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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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As of 2 pm on June 2, Tropical Storm Cristobal has formed in the Bay of Campeche west of the Yucutan Peninsula of Mexico. It is not very organized at the moment but is expected to slowly wander around that area gaining strength until it gets pushed north by high pressure centered over the Florida…
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Today is the start of climatological summer, which is defined as June through August. However, you can also define it in other ways. In a study released today by Brian Brettschneider (@Climatologist49 on Twitter, definitely someone you should follow if you appreciate climatology), he showed using past data that the length of summer is actually…
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The National Hurricane Conference is online this week Monday through Thursday. There are a bunch of talks discussing evacuation plans and successes, the outlook for the 2020 season, how to communicate about flood insurance and evacuation plans, and how to prepare your community for hurricane season. You can see the full list at https://hurricanemeeting.com/virtual-session-agenda/. If…