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The latest monthly global climate summary was released today by NOAA. It shows that March 2020 was the second warmest March in 147 years, behind only March 2016, when a strong El Nino was occurring. It was also one of the warmest of any months across the globe. January through March 2020 was also the…
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I am writing this at 10 PM EDT. If you get this as a digest, by the time it gets sent out at 4 am, the strong line of storms that is currently in Alabama will have moved through northwestern Georgia and should be located somewhere across central Georgia, headed towards the coast. I hope…
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Update: New briefing from the NWS as of 11:30 am on Sunday at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPAxdg9FOEI&feature=youtu.be If you have not been paying attention to your local weather, you need to pay attention now. The forecast for Easter Sunday in the Southeast shows a very high probability of several rounds of severe weather occurring from Sunday morning through…
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The latest 7-day QPF map shows two areas of heavy rain this week. The northern streak is linked to the major storm that will pass through our area on Sunday, bringing not only rain but a significant chance of severe weather, including high winds, hail and long-track tornadoes. (I will post separately on this later…
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According to the latest Drought Monitor, released this morning, a small area of moderate (D1) drought has been introduced to southern Charlton County in Georgia. Drought has also expanded in Florida and Alabama. Over 83 percent of Florida is now in drought, and the area of severe (D2) drought has also expanded there. Because of…
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The latest monthly climate summary for March 2020 is now available from the North Carolina Climate Office. You can find it at https://climate.ncsu.edu/climateblog?id=314&h=5666e5c1.
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Another story from Vegetable and Specialty Crop News this week discusses the pecan crop for 2020. The trees are blooming 2-3 weeks early due to the warm weather, and there are many catkins on the trees, indicating that the pollen from the male flowers will be available once the female flower start blooming. Rainy conditions…