useful as we approach hurricane season. One is on Doppler radar and how it is used in hurricanes and the other is on safety in hurricane season when you are traveling. Now is a great time to get prepared since hurricane season is coming soon!…
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You might have heard of the term “heat burst” before but are unlikely to have experienced it here in the Southeast. A heat burst was experienced in Oklahoma and measured by the Oklahoma Mesonet earlier this week. Basically, the temperature at the surface rose rapidly due to the collapse of some thunderstorms overnight, bringing very…
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Hope you are all having a good Memorial Day weekend! I am up in Michigan visiting my mom this weekend but will be on the road tomorrow. Not much rain in the forecast here, but we expect more in the Southeast. A line of storms worked its way through overnight and is still working its…
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NOAA released their official forecast for the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season today, just a few days in advance of the official start of the season on June 1. As expected, it was fairly close to earlier seasonal predictions posted by Colorado State University and other groups. It shows that the number of named storms is…
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Here is an interesting article from the Missouri Ruralist describing how three different farm families have adapted their cattle farms to respond to changing markets as well as changing climate conditions to make sure that their farm is sustainable and can be handed down to the next generation of their farm families. In all three…