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The latest monthly summary shows that while temperatures in the region were mostly cooler than normal, the lack of precipitation was quite noticeable in most of the region. I was surprised by how cool it was in some places, particularly because there was not a lot of rain and associated clouds to keep the temperatures…
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It’s been an exciting day for the tropics. At 2 pm today Tropical Depression 9 became Tropical Storm Imelda as expected when the wind speed increased to tropical storm force. It is still headed north parallel to the Florida coast and is expected to continue to move in that direction for the next day. At…
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Over the course of the day today, the messy tropical blob of convection that is expected to become Tropical Storm and perhaps Hurricane Imelda went from being Investigation 94 to a Potential Tropical Cyclone to Tropical Depression 9 earlier today. That indicates the hurricane hunters found an area with a closed low pressure that indicated…
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The latest 7-day rainfall map that is shown below from the Weather Prediction Center shows the amount of rain that is expected over the next week. By far the most rain is likely to come from what will soon be Tropical Storm Imelda, which is gathering strength in the Southern Bahamas and headed towards the…
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The Southeast has been very dry the past few weeks and drought has increased across the region. I have heard of numerous livestock producers having to feed hay because the pastures have dried up. This is especially bad this time of year because the farmers were hoping to get one last hay cutting to help…
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At 5 pm EDT today, Investigation 94 officially became Potential Tropical Cyclone 9, indicating that we are getting close enough to a named storm for the National Hurricane Center to start issuing advisories, a forecast cone, and the expected wind field for the storm. It is organizing north of Hispanola and Cuba now and should…
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While I don’t chase tornadoes or hurricanes myself, I am still fascinated by people who do, especially those who do it responsibly. This article from hurricane chaser Josh Morgerman describes things you should and should not do if you are in the center of a hurricane, whether you went there deliberately or were living in…