Pam Knox

  • Afternoon update on Irma for the Southeast

    While the storm track has drifted a little bit west of yesterday’s track, the impacts on the Southeast have not really changed, except that in the eastern sections the impacts are likely to be a little weaker and in the west, a little stronger. James Spann is one of the most trusted meteorologists in the…

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  • The latest 7-day QPF forecast is, as you might expect, dominated by the rainfall from Hurricane Irma, which is already battering southern Florida with the outer spiral bands.  Most of this week’s rain will fall in the first three days, with lighter amounts for the rest of the week.  Keep in mind that this rainfall…

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  • Below are several resources put together by the Southeast Regional Climate Hub (SERCH) for anyone needing to prepare livestock for the hurricane, which is on track to potentially hit states in the Southeast US. Though some of these resources come from specific states, the advice is generally relevant across state boundaries. We hope everyone endures…

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  • The National Weather Service recently provided two online presentations on fall weather safety and space weather. Fall weather includes hurricanes, wildfires, droughts, floods and wind, all of which are occurring somewhere in the US right now, and space weather describes the weather of the upper atmosphere, auroras, and related topics.  This is also very timely…

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  • The latest hurricane track for Hurricane Irma was released late this morning by the National Hurricane Center. The new track is slightly shifted to the west from the previous forecast.  However, all of Georgia is still in the cone of uncertainty, which depicts the possible movement of the storm for the next five days. Since…

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  • When do fall colors peak?

    Now that we are in meteorological fall, many folks’ thought turn to falling leaves and autumn colors.  When do the peak colors occur in any area?  While the display of colors changes from year to year depending on the weather patterns from the previous summer and the fall weather patterns, here is a neat website…

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  • Quick 11 pm update on Irma for Georgia

    The latest forecast for Irma is out, and the projected path of the storm puts the entire state of Georgia within the cone of the forecast track. This does not mean that the entire state will be hit by hurricane-force winds, but that we do not know at this time which part of the state…

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