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The second deadliest tornado in history happened in Natchez MS on May 7, 1840. A large and powerful tornado went right through the center of town, flattening most of the buildings. But even worse was the damage on the Mississippi River, which was filled with boats, including 120 flatboats and a steam boat. Many bodies…
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In 2014 on April 30 a morning storm came through Athens and dropped a large oak tree between my garage and my neighbor’s house. It barely missed the garage but clipped a corner of the neighbor’s house. I had moved my car out of the garage less than half an hour earlier, which was lucky because…
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Here’s an interesting story from Eos about unexpected changes in regional climate due to human intervention. In this story, it’s the change from using horses to draw farm equipment to mechanized tractors which caused the change. Horses eat oats, and the reduction in the number of horses used in farm work allowed farmers to switch…
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For most of the Southeast, the next several days will be dry and sunny, and temperatures should rebound to more seasonal values. For southern parts of the region, whatever rain is likely to come will be late in the week. But our friends in North Carolina and Virginia can’t catch a break, and they will…
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A late-season blizzard last weekend has caused tremendous problems for farmers in Oklahoma and Kansas. According to a story this week in AgWeb, thousands of cattle have died in the storm and many others are starving because of lack of access to food. The story notes that “As much as 75 percent of the U.S.…
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As we edge towards June 1, the start of the Atlantic hurricane season, NOAA has provided some information on what innovations they are planning for this year. You can read about them at https://www.noaa.gov/news/what-s-new-in-hurricane-forecasting. The Carolinas Climate list newsletter also noted these upcoming webinars to explain some of their new products: NOAA’s 2017 Hurricane Season Awareness…
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Chris Robbins off iWeatherNet.com posted some information about Friday’s weather on his Facebook page Thursday night for Atlanta/Athens/N. Georgia. He noted that Friday’s high temperatures in places like Atlanta and Athens GA would likely be set overnight as a strong cold front passes through the state, dropping temperatures after it passes. The high temperatures during the…
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