Tropical weather
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The official start of the Atlantic hurricane season is today, June 1. Obviously, we jumped the gun this year with Alberto transitioning from subtropical to tropical storm over land, but it is not that unusual to have a tropical system in the Atlantic before June 1. It is very unusual, though, to have one go…
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With Alberto moving out of the Southeast and across Indiana today, it’s time to take stock of what damage the winds and saturated soils may have caused to trees on your property. Here is a recent video on how to create storm-resilient urban forests which may minimize future damage. The video is one of of…
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Even if you get missed by Alberto, it’s the time of year when it is important to be prepared for hurricane season if you live anywhere in the Southeast. What will you do if you lose power or if a tree falls on your fenceline? Fruit Growers News has some good tips on what to do…
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I am watching the rain shield from Subtropical Storm Alberto move through the Southeast this Sunday afternoon. Some of you are already getting wet from the bands of precipitation around the storm, especially on the east side (as usually happens). Others will see it start later today or tonight, and the rain will get worse…
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The New York Times published a really interesting story and map of where repeated disasters have occurred across the US from 2002 to 2017, as measured by zip codes where federal disaster assistance has been provided. You can read the story here. One of the things that I find interesting and puzzling about the map…
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NOAA released a new climatology of hurricanes today, just in time for the start of the Atlantic hurricane season on June 1. This climatology looked at satellite images of hurricanes and tropical storms and used optical recognition to categorize the storms by the presence and size of eyes. They compared this information to known data…
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As expected, Alberto has formed in the Gulf of Mexico and is expected to impact the Southeast in the next few days. It is designated a subtropical storm because it has some characteristics that are different than a typical tropical storm, but will have the same types of impacts on us. The map below shows…