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UPDATE: Tropical Storm Cindy became a named storm today. Please keep an eye on the Gulf as the storm continues to develop and heads north. As I noted earlier, the tropics are becoming more active, and Tropical Storm Bret has formed off the coast of South America. It is not expected to grow and may…
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In contrast to last year, when a late-season drought and subsequent dry conditions early this year caused problems with lack of moisture, this spring and summer so far Alabama farms have been inundated with rain, leaching nutrients from the soil and forcing farmers to replant or make other management changes to their farm plans. The…
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Those of you who are older (myself included) may remember Hurricane Agnes, who blew through central Georgia in June 1972, causing immense flooding and leading to the death of 122 people, including nine in Florida from severe thunderstorms associated with the storm. Agnes was one of the most prolific rain-producing storms on record in the…
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This week the National Weather Service is celebrating Lightning Safety Week. Lightning can kill any time of year but with more outdoor activities coupled with the best chances for thunderstorms, summer is the prime season for lightning injuries and deaths. Be safe and be smart! You can read more from the NWS here.
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NOAA released their latest global climate summary this week. It shows that for May 2017, the global average temperature was the third warmest since 1880 (behind 2016 and 2015), and for March-May, it was the second warmest on record, trailing 2016. Their report, which can be accessed through https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/news/global-climate-201705, also shows that ice cover in…
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In conjunction with the tidal flooding forecast I put out earlier today, here are some interesting stories about rising sea levels I have seen in the past few weeks. Washington Post: Scientists say the rapid sinking of Louisiana’s coast already counts as a ‘worst case scenario’ Quartz.com: The US is relocating an entire town because…
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Jordan McLeod of the Southeast Regional Climate Center shared this spectacular photo from NWS Melbourne’s Facebook page showing GOES-16’s imagery of long shadows cast by thunderstorms off Florida’s east coast just after sunrise. Amazing! Here’s the text that went with it: Offshore showers and storms cast long shadows across the entire Florida peninsula just after…
Posted in: Interesting weather images