Climate outlooks
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The latest Drought Monitor, released this morning, shows that abnormally dry conditions and moderate drought expanded across the region this week. This was expected with little rain and above-normal temperatures that are still in the mid- to upper 90s in many areas. Unfortunately, the next seven days should see almost no rain in the region…
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The National Weather Service Southeast River Forecast Center has released their latest Water Resources Outlook video on YouTube today. Learn more about current conditions and the outlook for the next few months. You can view it at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qwq70oL17b0&feature=youtu.be.
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With the development and movement of TS Humberto to the northeast, nearly all of the Southeast will be free of rain this week. The only exceptions are the mountains and the areas immediately next to the coast or in southern Florida. The dry conditions are likely to increase drought conditions in the coming week. However,…
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A Potential Tropical Cyclone notification has been issued by the National Hurricane Center for the likely development of a tropical storm (most likely named Humberto, the next name on the list) in the next day or two. The models have been all over the place with this because it has been such a disorganized system,…
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September 10 is the peak of the hurricane season in the Atlantic, which means that historically today is the day that has had the highest number of tropical storms and hurricanes. And while we have no active storms now, there are three areas that are under watch by the National Hurricane Center. The two in…
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The latest 7-day QPF map shows that nearly all of the region will see less than a quarter inch of rain this week. The only exceptions are a bit more in southern Florida and in the mountains, where some showers may pop up later in the week. It’s not uncommon for a dry spell in…
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As of 11 pm on Labor Day night, Hurricane Dorian is sitting and spinning with virtually no movement. It’s been that way for most of the day, and the center of the eye has moved only about 40 miles the entire day, which gives it an average forward speed of less than 2 mph. While…