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While June 1 seems like a long time from now, spring will pass quickly, so it is time to start thinking about hurricane planning. I am sure that by now you all have your inventories and hurricane evacuation plans in place or will soon! Here are some recent stories about the upcoming hurricane season and…
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The overall coverage of drought conditions across the Southeast decreased slightly on this week’s Drought Monitor map due to recent rainfall across the coastal plains. However, dry conditions expanded in Florida and North Carolina and were introduced in the U. S. Virgin Islands this week. The heaviest rain in the next week should occur in…
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If you have been watching national weather news this week you may have noticed images of tremendous dust storms in western Texas, including El Paso. These dust storms caused visibilities near zero on highways, leading to accidents and health issues there. But you may not have seen the stories about the dirty rain that fell…
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I wrote a few days about how cuts to NOAA and the National Weather Service would make weather forecasts, including hurricane forecasts and severe weather warnings, less reliable in the future. Here are a couple of additional stories that explain how the cuts would reduce the quality of NWS products. New Scientist: Four ways cuts…
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Here is an interesting piece of weather history that you might not have heard of. Back in the 1880s, John Park Finley, a member of the Army Signal Corps (a precursor to the Weather Bureau, which began in 1890) started making tornado forecasts based on his observations of the weather that often occurred when tornadoes…
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UPDATE: It is now available for Android phones as well, so check it out! Those of you who read this blog regularly know that I do not have high regard for a lot of weather apps that are available for smartphones. They are called “crap apps” by meteorologists for a reason. The National Weather Service…
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You might think it is too early to start thinking about the tropics and potential tropical storm activity, but this is actually a great time to review hurricane forecasts and prepare for the season. That can include things like taking inventories of equipment for insurance purposes in case you get hit by a storm and…