Climate outlooks
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The final climate outlook for September was released today. It shows that the temperature is likely to be warmer than normal across the region, with the highest likelihood in the Florida peninsula. The precip outlook is heavily weighted by what they think will happen with Hurricane Dorian over the next few days and shows that…
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This morning’s 7 day QPF map shows a band of heavy rain along the East Coast of the US. This mirrors this morning’s expected path of Hurricane Dorian along the coast. If that happens, then some areas near the coast could see as much as ten inches. But if you’ve been paying attention, you know…
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The good news is that Hurricane Dorian has slowed down. That gives us more time to prepare, since now it is not likely to be affecting Georgia (except for coastal areas, which will get hit sooner) until the middle of next week or later. We also have more confidence in where the storm is likely…
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Some pretty significant changes in the path of Hurricane Dorian over the last day have increased the risk of significant impacts to Georgia this weekend and next week. Dorian’s path has been farther east than originally forecast, which means that its circulation has avoided the mountainous terrain of the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico. That…
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If you’ve been paying attention to weather news this week, you are surely aware that there is a tropical storm in the Atlantic that could cause problems for the Southeast by Labor Day weekend. The storm is named Dorian, and it is currently passing through the western Atlantic with an expected turn to the northwest…
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The latest 7-day QPF map shows that the heaviest rain will occur just off the East Coast this week, as the tropical low east of Florida moves to the northeast. There will still be the chance for intermittent and scattered thunderstorm rainfall over Alabama and Georgia this weekend before the drier and cooler air behind…
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The NWS Southeast River Forecast Center released their monthly video on the outlook for water resources in the Southeast earlier this week. It has a lot of summarized information on past rainfall amounts as well as a detailed outlook for the next few months. You can view the video on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqSjVTfvgyw&feature=youtu.be.