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With sheltering in place now in full swing, the number of airline flights across the US has dropped significantly. What you might not know is that many of these flights provide important and detailed weather information that is fed into weather forecast models, improving their accuracy. With less flights in the air, that means there…
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NOAA is presenting a series of webinars on hurricanes for 4th through 6th graders in the next few weeks. They are split up by state and will be available later in April. The webinars discuss how hurricane forecasts are made and what hurricane hazards are like. You can read more information and find links to…
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If you love severe weather, then you have heard of James Spann. He is a broadcast meteorologist in Birmingham AL and is internationally known for his live severe weather broadcasts as well as his amazing number of school visits. It should be no surprise that he is now doing a weather school from his home…
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The National Ag Statistics Service produces frequent reports on crop conditions and planting progress around each state. In winter the reports only come out once a month, but during the growing season they come out weekly. They are based on information sent in by Extension agents around each state, and are used for a variety…
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Moderate drought coverage in Florida jumped from 5 percent to 66 percent of the state this week under unseasonably warm temperatures and almost no rain. Moderate drought was also introduced to the Mobile area of Alabama, and abnormally dry conditions grew slightly along the southern Georgia border. With little rain expected in the next seven…
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The end of March has come, and what a month it has been! While climate is not on the top of many folks’ minds these days, it’s still a welcome diversion from other conversations. This March has been well above normal across the region again, and many stations experienced temperatures that were ranked in the…
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It would not be surprising to hear that the warm and dry winter has caused problems for Florida peaches this year, but apparently this is not the case. Vegetable and Specialty Crop News posted a story this week that said that Florida peaches were ahead of normal this year and that many are being harvested.…