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Over the past couple of months I have received many questions about weather-related crop insurance and why the counties designated by the RMA do not match what they have experienced in their area. Producers are frustrated when they experience weather that they think clearly meets the requirements for the insurance and yet they are not…
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In the last couple of days, Tropical Storm Nadine and Hurricane Oscar formed to the south of the US, but neither of them will affect our weather here. Nadine formed just before making landfall along the coast of Belize on the eastern Yucatan Peninsula and dissipated as it moved inland over Mexico. Oscar formed very…
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Atmospheric rivers are narrow bands of intense water vapor transport that can form over the ocean and direct massive amounts of water towards the land. The results of this high-density flow of water are precipitation events which drop very large amounts of rain in a short time period, leading to flooding, landslides, and other extreme…
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I will be doing a review of the climate of the 2024 growing season (so far!) in this webinar on Tuesday morning. Join us for the Southeast Climate Monthly Webinar! This webinar series provides the region with information on current and developing climate conditions such as drought, floods, and tropical storms, as well as climatic…
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The latest 7-day QPF map shows virtually no rain across the region in the next week. This is likely to cause increases in the amount of drought that will be shown on next week’s Drought Monitor. It also means that crops that still need moisture will not get any relief. Those who are planting winter…
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NOAA released their official winter outlook today. The two major factors that are driving this winter’s outlook are the weak La Nina that is expected anytime now and the trend towards warmer temperatures across the globe due to greenhouse warming. The weak La Nina is expected to displace the winter jet stream to the north…
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Here are a few more recent stories related to the storms that have hit the Southeast in the past month that are interesting but not necessarily related to agriculture. Washington Post: How Asheville residents survive without running water, weeks after Helene Washington Post: FEMA maps missed parts of North Carolina devastated by Hurricane Helene, Post…