Tropical weather
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There will be a lot of stories about Hurricane Michael being published in the next few weeks. Here are a few of interest that I saw this morning. Don’t miss the story at the end! Washington Post: Historic and horrendous Hurricane Michael by the numbers CIMMS blog: Power Outages in the Wake of Hurricane Michael…
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The State Climate Office of North Carolina published a “Rapid Release” article this morning about the impacts of the remains of Hurricane Michael on North Carolina. While Hurricane Florence hit coastal areas hard in September, this time the Piedmont suffered the worst damage from the storm. Wind gusts up to 67 mph and rain up…
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As the remains of Hurricane Michael moves northeast out of Georgia and into South Carolina, and later today, North Carolina and Virginia, producers will get a first look at the damage caused by winds of up to 155 mph along the coast. The pictures I’ve seen so far aren’t pretty, with groves of tree snapped…
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I spent most of the day watching Hurricane Matthew move towards land and finally make landfall east of Panama City FL. I am about to go to my basement to sleep as the wind is up and the rain is coming down hard in Athens GA. Here is a shot from one of my favorite…
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UGA Extension (Laurel L Dunn, Andre Luiz Biscaia Ribeiro da Silva) has produced a web site which describes how to handle vegetable harvest before and after a flooding event like a hurricane which may be of use to vegetable producers. Since flood water after a storm can contaminate the vegetables, producers are encouraged to harvest…
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Here is the latest National Weather Service briefing on Michael focusing on central and north Georgia. Keep watching the forecasts from the National Hurricane Center for the latest updated information on the storm. Be safe!
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While I am traveling, I can’t provide frequent updates on Hurricane Michael, but here are some places to go and get information. As of 8 pm tonight, Michael is a category 1 storm expected to get stronger before it makes landfall, probably sometime on Wednesday afternoon on the Florida Panhandle. It is currently expected to…