Tropical weather
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As you know, we are entering the height of the Atlantic hurricane season, and things are starting to look more active. This is especially true this year because of the convergence of several factors which are all favorable for the development of more storms. The Weather Channel has a good discussion of those factors at…
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We are now entering the peak hurricane season, and as expected, the tropics are now rapidly becoming more active. The 5-day Atlantic outlook has two areas that are expected to develop into named storms. The eastern wave has a 90 percent chance of development, and could be named Laura in just a day or two.…
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Another day, another record set. This time for the earliest “K” storm ever, beating out Katrina, which formed on August 24, 2005. Tropical Storm Kyle formed off the East Coast and is moving east away from the US, so it will not be any threat to the Southeast. No other storms are predicted to develop…
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As of yesterday, we have already had ten named storms in the Atlantic, and the latest seasonal forecast says we can expect another 10-12 more named storms. Even if only a couple of them hit near Georgia, they could be devastating. So now is a great time to take advantage of the temporary lull in…
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The tenth named storm of 2020, Josephine has formed in the central Atlantic Ocean and is expected to chug along at tropical storm force for the next few days before slowly dying into a tropical depression. The forecast path of Josephine keeps it well offshore so no impacts are expected in the Southeast. You can…
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Join us for the next UGA Extension Webinar as our experts discuss how to prepare your family, home and workplace this hurricane season! LIVE via Zoom (https://zoom.us/j/96725589169) on Thursday, August 13 at 10:30 a.m.
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A new book on the impact of hurricanes on the history of the United States is going to be released later this summer, and it looks like it will be very interesting. Smithsonian posted a story about the book, A Furious Sky: The Five-Hundred Year History of America’s Hurricanes in their latest magazine issue. I…