The latest Drought Monitor, released this week Thursday, shows that while most of the Southeast remains free of dry conditions, the moderate (D1) drought in Virginia expanded quite a bit and abnormally dry conditions (D0) expanded in western North Carolina. Those areas have been largely bypassed by all the rain…
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Tropical Storm (and now Depression) Fred got its feet cut out from under it by the mountains of Hispaniola today and became very disorganized. The National Hurricane Center is predicting that it will gain sufficient strength over the Gulf to regain its strength as a weak tropical storm and move…
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NIDIS is pleased to announce two new interactive features on Drought.gov that will make it easier for decision makers and the public across the U.S. to share timely, reliable drought information. First, new customization and sharing options for all maps make it easier than ever to create custom, high-quality maps to include…
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It took all day, but at 11 pm the National Hurricane Center declared the potential TS 6 has organized into a tropical storm named Fred. TS Fred is expected to continue on its predicted path along the arc of islands and then into the Gulf of Mexico. Fred is likely…
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If you missed today’s monthly climate update webinar for the Southeast, you can listen to the recording at the link below or view the online recap. Webinar recording can be found here. Share this recap using the online version. Next month’s Southeast Monthly Climate Webinar is on Tuesday September 14,…
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What would you do if you had no water for your crops or livestock because of a multi-year drought that has dried up most surface water sources? Some farmers in California are trying to get water through pumping groundwater, but as more people pump, the water tables get lower and…
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As of 11 pm tonight, Potential Tropical Storm 6 (soon to be known as Fred) is moving west into the Caribbean and then NW towards the Florida peninsula. Of course, since it is not even a named storm yet, there is a lot of uncertainty about where this storm will…
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