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In the past I’ve discussed the CoCoRaHS network and how citizen scientists from all across the US (and now in Canada and the Bahamas, too) measure daily rainfall using a simple rain gauge. These measurements are invaluable in providing ground truth to what is estimated by radars. Here is a neat story about the woman…
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While the remains of Florence are still affecting folks in the northeastern US, the State Climate Office of North Carolina has wasted no time in putting together this useful summary of the impacts of Hurricane Florence on North Carolina. Keep in mind that Florence is a slow-motion disaster and rivers are still rising in many…
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Did you know that snow is falling in Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada? Pikes Peak in Colorado has also had snow this season, and more is on the way. Winter is coming! As a change of pace from all the Florence stories, here is a news story from Conde Nast Traveler about the long-term…
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From my climatologist friend Jordan McLeod on Facebook: Here’s a map showing the 4-day rainfall totals from Hurricane Florence, using gridded Multi-Sensor Precipitation Estimates (MPE) data provided by the National Weather Service. The footprint of 10″+ of precipitation across the Carolinas is simply astounding, with numerous 30″+ pixels located in the Morehead City, NC and…
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Now that Florence is moving out of the Southeast except for a few lingering feeder bands through NC, it’s time to think about the success or failure of messaging about the storm. The first thing to remember is that the forecast from the National Hurricane Center was fantastic as much as 5 days out. There…
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To build an airport, you need a large, flat space. Sometimes those spaces can be found on top of hills (Duluth MN is one of those). Others are in valleys. Many are found along coastlines near sea level, and in some cases artificial runways have been built into the water itself. What could go wrong…
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This week as Hurricane Florence bore down on the coast of North Carolina and then drifted south, multitudes of people were forced to evacuate from their homes, many near the coast and others in flood-prone inland areas. A large number of them ended up in Georgia, since it was expected to be spared the worse…
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