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The latest Drought Monitor, released today, shows that moderate (D1) drought in Virginia and North Carolina have decreased by about half over the last week. Other areas of the region have stayed about the same, with only very minor changes. The drought in Puerto Rico did not change this week. Precipitation from the winter storm…
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The coldest air of the season so far will flow into the Southeast this weekend as an Arctic front moves through the region on Friday night. It will bring sub-freezing air as far south as northern Florida on Sunday morning. A big winter storm is expected to develop along the East Coast and the Carolinas…
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This week the National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS) and its partners launched a brand new dashboard with a lot of information on climate, water, and drought in the Southeastern United States, particularly the ACF (Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint) Basin. They thank you and all the participants in the design process for being a part of the listening…
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If you missed the monthly webinar on water and drought conditions in the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River basin earlier today, you can watch the video recording here or read a summary of the webinar with images here. Fortunately, at the moment there is no drought in the ACF basin.
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Like many ecological disasters, there is not a single cause of the disaster. I was intrigued and saddened to read this story about the loss of many livestock in Mongolia due to a combination of extreme and more frequent drought and heavy winter snows coupled with overgrazing. The combination leaves little available food to get…
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In our current weather pattern, a ridge of high pressure is dominating in the western US, while a persistent trough of low pressure is in place over the East. While this pattern is in place, the Southeast is experiencing waves of storms moving into the area from the northwest, bringing cold air and the potential…
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The latest 7-day QPF map shows little rain across most of the region this week. The only places that look like they might get some precipitation are along the Gulf and East Coasts and in southern Florida. Most of that will fall over the next three days, leaving the rest of the week dry. Next…
Posted in: Climate outlooks