Tropical weather
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The Packer noted this week that Hurricane Matthew damaged crops in some parts of the Southeast while leaving others relatively untouched. Florida crops were not significantly affected by the storm winds, which were lower than expected due to the center of the storm remaining offshore. Georgia crops also escaped the worst damage, although six inches…
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The National Ocean Service has provided a comprehensive archive of pictures of the coastline after the passage of Hurricane Matthew through the area. You can read about the database at https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/news/oct16/hurricane-matthew.html and access the full list of pictures from there.
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The State Climate Office of North Carolina put out a report this morning summarizing some of the impacts of Hurricane Matthew on North Carolina. You can read it at https://climate.ncsu.edu/climateblog?id=215&h=37a460a0.
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There will be a lot written about Hurricane Matthew in the coming weeks and years. Here are some early summaries about records set by Matthew as well as review of some of the devastation caused by the store. Many people are returning home to their coastal houses today to find out the fate of their…
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The Post and Courier has a short list of other significant hurricanes that have affected South Carolina. You can see the list at https://www.postandcourier.com/20160824/160829709/five-of-south-carolinas-most-horrific-and-historic-hurricanes. See Hurricane Hugo on the image below.
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Jeff Masters and Bob Henson have a comprehensive write-up of the impacts of Matthew on the Southeast at their blog post on the WunderBlog here. Matthew finally made landfall south of Myrtle Beach today and is now moving slowly northeast with a large shield of rain north and east of the center.
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Here are a selection of the amazing images I’ve seen today from Matthew. This doesn’t even count all of the videos of water surging through Daytona and Jacksonville and the spectacular data from Matthew passing over ocean weather buoys. Birds in the eye of Matthew. Click here for the animated version. A variety of still…