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If you are following Hurricane Harvey, you know that one of the hazards most likely from the storm is torrential flooding rains. People in Texas have been warned that if they live in a flood plain, they should evacuate. Of course in the case of Harvey, there is likely to be so much rain that…
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As Hurricane Harvey churns towards the central Texas coast, farmers there are trying to do what they can to prepare for the winds and massive inland flooding they are expected to experience, moving herds to higher ground and stashing feed where they think they might need it. Power in some places may be out for…
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It may still be August and warm and muggy in the Southeast, but folks in the Upper Peninsula are worrying about the possibility of frost, about three weeks earlier than average. With a ridge of high pressure in the western US and a trough of low pressure in the east bringing cool air down from…
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During the day TS Harvey became a hurricane and is expected to continue to strengthen during the next day. It has the potential to hit the Texas coast as a major hurricane with winds of 125 mph or higher. The wind will cause significant problems for coastal residents, but many more residents will be affected…
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The latest Drought Monitor shows that abnormally dry conditions have now expanded into South Carolina as well as increasing in North Carolina and Virginia. Other areas of Georgia are also quite dry from a long dry spell with little rain, but have not yet reached abnormally dry levels.
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It’s headed towards the peak of the hurricane season, and it’s probably no surprise that the Atlantic tropical season is starting to heat up. This week is the anniversary of both Hurricane Andrew in 1992 (the 25th!) and Hurricane Katrina in 2005. (Note that Andrew was in an El Niño year, which is why an…
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Following the disaster that was Hurricane Katrina (which was developing on this date in 2005), NOAA prepared a series of information sheets for residents to use. Each sheet provides local phone numbers and contacts for emergency managers and other resource centers in their areas in case of extreme weather. With Tropical Depression Harvey restrengthening in…
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