Tropical weather
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Here is a great summary of many of the impacts that Idalia had on southern Georgia agriculture, listed by different crops. It was published in Morning Ag Clips yesterday as a story from Georgia Farm Bureau. I am amazed at all the data the authors gathered along with stories from a lot of different producers…
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While a lot of damage from Hurricane Idalia has already been identified, delayed damage can sometimes be observed after the crops have continued to grow after the storm. This story from Growing Produce describes some of the scouting that vegetable producers are undertaking to find additional losses from Hurricane Idalia wind and rain. A reminder…
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Here are a few more stories on the impacts of Hurricane Idalia’s wind and rain on agriculture in the Southeast. Florida Climate Center: Hurricane Idalia Preliminary Post-Storm Summary Georgia Farm Monitor: Hurricane Idalia Wreaks Havoc on Georgia Agriculture (video) Specialty Crop Industry: Strawberry Farmer Testimonial: Hurricane Idalia Impact Not as Bad as Planting Season Looms…
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Yesterday, September 10, was the climatological midpoint of the Atlantic tropical season. You can read more about what that means from the Weather Channel here. This means we have a long way to go before we are safe from the potential impacts of another hurricane. Tonight, there are two active hurricanes in the Atlanta: Hurricane…
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Here’s the first of four blog posts that provide a retrospective on Hurricane Florence and its impacts on North Carolina, five years after it happened, from the North Carolina State Climate Office. You can read it at Florence After Five: An Anxious Arrival – North Carolina State Climate Office (ncsu.edu) on their climate blog. Update:…
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The latest outlook for Hurricane Lee as of 11 pm on Friday shows that while it is still a strong storm, it has weakened quite a bit from last night’s estimates of winds of 165 mph and is now down to 115 mph. This is due to the combination of increased wind shear and an…
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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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