Tropical weather
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The rainfall that is expected over the next week has increased slightly as the area of low pressure in the western Gulf becomes more organized. The low, now dubbed Investigation 91 (see related post for more on this), has a 70% chance of developing into a named storm over the next week as it moves…
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According to the latest 7-day QPF map (that stands for Quantitative Precipitation Forecast, in case you were wondering), this coming week should be mostly dry across the region with the exception of the Florida Peninsula and areas immediately along the coast. Since it is also expected to be much hotter than last week, we can…
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I am starting to get questions about the RMA designations for our counties for the purposes of claiming insurance payments for crops that were affected by Debby. Some of you may have too. I have attached the RMA map showing direct and indirect counties for Debby. The questions I am getting are from producers in…
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I’ve been getting a lot of questions about the impacts of Hurricane Debby on agriculture in the Southeast. Some impacts take a long time to evaluate because they can be caused by standing water in fields, whipping of wind on plants, and other factors that may not show up until much later in the growing…
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Here is a new term for me. I have not heard of the term “Atlantic Niña” before. But according to NOAA’s ENSO blog, an Atlantic Niña is similar to a Pacific La Niña in that it brings colder than normal ocean water to the surface of the eastern Atlantic. NOAA is expecting one to form…
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Since my last blog post on the tropics, Tropical Depression 5 has organized and became Tropical Storm Ernesto yesterday. It has been moving at a very fast rate of speed and is now approaching Puerto Rico. It is expected to experience rainfall of 6-8 inches on the southeast coast as well as tropical storm force…
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The National Hurricane Center has just debuted a new updated hurricane cone with a sleeker look. While they are not yet using it in notifications about TS Ernesto, which is about to hit Puerto Rico, it should be appearing on their website soon. You can read more about the changes that are coming to the…