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The latest 7-day QPF map shows the continuing presence of now Tropical Storm Florence as it slowly drifts to the SW before it turns west later today. The rainfall for the next seven days is mainly due to Florence except in Florida, where regular scattered daily thundershowers are expected to occur all week. Once Florence…
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The New York Times posted an article yesterday which described some of the different hazardous sites in the path of Hurricane Florence, including superfund sites, coal ash ponds and hog farms. A lot of these are now under attack from Florence’s winds, rain and floods. Spillage from the sites could contaminate a wide area and…
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Just for fun, I grabbed the month to date temperature and precipitation departures from normal for the US as of this morning, just as Hurricane Florence was coming onshore. As of this morning a good chunk of the Southeast was drier than usual for the month and most of it was also well above normal…
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With a juicy hurricane headed towards the Southeast right now, it is hard to think about drought. However, up until now we have had fairly dry conditions across the region, and there are still some pockets of moderate drought and abnormally dry conditions. In Alabama, the area of moderate drought expanded, while the moderate drought…
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AgWeb has provided a useful set of information on how to plan for and operate a farm or ranch in case of a disaster like a wildfire or hurricane. It includes having an official disaster plan in place before an event occurs as well as what to do once the disaster starts impacting operations. You…
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EarthSky has an informative article which describes the process that meteorologists go through when they are forecasting hurricanes. They use a variety of models that use different schemes to handle various aspects of the weather and which give a variety of paths. On a display these are often referred to as “spaghetti models”. The expert…
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There have been several stories in the news today about how farmers are dealing with the potential blow from Hurricane Florence. Here is one from the Southeast Farm Press that provides a good look at what producers are busy doing in the days leading up to landfall. The outer rain bands are now visible on…