Climate outlooks
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As of 11 pm on July 29, 2020, Tropical Storm Isaias formed in the Caribbean Sea. It is the earliest “I” storm ever (remember Irma in 2017 made landfall in SW Florida on September 10). It is a disorganized storm, which makes its track and strength harder to predict. It is also expected to interact…
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NOAA’s National Hurricane Center has just started issuing advisories on Potential Tropical Storm 9, which is expected to become TS Isaias (pronounced ees-ah-EE-ahs) in the next couple of days. Currently the Florida Peninsula is in the 5-day cone for the storm, so it could progress into Georgia by early next week. Forecasts of both intensity…
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The latest 7-day QPF forecast (that’s Quantitative Precipitation Forecast) for the Southeast shows that most areas should receive at least an inch of rain in the next week, thanks to a continuation of the summertime pattern of daily thunderstorms. The driest areas are expected to be northern Virginia (which really needs the rain) and a…
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As of 11 pm on July 22, we now have two tropical systems in the Atlantic Basin. Tropical Depression 8 has just formed in the center of the Gulf of Mexico and may become TS Hanna in the next day or two. This storm poses no threat to the Southeast as it is expected to…
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The National Weather Service Southeast River Forecast Center has produced their July 2020 outlook for water around the region. You can view it on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Rd0xwFq_DQ&feature=youtu.be.
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The latest 7-day QPF map shows that southern Georgia and Alabama and northern Florida are expected to get little to no rain this week, which will affect crop and pasture conditions there. Most of the rest of the region will get heavier rain, with isolated amounts in the mountains and off the coast of up…
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NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center has provided the latest set of climate outlook maps for the US this week. They show that August and the August through October period are expected to continue to be warmer and wetter than normal. The November through February period is showing the signs of what is expected to be a…
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