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This spring we are still seeing the fallout of the warm February followed by two frosts on berry production in the Southeast. There were significant losses in some blueberry areas, although many others are loaded with berries this year. The worst hit were the early-blooming varieties, which were most susceptible to the protracted cold after…
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As we approach the official start of the Atlantic hurricane season, it should not be a surprise that we are starting to see some activity in the region. Today the National Hurricane Center posted a map showing a 10% chance of development in the next 7 days. Not much chance, but you never know. Even…
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UPDATE: Recording and slides available at Southeast Climate Monthly Webinar: May 23, 2023 | Drought.gov.Join us for the Southeast Climate Monthly Webinar! These webinars provide the region with timely information on current and developing climate conditions such as drought, floods, and tropical storms, as well as climatic events like El Niño and La Niña. Speakers…
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The latest 7-day QPF map shows that all of the region will get some rain this week. The heaviest amounts will be in eastern Florida and along the East Coast as a low traverses the area. Areas farthest from the coast will see drier weather by early to mid-week lasting into the weekend. Temperatures will…
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The latest report on peaches in Georgia is not good. The combination of a warm February followed by two frost events in March led to the loss of most peaches in the center part of the state, where the majority of peaches are grown. Clint Thompson reported in Specialty Crop Industry that only about 5%…
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The latest Drought Monitor, released earlier this week, shows that the area of D3 extreme drought on the west coast of Florida expanded somewhat over the week, but most other states just saw minor changes in abnormally dry (D0) conditions. A rainier week ahead in Florida is likely to reduce some of the drought conditions…
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The latest climate outlook for the US was released today by NOAA. The outlook showed that the outlook for June only showed slight leanings in temperature and precipitation in the area around Florida, but the 3-month outlook for June through August shows that for the entire Southeast, temperatures are expected to be warmer than normal,…
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