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  • Prepare for Winter Weather Events

    a suburban street with downed trees covered in ice. Spectators nearby planning to clear the road.

    After our hot, dry fall, it may be hard to imagine dealing with winter storms this season. But the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration forecasts a neutral winter for us, and that means more warm-to-cold-to warm temperature swings, according to UGA Agricultural Climatologist Pam Knox.

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  • Are You Ready for Winter Storms?

    Snowy ground with icy trees fallen upon it.

    In the past few weeks, the southeastern corner of our nation has suffered from two major hurricanes. Through news reporting, we watched Hurricane Florence approach the Carolinas for what seemed like a week. Clean-up from that September storm was still underway when Michael slammed into the Florida panhandle as a category 4 hurricane, then roared…

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