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Folks in Florida are already starting to see the rainfall from the outlying bands of Tropical Storm Cristobal, which is now located in the central Gulf of Mexico moving north. The west side of the storm is pretty dry, but the east side is very juicy, with bands of heavy rain moving out from the…
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Tropical Storm Cristobal has moved back over the Gulf of Mexico and has regained tropical storm force strength. It is slowly picking up speed and is moving almost straight north towards the Louisiana coast. It is expected to continue in that direction until it makes landfall on Sunday evening. It is not expected to become…
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The rainy conditions this spring have caused some negative impacts on the Georgia blueberry crop, including soft fruit, vertical berry split, and worms. You can read more about it at the UGA Blueberry Blog here.
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The latest Drought Monitor, released this morning, shows that drought has been completely removed from most of Florida. The only piece that remains is a small area on the western end of the Panhandle adjacent to Alabama, which also still has some severe drought near Mobile. Rains over the past week have obliterated the moderate…
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As you should know by now, Tropical Storm Cristobal has formed in the Bay of Campeche and is slowly organizing and gaining strength. It is predicted to pick up speed moving to the north and is expected to make landfall along the central Louisiana coast sometime late Sunday. The forecasts have been quite consistent so…
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With plenty of wet conditions occurring in the northern half of our region, it should be no surprise that the rain is causing problems for producers. Vegetable and Specialty Crop Newsletter noted this week that strawberry growers were one such group, with torrential rains causing water damage to late berries and fungal diseases spreading rapidly…
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Main points: Neutral conditions are expected to change to La Niña by fall Active Atlantic hurricane season, but no way to know where they will go Long-term trends towards higher temperatures and humidity, especially at night Warmer and wetter conditions likely across Southeast summer, especially near Gulf Coast, with warmer than normal temperatures continuing through…
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