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  • Here is what September’s climate looked like before Florence

    Pam Knox

    September 14, 2018

    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…

    Posted in: Climate summaries
  • Drought increases slightly in Alabama, decreases in South Carolina

    Pam Knox

    September 13, 2018

    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…

    Posted in: Drought
  • “Five Tips to Keep Your Farm Operating in a Disaster”

    Pam Knox

    September 13, 2018

    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…

    Posted in: Climate and Ag in the news, Severe, Tools for climate and agriculture
  • How do meteorologists forecast hurricanes?

    Pam Knox

    September 13, 2018

    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…

    Posted in: Climate science
  • Farmers prepare for Florence

    Pam Knox

    September 12, 2018

    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…

    Posted in: Climate and Ag in the news, Crops
  • Update on Hurricane Florence for Georgia Extension–new path brings impacts to GA

    Pam Knox

    September 12, 2018

    Dear Extension folk, I am writing because there has been a change to the forecast path of Hurricane Florence and at this point most of Georgia is now in the 5-day cone of the forecast track. The change is due to a change in the steering air currents which are moving the storm around. While…

    Posted in: Climate and Ag in the news, Tropical weather
  • Small farm preparation for hurricanes

    Pam Knox

    September 11, 2018

    This is an oldie but a goodie published in 2008 when several tropical storms were moving towards North Carolina. If you have a small farm in the region that Florence is expected to go through, you might find the advice about greenhouses and planting useful.  Note that Florence is likely to be much worse than…

    Posted in: Climate and Ag in the news, Crops, Tropical weather
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The “Climate and Agriculture in the Southeast” blog is provided by the Associate Dean of Extension as a service to Extension agents and agricultural producers across the Southeast US. Come here to find out information about the impacts of weather and climate on agriculture across Georgia and beyond.

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