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I spent last week in Davenport, Iowa, attending the annual meeting of US mesonet operators. We learned a lot about the operations of other mesonets in states around the country and shared tips on funding, instrumentation, web access, and crew safety. We also learned about new equipment and new networks that are coming online. One…
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The latest 7-day QPF map shows that everywhere in the Southeast is likely to see some rain this week. Over the next few days, the heaviest rain will follow the path of the low that is currently moving over South Carolina towards the northeast. Mid-week will be fairly dry everywhere except in Florida. Then rain…
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The latest Drought Monitor was released today, and it shows that while the total amount of drought had very small changes across the region, a narrow band of extreme (D3) drought has been identified along the Florida Coast just south of Tampa due to high temperatures and continuing lack of rainfall. In Puerto Rico, the…
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The latest Atlantic tropical storm outlook shows that there is a moderate chance of storm development in the next week in the central Atlantic. However, the models are currently showing that the center is likely to move north before it reaches North America, so it is likely no threat to us even if it does…
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The National Hurricane Center is showing three areas of potential tropical development today, although none of them have more than a 20 percent chance of developing into a named storm in the next week. The one labeled as Investigation 95 (shown on the map as the X with just a tiny circle of development off…
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Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 10 am ET/9 am CT Video and slides now available at Southeast Climate Monthly Webinar: July 25, 2023 | Drought.gov. Join us for the Southeast Climate Monthly Webinar! These webinars provide the region with timely information on current and developing climate conditions such as drought, floods, and tropical storms, as well as climatic events like El…
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Are you someone who educates middle and high school students about earth sciences? You might find this new NOAA resource on El Nino to be useful. It includes an online module along with student worksheets and a teacher guide on El Nino and its impacts on the Eastern Pacific Ocean. It starts with basic graph…
Posted in: El Nino and La Nina