Pam Knox
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The North Carolina State Climate Office recently offered a webinar that provided an outlook for the 2024 hurricane season. They also posted a lot of the information in their latest blog post along with a link to the webinar recording. While some of their information is NC-specific, a lot is generally true for the Southeast…
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The latest 7-day QPF map shows that most areas of the region should receive less than a half-inch of rain. The heaviest rain is likely to fall in southern Florida which could improve drought conditions there. In the rest of the region, most of the rain will fall in the next couple of days with…
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NOAA released their seasonal forecast for the Atlantic tropical season today. As expected, it shows that a very active season is expected, with 17 to 25 named storms expected and 8-13 hurricanes likely. This matches the forecast by Colorado State issued a few weeks ago. You can read the NOAA press release at https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/noaa-predicts-above-normal-2024-atlantic-hurricane-season. Hurricane…
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You may have heard the recent story about the airplane accident near Singapore this past week and how the injuries and one death were linked to atmospheric turbulence. If you’ve ever flown, you have likely experienced some uncomfortable turbulence yourself. Here is a good video explanation for what turbulence is and how it affects the…
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The latest Drought Monitor, released today, shows an increase in moderate drought in central and southern Florida this week due to continued lack of rain and very hot temperatures. Dry conditions also expanded in central Alabama. In North Carolina and Virginia, dry conditions improved but were not quite eliminated this week. Puerto Rico continues to…
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As hurricane season approaches, many of you may be wondering how tropical storms and hurricanes form and what factors are important in determining when and where they develop as well as how they move. Here are a couple of articles that give good descriptions of how hurricanes form listed below. I have also included a…
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According to a recent story by Brad Haire in the Southeast Farm Press, compared with 30 years ago, pollen production has extended by about a month, starting about 20 days earlier and ending 10 days later. This makes life miserable for everyone with spring allergies but probably makes owners of car washes happy. The change…