Tropical weather
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You’ve heard a lot about the impacts of Hurricane Ian on southwest Florida, including the storm surge, loss of life, and inland flooding. But you may not have heard as much about what happened when Hurricane Ian made landfall in South Carolina later in the week. The National Weather Service office in Charleston has rectified…
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Even though the tropics have been quiet since Hurricane Ian developed and followed its path through Florida and the Carolinas, there is still some sign of life in the Atlantic Basin. Today there are three areas with a low probability of developing into a named storm. The area off the East Coast is designated as…
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According to the Fruit Growers News, Hurricane Ian damaged more than 5 million acres of Florida agricultural land, including non-citrus fruit and tree nuts and winegrape vineyards in an estimated $1.56 billion in damages. University of Florida (UF) Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS) economists released initial damage estimates. Damages from seasonal crops such…
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Earlier this week I posted a story about rebuilding in Mexico Beach, FL, after Hurricane Michael in 2018. Here is a similar story from Yahoo News about what homeowners in Fort Myers Beach, FL, are likely to have to face after Hurricane Ian. Many of the workers who serve in restaurants or run tourist companies…
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What happens after a hurricane comes through and flattens your community? First you rescue what you can, then you start to determine how to recover and move on. But for those who remain at the devastated location, they often have to rebuild under updated building codes that are much more expensive to engineer, and many…
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In the last day or two, Tropical Storm Karl formed in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico. Some of the clouds today in southern Florida are streamers of moisture from Karl, but the storm itself is expected to turn south into Mexico and won’t affect us here in the Southeast. A new wave has also emerged…
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While Hurricane Ian had devastating impacts along the southwest coast of Florida, another big impact that got less attention was the tremendous rainfall that occurred inland as Ian crossed the Florida peninsula. Most of the people that live in those areas do not have flood insurance, and only a small percentage of their losses will…