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  • TS Isaias expected to brush past Georgia, make landfall in South Carolina on Monday

    Pam Knox

    August 2, 2020

    The latest forecast for Tropical Storm Isaias as of Sunday night at 11 pm shows a lopsided storm which has most of its energy and rainfall on the east side of the storm. The current forecast path of the storm is for it to move north from its present position near the Space Coast of…

    Posted in: Climate and Ag in the news, Tropical weather
  • Dairy Farmers Find Ways to Help Cows “Chill” During Summer Heat

    Pam Knox

    August 2, 2020

    Since it is hot over a wide swath of the United States, livestock producers everywhere are having to come up with ways to keep their cattle cool. Here is a story from Growing Georgia about how dairy farmers in Pennsylvania are coping with the heat and using fans and sprinklers to keep their cattle more…

    Posted in: Climate and Ag in the news, Livestock
  • Isaias starts to affect Florida

    Pam Knox

    August 1, 2020

    As of 8 pm on Saturday, Isaias has been downgraded to a tropical storm, but is expected to go back up to hurricane force overnight. The storm has been pretty disorganized today due to dry air being pulled into the circulation from land, but some new convection is popping up, which may help the storm…

    Posted in: Tropical weather
  • July 2020 was warmer and drier than normal

    Pam Knox

    August 1, 2020

    The latest monthly climate summary for July 2020 shows that for most parts of the Southeast, temperatures were above normal. Rainfall across the region was variable, but overall it was drier than normal. Some areas of moderate drought and abnormally dry conditions appeared by the end of the month in the areas with the lowest…

    Posted in: Climate summaries
  • Hurricane Isaias the major rain-maker this week

    Pam Knox

    August 1, 2020

    The latest 7-day QPF map shows the strong influence of Hurricane Isaias and its rain for the next 3-4 days along the East Coast. Areas near the center of the circulation could see several inches of rain, while areas to the west of it are likely to remain dry. The accuracy of this week’s map…

    Posted in: Climate outlooks
  • Latest outlook shows warmer and wetter than normal conditions expected along the East Coast in August

    Pam Knox

    July 31, 2020

    NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center released their revised prediction for August 2020. It shows that warmer than normal weather is most likely to occur in Florida and along the East Coast. Wetter than normal conditions are expected to occur along the East Coast, but that prediction is mostly tied to the expected path of Hurricane Isaias…

    Posted in: Climate outlooks
  • Forbes: Why Today’s Accurate Hurricane Forecasts Can Still Seem So Maddeningly Uncertain

    Pam Knox

    July 31, 2020

    In case you did not notice, my post from yesterday was a little off. As of 8 am this morning Isaias was already a hurricane, a little earlier than I thought it would. The track forecast has wavered a little over the day but Isaias is still predicted to move up the East Coast, probably…

    Posted in: Climate science, Tropical weather
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