Tropical weather
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November 30 marks the official end of the Atlantic hurricane season. This year has been a busy one, with 19 identified storms (only Tropical Depression 3 was not named), much more than the average of 12 per year. No storms are expected to develop by November 30, so that should be the official total for…
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It’s ten days until the end of the Atlantic hurricane season, and as I write this, named storm #19, Sebastien, is moving through the Central Atlantic (no threat to the Southeast, happily). It’s predicted to become a hurricane on Thursday. It’s been a busy year, which was predicted by NOAA and other groups, but what…
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Here’s a summary of the 2019 hurricane season in the Atlantic Ocean showing some of the unusual facts about this year’s season, including two category-5 storms, the strongest storm on record to hit the Bahamas (Dorian), the lack of activity in the Gulf of Mexico, and the fact that seven of the 17 named storms…
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While this blog has posted many stories about the impacts of storms like hurricanes on agriculture, they can also cause serious impacts on ecosystems and wildlife. This article from Morning Ag Clips discusses some research underway by University of Georgia scientists on the impacts of high winds and waves on bark beetles, sea turtles, and…
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Occasionally I get asked if and how climate change is affecting extreme weather in the Southeast. This has come up more frequently in the past few years with all of the hurricanes which have impacted agriculture in the past few years, including Matthew, Florence, Irma, and Michael. Here is a lengthy but useful description of…
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The fairly disorganized area of convection in the western Gulf of Mexico has pulled together enough to form Tropical Storm Olga. Olga is expected to last for only a few hours before it merges with a cold front and becomes a remnant depression. Rain from Olga has been affecting Alabama and northwest Georgia today, but…
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Small tornadoes can be a problem in land-falling tropical systems, and Nestor was no exception. Damage from several tornadoes was observed in Florida, Georgia and South Carolina as the storm passed. The Weather Channel has a good article summarizing the damage from Nestor, including the tornadoes, which you can view at https://weather.com/news/news/2019-10-19-tropical-storm-nestor-florida-tornado-georgia-carolinas.