Pam Knox

  • AgWeb posted a story earlier this week about how dry Florida has been.  Not a surprise if you have been following the number of wildfires seen in the region and if you have seen the Drought Monitor lately.  Unfortunately, the rain that has been flooding parts of the Southeast for the past few days (since…

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  • Tornado track database

    If you ever have to provide risk assessments for your county or city and need tornado information, this web site might help you identify historical tornadoes in your area.  It’s from the Midwestern Regional Climate Center but includes information for all of the United States.  It seems pretty straightforward to use.  You can see it…

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  • According to the Southeast Farm Press, “the wheat crop in North Carolina’s Central Piedmont has generally recovered from the hard freeze of March 15 and 16, but yields will still be down significantly while the crop in the Southern Piedmont will still show devastating losses.”  Yields in the Southern Piedmont are expected to show an…

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  • El Niño: Will he or won’t he?

    Do any of you remember that old advertisement for women’s hair color which said “Does she or doesn’t she? Only her hairdresser knows for sure”? Well, at the moment it’s similar to our question about whether or not El Niño will reappear in the next few months.  NOAA’s latest prediction has shown just a slight…

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  • Antarctica is getting greener

    Warmer temperatures in the southern part of the globe are melting ice and encouraging the growth of green plants on the Antarctica peninsula according to a story this week in Mother Nature Network.  According to the story, “the effects of global warming are beginning to radically alter the Antarctic landscape in some surprising ways. Scientists…

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  • Do you know anyone who lives in a mobile home or a house without a basement?  Do they know what to do in case of severe weather?  If they are not sure, you might find this short article from the Weather Channel helpful.  Most severe weather deaths in the South are in mobile homes, not…

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  • Extremely wet week ahead

    For the first time in months, the 7-day QPF shows a LOT of rain across most of the Southeast over the next week.  If the amounts are to be believed, some areas could see six inches or more, and almost everywhere will see at least three inches.  The fun begins on Saturday afternoon into evening…

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