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As we get closer to the cold and snow that is expected in the next few days, you may be interested in viewing where the biggest impacts are occurring, especially if you are going to be traveling. NOAA has a good map depiction of where winter storm impacts are expected to occur over the next…
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While a lot of the hype on social media this week (at least among meteorologists) has been the potential for snow somewhere in the Southeast or on the East Coast, the bigger story for most of us is going to be the coming cold weather, according to James Spann, well-known Birmingham meteorologist. The conditions he…
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The Southeast Farm Press published an excellent review of cotton production across the United States earlier this week. The story highlights how important the weather and climate are to the yields producers got across the country. Sometimes just a few inches of rain is the difference between an excellent crop and none at all, when…
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The latest 7-day QPF map shows that most of the rain this week will occur near or off the coasts. Over the weekend, the heaviest rain will fall near the Gulf Coast, but by mid-week the focus will shift to the East Coast. A storm is likely to develop there and could bring winter conditions…
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The latest seasonal outlook for January through March 2023 was released earlier this week. It shows that the expected climate pattern for the winter as a whole is still a La Nina pattern, with warmer and drier conditions expected, especially in Florida and South GA and FL. Keep in mind that this prediction is based…
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Here is an interesting presentation in the form of a storymap showing the impacts of Hurricane Ian on South Florida. It was put together by the NWS office in Miami. Since South Florida was to the right of the track, they received some of the worst impacts from the storm. You might enjoy their analysis…
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The latest Drought Monitor, released today, shows that northern areas that received a lot of rain last week generally saw an improvement in dry conditions, but other areas that did not receive much rain are showing an expansion of drought and dry conditions. The biggest increase in severe (D2) drought coverage is in the Florida…
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