Severe
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If you love severe weather, then you have heard of James Spann. He is a broadcast meteorologist in Birmingham AL and is internationally known for his live severe weather broadcasts as well as his amazing number of school visits. It should be no surprise that he is now doing a weather school from his home…
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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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Following the devastating tornado disaster in Nashville earlier in March, Popular Science posted this article on changes in the severe weather season in the Southeast. While the total number of tornadoes appears to be fairly constant over time, the number of outbreaks with several tornadoes on a single day has increased. These tend to the…
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I have spent the last two days driving through southwestern Georgia, where rivers are flooding and the damage from Hurricane Michael is still visible all around that part of the state. After seeing all of the evidence of extreme weather and the horrific pictures of the damage caused by the Nashville tornado earlier this week,…
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Did you know that the Southeast has two severe weather seasons each year? In addition to the spring severe weather season, we have a second season in late fall when the polar front moves towards the equator as the sun angle decreases. This leads to more dynamic systems that can bring strong winds, hail and…
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This story from the Atlanta Journal Constitution describes how many of Georgia’s counties are not adequately prepared for severe weather by looking at Randolph County in southwest Georgia and the challenges they face with a small rural population and low tax base. For example, they have to deal with questions like where residents can flee…
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Occasionally I get asked if and how climate change is affecting extreme weather in the Southeast. This has come up more frequently in the past few years with all of the hurricanes which have impacted agriculture in the past few years, including Matthew, Florence, Irma, and Michael. Here is a lengthy but useful description of…