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As of 11 pm on August 21, Tropical Storm Marco has formed southeast of the Yucutan Peninsula of Mexico and is expected to slowly strengthen and move NW near the tip of the peninsula before continuing into the western Gulf of Mexico. It is expected to make landfall as a tropical storm along the Texas…
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I am pleased to say that I have a new article out in Weatherwise magazine today. It is a summary of the weather and climate of Georgia and was written with co-author H. Michael Mogil. Looks like I have run out of free downloads, but if you want to see the draft copy, let me…
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The latest monthly and seasonal outlooks for September through November were released this week and show that both the September and September-November are likely to be wetter than normal along the coasts because of the active tropical season. Temperatures in the fall are also likely to be warmer than normal due to the long-term trend…
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As you may know, there are two tropical depressions currently active in the Atlantic basin and they are both expected to strengthen to named storms and eventually hurricanes as they approach the Gulf of Mexico. TD14, the western depression, is predicted to move NW and cross the Yucutan Peninsula of Mexico before moving into the…
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Weather-Ready Farms: An Extension Resilience ResourceMonday, August 24, 2020 from 1-2PM CT Register Here. The University of Nebraska Extension has developed a program in which farmers are certificated at different tiers for their use of practices science knows to promote resilience to extreme weather events. This webinar will include a discussion of the development of…
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The latest Drought Monitor, released this morning, shows that the small pockets of drought in Alabama and Georgia have shrunk but that a new area of moderate drought has been introduced to western Florida near Tampa. Heavy rains expected later this week may eliminate that in the next couple of weeks, especially as at least…
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As of 11 pm on August 19, Tropical Depression 13 has formed in the central Atlantic Ocean and is headed WNW towards the US. As a newly developed depression without a strong central circulation yet, there is a lot of uncertainty about where it will go. However, the current predictions are for it to strengthen…