One of the reasons we have been so concerned about Hurricane Irma is the very large size of the storm. One clue about this is the storm surge which is expected on the Georgia coast, far from the center of circulation. The projected high water amount from Irma later this…
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If you are interested in hearing the latest about Hurricane Irma, which has made landfall near Naples FL this afternoon, here is a 21 minute long briefing by the National Weather Service with all the latest details. View it at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuSG_kIyPng&feature=youtu.be.
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The National Weather Service office in Peachtree City has put together an excellent and detailed video briefing on the impacts that are expected across Georgia from Irma based on the most recent forecast. It’s about ten minutes long and covers winds, rainfall, and the possibility of tornadoes across Georgia over…
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While the storm track has drifted a little bit west of yesterday’s track, the impacts on the Southeast have not really changed, except that in the eastern sections the impacts are likely to be a little weaker and in the west, a little stronger. James Spann is one of the…
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Below are several resources put together by the Southeast Regional Climate Hub (SERCH) for anyone needing to prepare livestock for the hurricane, which is on track to potentially hit states in the Southeast US. Though some of these resources come from specific states, the advice is generally relevant across state…
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The latest hurricane track for Hurricane Irma was released late this morning by the National Hurricane Center. The new track is slightly shifted to the west from the previous forecast. However, all of Georgia is still in the cone of uncertainty, which depicts the possible movement of the storm for…
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The latest forecast for Irma is out, and the projected path of the storm puts the entire state of Georgia within the cone of the forecast track. This does not mean that the entire state will be hit by hurricane-force winds, but that we do not know at this time…
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