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Twenty years ago this weekend, central Georgia experienced the massive flooding from Tropical Storm Alberto. The current 24 hour rainfall record for Georgia, 21.10 inches, fell in Americus on July 6, 1994 during the storm. The extreme rainfall caused tremendous devastation in Macon, Montezuma, Albany and other areas in central and southwest Georgia. Here are…
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A recent article in the Farm Journal discusses how increases in severe weather as well as changes in climate are forcing farmers to consider new approaches to farming, including increased water storage, crop rotations, and new seed varieties. Farmers are realizing they need to adapt to higher temperatures, more variable rainfalls, and heavier storm intensities…
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The Independence Day weekend looks good for most of the Southeast, with the exception of coastal SC and eastern NC, which are feeling the brunt of Arthur, which became a hurricane earlier this morning. Rainfall amounts away from the storm are expected to be light and scattered and winds will also be light. The impacts…
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If you’ve noticed hazy skies today, they are not due to the usual summer humidity, but instead are due to a cloud of dust blowing off the Sahara desert. You can see the story from 11Alive by clicking here.
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In the last day or so the area of tropical disturbance that meteorologists were watching has developed into Tropical Storm Arthur, the first tropical storm of the 2014 season. Arthur is expected to start moving towards the northeast and may reach hurricane status before its expected landfall in eastern North Carolina. The biggest threat for…
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Temperatures in Georgia during June were near to slightly above normal for the entire state, but rainfall amounts varied significantly across Georgia this month. In general, the wettest conditions were in the northwest corner of the state and the driest conditions were in the southwest. Severe weather, mainly scattered wind events, impacted the state on…
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The five-day forecast looks fairly dry for most of the Southeast, with the exception of Florida and the East Coast, which is expected to feel the winds and rains from Tropical Depression 1. TD 1 may become TS Arthur later this week. All of the model runs show the storm staying out to sea, but…
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