Here is a neat tool for looking at historical tornado tracks across the country. It is run by the Midwestern Climate Center using the official Storm Prediction Center database and mapped onto an interactive map. You can zoom into your county and filter by date and Fujita scale of tornado. …
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The National Weather Service in Peachtree City posted this radar image of a high-intensity rainfall event today in Heard County which shows that some areas of the county received eight inches or more of rainfall in just a few hours (regions in purple). However, the CoCoRaHS network has only one…
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The Climate Prediction Center website shows that for the next two weeks, much of the eastern US is going to be much colder than usual, and the Southeast is likely to be wetter than normal. You can find these prediction maps at www.cpc.noaa.gov. The wet and cool conditions should help…
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Do things seem really dry where you are? How much should you water your lawn or irrigate your crops? There are a number of commercial products out there that can help you determine this, but one simple method that is available for free is the Lawn and Garden Moisture Index,…
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The Independence Day weekend looks good for most of the Southeast, with the exception of coastal SC and eastern NC, which are feeling the brunt of Arthur, which became a hurricane earlier this morning. Rainfall amounts away from the storm are expected to be light and scattered and winds will…
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In earlier posts I discussed the likely development of El Nino in the coming months. One of the biggest uncertainties in El Nino is how strong it will be. The impacts we see in different parts of the Southeast depend on how strong the El Nino ends up. You can…
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Have you ever wondered what is the average hottest day of the year? Turns out it depends on where in the Southeast you live. This map from the National Climatic Data Center shows that people in Georgia experience their hottest day in mid-July while folks in southern Florida and in…
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