Pam Knox
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I was amused to read a story this week in Modern Farmer about ice farming. Once you start reading the article, you realize that it has little to do with conventional farming and everything to do with creating great places to climb ice. You might enjoy reading it too.
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Do you know what to do if you are caught in a flood? The National Weather Service says “Turn around, don’t drown.” Great advice, but sometimes you need more than that. They also provide a web page with more resources for emergency managers and citizens. You can view it at https://www.floodsafety.noaa.gov/index.shtml. Be smart and stay safe!…
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Today is the anniversary of the tornado that hit Atlanta, Georgia, on March 14, 2008. It made a big impression on me because it is one of the few tornadoes I have seen directly impacting my area (I don’t storm chase, I let the tornadoes come to me). My husband (also a meteorologist), son and…
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Some of you who are older might remember the “Storm of the Century”, which happened on March 12-14, 1993. My in-laws in Birmingham got hit with almost 18 inches of snow and lost power for a week, spending most of that time in bed just to keep warm. My husband (also a meteorologist) and I…
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When you fly on a commercial flight, you might notice some bumpiness in the air as you go along your route. This is called turbulence, and it can range from very mild to severe. While it’s sometimes uncomfortable, it is very seldom deadly. The best thing to do is to keep your seat belt buckled,…
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Greenville Online reported this week that South Carolina’s peach crop could be the strongest in years, according to experts from Clemson. Even though they had less chill hours than usual this year due to the warm December across the eastern US, they still got enough to help develop a good crop. South Carolina produces the…
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In the Southeast you’ve enjoyed a wonderful warm, sunny and dry week here. But to our west, our neighbors in east Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas and Mississippi have been inundated with heavy rain which is locked in place by the combination of a cut-off low pressure area to their southwest and a strong high pressure area…