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Unfortunately for those in the Southeast who like snow, a La Niña winter is not a great harbinger of a snowy season, since we tend to be warmer and drier than usual. But even though the Southeast may not be blessed by the white stuff (and the chances are not zero in most of the…
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The latest weekly briefing on water conditions in the Southeast is now available from the National Weather Service is now available on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QN-gtsjPXq4.
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The NWS Office in Peachtree City GA has announced the end of their frost and freeze warnings for this year. Here is their statement: “The Frost/Freeze Program has ended for north and central Georgia. The program at NWS Peachtree City is in effect until an area has observed a hard freeze (28 degrees) or November…
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The latest monthly summary of global climate conditions from NOAA shows that the land plus ocean surface temperature for October 2017 was tied with 2003 as the fourth warmest on record. The January through October value was the third warmest on record, following the record hot years of 2016 and 2015. As reported earlier in…
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The NWS Southeast River Forecast Center has posted their latest water resources outlook video on YouTube. You can watch it and see more about La Niña at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSfeomU2_SA&feature=youtu.be.
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NOAA and NASA have been trying for several days to launch their new joint satellite, the JPSS, but have been stymied by bad launch weather. Early this morning the bird finally flew and is headed to a polar orbit that will cover the globe twice each 24 hours. You can read more about how scientists…
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A cold front moving through the Southeast on Saturday into Sunday will bring some showers to the region, followed by mostly dry conditions. The front will stall out over the Florida peninsula, which will allow the development of more rain there for most of the week. Temperatures will be on the cool side north of…
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