Climate outlooks
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NOAA released their winter outlook today. As expected, it shows the primary impact as the strong El Niño that is currently underway in the eastern Pacific Ocean. Here in the Southeast, we expect the subtropical jet to move over southern parts of the region, causing cloudiness, cooler temperatures and more rain than non-El Niño years.…
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The month of October so far this year has been very dry and warm across most of the country. The exception: the Southeast, where the heavy rains in South Carolina show up as the only green spot in a sea of red. Other areas in the Southeast have been dry as most of the rainfall…
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Saturday will be the wettest day of the week, with showers associated with a front moving through the Southeast. Unfortunately, this rain will also hit the already rain-soaked regions of South Carolina, adding insult to injury in those sodden areas. Once the front is past, it looks like the rest of the week will be…
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The pesky upper level low that is currently dumping streams of rain across South Carolina, northern Georgia and adjoining areas is moving very slowly and will continue to bring heavy rain to the region for the next couple of days. You can see the progression of the low in the daily rainfall maps at https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/qpf/day1-7.shtml.…
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Even though we are on the downside of the tropical season, it is not too late to get an impactful storm. Today Tropical Storm Joaquin is out in the Atlantic and may be headed for the North Carolina coast and the Northeast, where it could cause a lot of problems with flooding in the area.…
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A tropical low pressure center which is beginning to develop in the Gulf of Mexico is expected to track over the Southeast early next week, bringing wet conditions throughout the area. The rain is expected to be heaviest Tuesday and Wednesday as the storm traverses the area. The amount of rain that falls at any location…
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The Drought Monitor map released yesterday showed some slight improvement in drought across the Southeast due to recent rains, although there was expansion of drought in Texas and other central parts of the US. Considering how much rain we received yesterday from the low slowly crossing the Southeast, we can expect more relief on next…