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Death Valley set a record yesterday of 130 F, just a few degrees short of the all-time world record of 134 F which was also set in Death Valley. Today was supposed to be another extreme high, but I have not seen the official high yet. Even the low temperature was above 100 F. The…
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The Valdosta Daily Times posted a story this week about the state of the pecan harvest this year. It has taken some major hits in the past few years due to Irma in 2017 and Michael in 2018, and many growers are still recovering from those damaging storms. The dry conditions have caused a few…
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The latest forecast for La Nina by Columbia University’s IRI group shows that this month neutral conditions just barely edge out La Nina conditions 51 to 49 percent, but for the months after that, La Nina conditions are expected to dominate the probabilities until spring. A La Nina winter usually means warmer and drier conditions…
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Strong winds along the southern coast of Australia can contribute to the development of “reverse waterfalls” where the water actually goes up instead of down because of the power of the air currents. I saw this video from BBC earlier this week and enjoyed the view of the streaming water. You can watch it at…
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The latest 7-day QPF map shows that chances of rain continue almost every day for the next week. The driest areas will be in Alabama and Georgia, but even those area will see some occasional showers. Farther east, rain chances will be more frequent and heavy. Late in the week rain amounts are likely to…
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Another day, another record set. This time for the earliest “K” storm ever, beating out Katrina, which formed on August 24, 2005. Tropical Storm Kyle formed off the East Coast and is moving east away from the US, so it will not be any threat to the Southeast. No other storms are predicted to develop…
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As of yesterday, we have already had ten named storms in the Atlantic, and the latest seasonal forecast says we can expect another 10-12 more named storms. Even if only a couple of them hit near Georgia, they could be devastating. So now is a great time to take advantage of the temporary lull in…