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The latest 7-day QPF map shows that most of the Southeast should receive 1-2 inches of rain this week, with the majority falling on Sunday before drier conditions return. The Florida peninsula will be largely bypassed by rain so conditions there should continue to be dry. After the front passes, we expect to see much…
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While the Southeast is not ever likely to be a big wind energy producer because of our relatively low wind speeds, there is still some potential for wind energy development in mountainous areas and along the coast. Here is a useful website that contains maps of potential wind energy for each state and for the…
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The heavy rains that have hit parts of the Southeast have led to extremely high water levels in many of the area reservoirs. I also saw many flooded farm fields when I drove through northwestern Georgia yesterday. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution published an article this week on how water levels in Lake Lanier are running 5…
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The latest climate outlook for March 2019, released today, shows that while the predictions of temperature for March show only a slight tendency towards warmer than normal conditions in Florida and equal chances of below, near or above normal temperatures elsewhere, the chances of wetter than normal conditions are good for a lot of the…
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With all the rain we have been experiencing in parts of the Southeast this winter, it is not a surprise that some livestock are experiencing foot and hoof problems due to the wet conditions. IFAS posted a story last week about how to take care of horses’ foot problems like thrush which is caused in…
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Even though there is no drought in the Southeast at the moment, a new area of abnormally dry conditions has appeared in coastal South Carolina with small extensions into Georgia and North Carolina in the past two weeks. This is in addition to the remnant dry conditions along the east coast of Florida. These areas…
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With just a couple of days to go, the temperature departures for this month are showing that we just experienced another warmer than normal February. The result of the warm weather is that plants are once again blooming ahead of schedule, potentially setting us up for another bad March if the cold air that is…
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