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Today is a big anniversary for me–it marks the 50th anniversary of the tornado that went two blocks from my house in Grand Rapids MI, kicking off my interest in studying the weather. The storms in Michigan were overshadowed by the Belvidere IL tornado and others that also happened that day. You can read more…
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The latest Drought Monitor, released this morning, shows an expansion of drought and abnormally dry conditions in a good chunk of the Southeast from last week. In Alabama and Georgia moderate drought has increased and some severe drought has been added to southern Georgia in places where little rain has been received on top of…
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Related to my previous post on the warming climate, one of the consequences that we see from the warmer conditions in recent years is a shift in the planting zones. These zones are linked to the average annual minimum temperature in each location, which helps determine what plants can survive the winter months. Here is…
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Jason Samenow of the Washington Post‘s Capital Weather Gang posted a story this week about the record-setting warmth that we have been experiencing in recent years. The story is based on statistical work done by Deke Arndt of NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information and looks at a number of different time scales. It also…
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The Weather Channel posted a story this week about which counties in the United States were most prone to tornadoes. Several of them are in Florida. You have to keep in mind that tornado statistics by county depend not only on the number of tornadoes, but the size of the county and the population density.…
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The Packer has an interesting story this week on how producers are dealing with the fall-out of the killing frost in mid-March. While blueberries and peaches took a significant hit, there will still be some crops available. Other fruit like blackberries were not affected by the frost and strawberries have come back strong after the…
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The Atlantic tropical season is off to an early start this year with the development of Subtropical Depression 1 well out in the Atlantic Ocean. A subtropical storm has some characteristics of tropical storms and some that make it look more like a mid-latitude cyclone. The official start of the tropical season is June, but…
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