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After almost no rain at my house for most of the last month, I got a measly 0.03 inches in the gauge this morning. But good news! Those of us who have been lacking in moisture for the last few weeks will be happy to hear that rain has reappeared in the forecast for all…
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On Friday, October 6, the first big cold front of fall will push through a lot of the Southeast, bringing much cooler and drier conditions to the region. It will be a fairly dry front, though, so not much relief from the dry conditions we have been experiencing the past few weeks. Since we are…
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A mostly dry week coupled with above-normal temperatures has led to the expansion of drought in many parts of the region, according to the latest Drought Monitor that was released today. The largest increase was in Alabama, where most of the state is now covered by some level of drought, but most other stations also…
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If you like to look at interesting visualizations of data, you may be interested in this new visualization of streamflow drought across the United States from USGS streamflow data. It uses bar graphs to show how long and how severe a drought got at particular streamflow gauges and how many gauges were affected by the…
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I sometimes get asked to compare the impacts of different hurricanes on Southeastern agriculture. While every storm is unique and hits different areas at different dates which are related to crop maturity, they all provide significant impacts to the communities and agricultural areas that they hit. This article from Specialty Crop Industry discusses some of…
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Note that if you have your phone on at 2:20 EDT on Wednesday, October 4, you will here an emergency alert on your cell phones, televisions, and radios. The Federal Emergency Management Agency and Federal Communications Commission are scheduled to test their National Wireless Emergency Alert System at that time. The run-through will actually consist of two parts, the Emergency…
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The North Carolina State Climate Office has posted the monthly climate summary for September 2023. You can view it at Autumn Arrived and the Tropics Came Alive in September – North Carolina State Climate Office (ncsu.edu).
Posted in: Climate summaries