Tropical weather
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The active Atlantic tropical season continued today with the addition of two new named storms, Paulette and Rene, in the eastern Atlantic. Fortunately for us in the US, both of these storms look like they will be turning north before they get close to us, so no impacts are expected from either storm. There is…
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Agricultural producers are still assessing the impacts of Hurricane Laura on their crops and livestock. In spite of strong winds and heavy rain that caused power outages and flattened many fields, some areas were less hard hit than originally thought. Here are two articles from Southeast Farm Press which describe some of the damage that…
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During the day today two new tropical storms formed. TS Nana formed in the Caribbean and is headed straight west towards Central American and the Yucutan, where it could drop quite a bit of rain. If it is strong enough, it could jump over into the Pacific. TS Omar formed a few hours later off…
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Because of the pandemic this year, a number of our Atmospheric Science students were not able to go to their planned summer internships and research experiences. Instead, my husband and I hosted a summer class for the students which allowed them to study a variety of weather- and climate-related topics. One of the projects that…
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The latest 5-day outlook from the National Hurricane Center for the Atlantic shows several areas of interest, including two areas that have a high probability of tropical storm formation. One is off the East Coast of the US and is coming from a Gulf low that is passing over the Southeast and is expected to…
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While it is really too early to have a full assessment of the impacts that Laura had on agriculture, here are a couple of stories that discuss what was expected to happen and what farmers are seeing on an initial glance, both from the Southeast Farm Press. An article from August 26 discussed what rice…
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If you work with groups that are mostly Spanish speakers, you may find this web site on hurricane safety from Florida International University to be useful. It contains information on hurricane preparation, products from the National Hurricane Center, and what to do after a hurricane passes, all in Spanish. Some local groups also provide their…