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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…
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While the National Centers for Environmental Information in Asheville NC are off-line, you can find monthly climate text summaries for the Southeast from the Southeast Regional Climate Center. Use https://sercc.com/periodic-reports-monthly/?wpv_view_count=3753&wpv-wpcf-reports-monthly-month=9&wpv-wpcf-reports-monthly-year=2024&wpv_filter_submit=Submit and pick the latest full month, which is September. You can also find maps at the High Plains Regional Climate Center at https://hprcc.unl.edu/maps.php?maps=ACISClimateMaps.
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The latest 7-day QPF map (not shown here but you can view it at https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/qpf/day1-7.shtml) shows a virtually rain-free week except perhaps for some showers later this weekend in the Southern Appalachians. A cold front is moving through the region early in the week, bringing much colder air to the region. Some models indicate that…
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According to the latest Climate Prediction Center alert on October 10, La Niña is favored to emerge in September-November (60% chance) and is expected to persist through January-March 2025. The upcoming La Nina is expected to be weak and short based on computer forecasts, this means that the strongest impacts are likely to occur in…
Posted in: El Nino and La Nina