Tropical weather
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It might be almost November, but the tropics are not done for the season just yet. The National Hurricane Center’s latest 7-day outlook map shows three areas of interest, including one area in the western Caribbean that has a 60% of development in the next week. Fortunately, this time of year is less nurturing for…
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Over the past couple of months I have received many questions about weather-related crop insurance and why the counties designated by the RMA do not match what they have experienced in their area. Producers are frustrated when they experience weather that they think clearly meets the requirements for the insurance and yet they are not…
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In the last couple of days, Tropical Storm Nadine and Hurricane Oscar formed to the south of the US, but neither of them will affect our weather here. Nadine formed just before making landfall along the coast of Belize on the eastern Yucatan Peninsula and dissipated as it moved inland over Mexico. Oscar formed very…
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Here are a few more recent stories related to the storms that have hit the Southeast in the past month that are interesting but not necessarily related to agriculture. Washington Post: How Asheville residents survive without running water, weeks after Helene Washington Post: FEMA maps missed parts of North Carolina devastated by Hurricane Helene, Post…
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Stories discussing the impacts of recent hurricanes Helene and Milton are rolling in, and illustrate just how devastating the storms were for our farmers and those who provide services like equipment sales, buying crops, etc. I am posting this in part just to keep a record of these stories but I think you will be…
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According to the National Hurricane Center, Hurricane Milton made landfall just south of Sarasota FL at 8:30 pm EDT on October 9 as a category 3 hurricane. It had reached category 5 earlier today after going through an eyewall replacement cycle last night and re-intensifying, but increased wind shear and drier air being pulled into…
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Meteorologists have been watching the intensification of Hurricane Milton all day with disbelief since it went from a Category 1 storm to a Category 5 storm in less than 12 hours, a rate that has never been seen before. The storm is still predicted to make landfall near Tampa FL as a major hurricane, but…
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