Tropical weather
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Today, Hurricane Lee formed quickly after becoming a tropical storm. It is predicted to move through very favorable conditions for the next few days and is expected to become a major hurricane of category 4 or 5 in the next week. By the end of the week it will be approaching the Caribbean island chains…
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Evaluations of the impact of Hurricane Idalia continue to come in. Here are some additional stories I have seen lately in newsletters and forwarded to me by David Zierden, the Florida State Climatologist. Economic costs continue to rise from the destruction of infrastructure, including peanut buying facilities, barns, chicken houses, farm equipment, and irrigation pivots.…
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Reports of damage from Hurricane Idalia continue to be collected. The Vegetable Growers News published an updated report this weekend. It discusses the damage to pecans and fruit orchards as well as the losses due to power outages. You can read it here. In addition to the article linked above, I have seen more information…
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The latest 7-day tropical outlook from the National Hurricane Center shows that there is an area that is being watched for development in the eastern Atlantic Ocean. It is currently designated as Investigation 95 but it is 90% likely to become Tropical Storm Lee in the next week. While it is currently on a path…
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Here is the first published report I have seen on the agricultural damage due to Hurricane Idalia from Brad Haire in Southeast Farm Press. It discusses the significant losses to the pecan crop this year along with the destruction of many vegetable plots in Florida and Georgia. While the hurricane traversed an area that was…
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The latest 7-day outlook for the Atlantic shows a lot of activity, including the remains of Idalia, Franklin, Jose, and another area that has a 90 percent chance of becoming a named storm (Katia) in the next week. There is also another area that has a 30% chance of development in the next week that…
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The North Carolina State Climate Office published its summary of the impacts of Hurricane Idalia just a few hours after it left the state. How is that for speedy service? You can read it at Rapid Reaction: Idalia Ends August on a Wet Note – North Carolina State Climate Office (ncsu.edu).