Tropical weather
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The latest named storm formed today in the subtropical Atlantic Ocean. It is named Epsilon, only the second time this name has been used. It is about a month earlier than the previous Epsilon formed in 2005. Remember that the Atlantic tropical season officially goes until November 30. Epsilon is predicted to become a hurricane…
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The latest 5-day tropical outlook for the Atlantic shows just one area of investigation. This wave has only a 30 percent chance of developing into a tropical storm in the next five days, and once it gets farther west will run into stronger wind shear, which will make any development more difficult. We are still…
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Hurricane Delta has now emerged from the Yucatan Peninsula and is moving back over open water in the Gulf of Mexico. It is expected to slowly strengthen for a while to a major hurricane again before weakening as it moves over colder water near the coast, which is caused by stirring up the water due…
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The latest outlook from the National Hurricane Center is that Hurricane Delta, now a category 4 storm, is continuing pretty much as expected towards the NW and should make its initial landfall on the northern tip of the Yucatan peninsula of Mexico near Cancun on Wednesday. It will then continue to move through the Gulf…
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This morning Delta became a tropical storm, but by this evening it was already a hurricane due to rapid pressure falls in the center of circulation. The latest forecast now indicates that Delta is likely to be a major hurricane as it crosses the Gulf of Mexico, although it is expected to weaken before it…
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After another lull in the tropics, activity has picked up again. Currently, Tropical Storm Gamma is located in the southern Gulf of Mexico bringing heavy rain and some gusty winds to the Yucatan Peninsula. It is expected to wander around that region for the next few days, but the initial impacts on the Southeast are…
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The USDA Southeast Climate Hub has recently expanded their list of guides for hurricane preparation and recovery. There are guides available for each state but there are also guides available for many different commodities and agricultural products in the region. The guides include livestock, forests, forage, and even beekeeping in addition to several specialty and…