Hot off the presses is a new set of guides for hurricane preparation and recovery from the USDA Southeast Regional Climate Hub. If you are a commercial producer in the Southeast, you are going to want to take a look at these guides to see how you can plan ahead…
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The frequency of hurricane activity at any specific location is something that I get asked almost every year, including this one. This question has special import this year with the impending Republican National Convention which was recently moved to Jacksonville, FL during August 24-27. So you might wonder what the…
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Now that we are halfway through June, 2020, let’s take a look at the climate for the month so far. Precipitation is quite variable and most places are drier than normal. The exception is along the Gulf Coast and in southern Georgia and Alabama and in Florida due to the…
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Now that we are officially in the Atlantic hurricane season, it’s a great time to think about your homeowners’ insurance. Your policy may not cover as much damage from tropical storms as you think, and probably does not cover floods at all. Before we hit the main part of the…
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Southeast Climate WebinarSoutheast Climate Monthly Webinar + Hurricane OutlookTuesday, June 9, 2020 at 10 am ET/9 am CT Join us for the Southeast Climate Monthly Webinar! These webinars provide the region’s stakeholders and interested parties with timely information on current and developing climate conditions such as drought, floods, and tropical…
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The broad center of Tropical Storm Cristobal made landfall on the central Louisiana coast about 6 pm EDT on Sunday June 7. In a lot of the Southeast, the biggest impact was cloud cover. But in Florida and the very southern parts of Georgia and Alabama, heavy rain also fell….
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Tropical Storm Cristobal has moved back over the Gulf of Mexico and has regained tropical storm force strength. It is slowly picking up speed and is moving almost straight north towards the Louisiana coast. It is expected to continue in that direction until it makes landfall on Sunday evening. It…
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