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Are you frustrated that the Drought Monitor is not accurately reflecting dry conditions in your area? It may be that they do not have any data there other than radar-based rainfall. Reports from “on the ground” can be invaluable for drawing the correct drought lines. Here is a new mobile-friendly site for reporting drought conditions…
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In the past I have talked about the “wedge”, which is an atmospheric phenomenon that we experience from time to time in northeast Georgia. When conditions are right, a strong flow of cool, high pressure air flows south along the east side of the Appalachian Mountains into Georgia, bringing air that is cooler, usually drier,…
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The latest 7-day QPF map shows that the heaviest rain will occur just off the East Coast this week, as the tropical low east of Florida moves to the northeast. There will still be the chance for intermittent and scattered thunderstorm rainfall over Alabama and Georgia this weekend before the drier and cooler air behind…
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Here is an interesting story about the prediction of Atlantic hurricane seasons by a type of bird called a veery, as published in Audubon magazine. A study by an ornithologist showed that in years which turned out to have bad hurricane seasons, the birds finished their nesting seasons early to prepare for their migration to…
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The NWS Southeast River Forecast Center released their monthly video on the outlook for water resources in the Southeast earlier this week. It has a lot of summarized information on past rainfall amounts as well as a detailed outlook for the next few months. You can view the video on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqSjVTfvgyw&feature=youtu.be.
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WebMD posted a story about the likelihood of a “brutal” ragweed season in the next few weeks across the US. Ragweed grows best when temperatures are hot and moisture is plentiful. There has been enough of both earlier in this growing season to cause worries that a large ragweed population may bring lots of pollen…
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The tropics are starting to become more active, which means that those of us in the Southeast need to start watching more carefully. Today the National Hurricane Center’s 5-day forecast shows an area of 50 percent chance of development in the next five days along the east coast of Florida extending up to the Outer…