Events
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Less than a month from now is the official start of the Atlantic hurricane season, which runs from June 1 through November 30. Of course, the earth doesn’t follow a calendar so occasionally we have storms before the season begins. Nothing is brewing yet, but now is the time to get ready for the next…
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Update: New briefing from the NWS as of 11:30 am on Sunday at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPAxdg9FOEI&feature=youtu.be If you have not been paying attention to your local weather, you need to pay attention now. The forecast for Easter Sunday in the Southeast shows a very high probability of several rounds of severe weather occurring from Sunday morning through…
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The latest 7-day QPF map shows two areas of heavy rain this week. The northern streak is linked to the major storm that will pass through our area on Sunday, bringing not only rain but a significant chance of severe weather, including high winds, hail and long-track tornadoes. (I will post separately on this later…
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I received this notice about four virtual listening sessions on the new proposed Drought Dashboard for the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Drought Early Warning System and want to pass it along to you. They were originally intended to be held in person, but because of the pandemic have been moved to online discussions. I encourage you to…
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The NWS Peachtree City posted a video discussion of the severe weather expected during the day on March 31, 2020 across Georgia. If you are in the southern half of Georgia (and even farther north) you might want to watch it in the morning before the action begins. You can see the video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-hkTgVXTUk&feature=youtu.be…
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I am going to be giving a webinar describing the climate of 2019 across the Southeast, a look at what is happening now, and a look ahead at what we might be able to expect for the coming growing season. You are welcome to join us by Zoom on Tuesday, March 24 at 11 am…
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Earlier this month I participated in the Panhandle Row Crop short course in Marianna FL. The organizers have just released highlights from the presentations at the short course. You can read them and view PDFs of the presentations here at Growing Georgia. If you are interested in seeing my slides (mostly images, fewer words) on…