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Here’s a detailed update on the current status of Hurricane Irma and how it might impact Georgia from Matt Daniel of WMAZ in Macon. Matt is a graduate of the University of Georgia’s atmospheric sciences program. It’s about six minutes long and provides a good overview of current conditions as well as what might happen…
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This morning’s Drought Monitor shows that while there is no drought in the Southeast this week, abnormally dry conditions expanded slightly in north and central Georgia but decreased in south Georgia as well as Virginia and North Carolina. The region of abnormally dry conditions in South Carolina did not change from last week.
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While Irma’s extreme winds have been impressive and have caused catastrophic damage on the islands it has passed over, their effect on the ocean may be even more catastrophic once it gets close to Florida and the East Coast. The combination of low pressures and high wind speeds causes a dome of ocean water to…
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My social media is flooded with a variety of information on Hurricane Irma, its current position and strength, images from the islands it has hit, and speculation about where it is going next. Here is one detailed description from one of the more reliable sources other than the National Hurricane Center at https://www.wunderground.com/cat6/category-5-irma-hits-leeward-islands-peak-strength?__prclt=rUvfTRix. If you are…
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The State Climate Office of North Carolina has posted their most recent monthly climate summary at https://climate.ncsu.edu/climateblog?id=241&h=5666e5c1. The Florida climate summary is available at https://climatecenter.fsu.edu/products-services/summaries?id=513.
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Growing Georgia had some interesting stories from cowboys who rescued cattle after Hurricane Harvey stranded many herds in high water. You may have seen some of those videos on Facebook or Twitter. You can read more about what they did here.
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The Southeast Farm Press posted a slideshow today showing some of the damage to farms from the winds and rain of Hurricane Harvey. The damage to cotton was particularly severe since many bales were sitting on the ground and were impacted by both the winds and rain of the storm. You can see the photos…