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Warm conditions earlier in the winter led to an early appearance of the first leaf on shrubs in Florida, as reported by the National Phenological Network. Some areas reported leaves appearing as much as two weeks early. But the recent cold outbreaks have stopped that progression of first leaf observations as most plants in Georgia,…
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The latest Drought Monitor, released today, shows that the area of extreme (D3) drought expanded in south-central Georgia and quite a bit of northern Florida this week. Rain has been light to non-existent this week, leading to the decreases. There was a small area of improvement in central Alabama due to more rain there from…
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If you have ever flown on an airplane, you are no doubt familiar with the bumpy conditions associated with turbulence. These conditions can be caused by a number of factors, including air rising as it moves across mountains, updrafts in thunderstorms, and clear air turbulence caused by waves at high altitudes far from more active…
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I have seen several snowfall maps of the snow that fell during the storm this past weekend put together by various television meteorologists and others. Here is one I like that was created using the NOHRSC National Gridded Snowfall Analysis by Jordan McLeod of the University of South Alabama that really captures the complexity of…
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NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center issued their final outlooks for February 2026 late last week. They show that colder than normal temperatures are likely to occur for the month, not a surprise considering the current weather and the likelihood of another cold outbreak the second week of the month. Precipitation has a chance of drier than…
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The latest 7-day QPF map for next week shows that there will be some rain during the period from Tuesday night to Thursday morning with a cold front moving through the region from west to east. Colder air behind the front will bring freezing conditions to some locations the morning after the front comes through.…
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I’ve been traveling all day so have not had time to catch up on the latest on the big storm that is expected to develop along the East Coast in the next couple of days. That storm could bring significant amounts of snow to the Carolinas and up the East Coast but it could also…
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