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The latest 7 day QPF map shows that Florida is expected to see scant rain in the next week. The coastal plains of Alabama, Georgia, and the Carolinas are expected to see half an inch or less, so abnormally dry conditions should continue there. Coastal waters and the higher elevations parts of the Southeast will…
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Atlas Obscura had a very interesting post in October that discussed how scientists are using prehistoric sand ripples that have been preserved in rocks from about 200 million years ago to determine what the weather was like. These scientists from MIT used rocks from Massachusetts that had both preserved ripples and dinosaur tracks on old…
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The monthly climate summary for North Carolina is now available from their State Climate Office, including a description of how Hurricane Michael affected that state as it is still recovering from Hurricane Florence. You can read it here.
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October 2018 started very hot across Georgia, with both daytime maximum temperatures and nighttime minimum temperatures up to ten degrees above normal in the northern two-thirds of the state, and 5 to 7 degrees above normal in the southern third during the first two weeks. The pattern flipped in the last two weeks, with below…
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If you like time lapse videos of clouds as much as I do, you will be thrilled to watch this latest short video by Mike Olbinski of the Arizona monsoon of 2018. It includes scenes of cloudbursts, lightning, and amazing dust storms set against fantastic desert scenery. Make sure you watch it full screen with…
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The latest Drought Monitor, released this morning, shows that the small areas of moderate drought in parts of Georgia and South Carolina have been reduced by about 40 percent this week due to rainfall in the driest locations. Abnormally dry conditions expanded in the Florida Peninsula due to lack of rain and warm temperatures there.…
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I’ll end my posts today with this scary story, just for Halloween. Be sure to read it all the way to the end for a surprise weather ending. Check it out at Atlas Obscura at https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-skeleton-lake-of-roopkund-india-f-3-p-2-india.