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The latest outlook from the National Hurricane Center shows that there are currently two areas of concern. The area in the central Atlantic is the remains of TS Gordon, currently not well organized but with the potential for redevelopment over the warm water there. Gordon is not a concern for us in the Southeast. A…
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Time magazine recently posted a story on how you can protect your home during a hurricane. Most of these ideas are things we have discussed before, but since we still have half the hurricane season to go, it’s worth repeating. Preparation ahead of time is crucial for a quicker recovery, including removing outdoor furniture that…
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The North Carolina State Climate Office posted their latest monthly and seasonal climate summary earlier this month but I forgot to post it earlier. It shows the wet conditions from Hurricane Debby as well as dry conditions in the western mountains. You can read more at https://climate.ncsu.edu/blog/2024/09/debbys-deluge-late-august-heat-ends-a-summer-of-extremes/.
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A low pressure center with the potential to become a tropical or subtropical storm is developing along the South Carolina coast tonight. If it becomes a named storm, it would become Helene since Gordon is already falling apart in the central Atlantic. Even if it does not get named, it is likely to bring quite…
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I took a little time off this week to celebrate my husband John Knox’s award for excellence in teaching in the University System of Georgia as a recipient of the Felton Jenkins, Jr. Hall of Fame Faculty Awards, one of the highest awards in the state of Georgia for his work in university teaching. He…
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The latest ENSO prediction from NOAA, issued September 12, shows that we are still in a La Nina watch, with La Nina expected to be officially declared in the September through November time frame. It is expected to be a weak one that will last through the January-March 2025 period. A weak La Nina has…
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Earlier this week NOAA released their monthly climate summary for the globe for August 2024. It showed that this was the 15th month in a row that set a record high temperature for the globe in 175 years of data. It was also the 2nd lowest area of Antarctic sea ice. Nearly all of the…
Posted in: Climate summaries