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June 1 is the start of this year’s Atlantic hurricane season. Did you ever wonder how they get their names? This post from EarthSky explains why this year’s list started with Alex and Bonnie and what to expect next.
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While parts of the Southeast are in moderate drought, wet conditions in Texas and Louisiana have brought a variety of diseases to tomatoes and other crops in those areas. The Vegetable Growers News posted an article this week saying that one plant pathologist said he had never seen so many different diseases in one season before.…
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The National Hurricane Center announced that Tropical Storm Bonnie has formed from Tropical Depression 2 off the East Coast this afternoon. It is expected to be a minimal tropical storm before making landfall on the South Carolina coast and moving slowly to the northeast along the coastline. You can follow the latest information from https://www.nhc.noaa.gov.
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Most of the Southeast will see only moderate amounts of rain this week. The exception: the coast of South Carolina and points inland where current Tropical Depression 2 is expected to come onshore later this weekend and then meander northeast along the coast, dropping additional rain in North Carolina. According to the National Hurricane Center,…
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NOAA released their official forecast for the Atlantic tropical season today. The full text is below. The forecast says that a near-normal number of storms is the most likely outcome. This means that there is a 70% likelihood of 10-16 named storms, 4-8 hurricanes and 1-4 major hurricanes. Forecasts do not include the likelihood of…
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The Australian Bureau of Meteorology was the first government agency to announce the arrival of the strong El Niño which has affected global climate this past winter. Now they have declared that the El Niño is over due to their observations of declining ocean temperatures in the eastern Pacific Ocean, where the signal is strongest.…
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The tropical disturbance in the Atlantic continues to grow, and the National Hurricane Center now has it at an 80% chance of development within 48 hours, or by Saturday evening. For most of the Southeast, that should not be a concern, but if you live in or are going to the coast of Georgia, South…