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I will be doing a review of the climate of the 2024 growing season (so far!) in this webinar on Tuesday morning. Join us for the Southeast Climate Monthly Webinar! This webinar series provides the region with information on current and developing climate conditions such as drought, floods, and tropical storms, as well as climatic…
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The latest 7-day QPF map shows virtually no rain across the region in the next week. This is likely to cause increases in the amount of drought that will be shown on next week’s Drought Monitor. It also means that crops that still need moisture will not get any relief. Those who are planting winter…
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NOAA released their official winter outlook today. The two major factors that are driving this winter’s outlook are the weak La Nina that is expected anytime now and the trend towards warmer temperatures across the globe due to greenhouse warming. The weak La Nina is expected to displace the winter jet stream to the north…
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Here are a few more recent stories related to the storms that have hit the Southeast in the past month that are interesting but not necessarily related to agriculture. Washington Post: How Asheville residents survive without running water, weeks after Helene Washington Post: FEMA maps missed parts of North Carolina devastated by Hurricane Helene, Post…
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There was not much change on this week’s Drought Monitor from last week except for in central Alabama, where moderate and severe drought increased due to the lack of rain and warm temperatures. Since no rain is forecast for the next week, we might expect to see a further increase in drought conditions on next…
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During the day today a cold front moved through the region, bringing much colder and drier air into the area. On Wednesday morning we expect to see some scattered frost in higher elevations and more northern locations as the cold air settles in, and on Thursday morning the temperatures could be even colder and the…
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Stories discussing the impacts of recent hurricanes Helene and Milton are rolling in, and illustrate just how devastating the storms were for our farmers and those who provide services like equipment sales, buying crops, etc. I am posting this in part just to keep a record of these stories but I think you will be…