WEATHER / CLIMATE
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Looking at analogs for this Wednesday, yeah it looks like it could be pretty bad. Everywhere from NW Florida to extreme eastern Texas,and north to southern Indiana and southern Illinois is already in a Level 2 Slight Risk. Slight Risks dont happen often in the Day 4-8 outlook time period, and we could be looking at a Level 3 in the Day 4-8 when it updates tomorrow night if trends continue, which is very rare. I only remember seeing a Level 3 risk in the Day 4-8 outlook only a few times in the past few years.
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NSW and QLD floods
by Tyrone- 3 replies
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Well the atmosphere has aligned itself to basically end the drought in the east of the continent. https://www.weatherzone.com.au/news/twin-atmospheric-rivers-behind-the-flooding-rain-in-nsw/533711
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What the hail?
by Hillizard- 1 reply
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Strong storm with lightning, thunder, rain and hail passed through interior NorCal this afternoon. Temperature dropped from low 60sF to mid 40sF in a few minutes. Doesn't look like it damaged most of my palms as the hailstones were small. Events like this happen almost every winter here, but once a season is enough!
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I believe we might be in a "fake spring" right now, but at the same time i dont. At least over the next 14 days most of the eastern US is in the Above Average side of the scale which is what we all want to see! I have been having highs in the upper 70's with some areas making it up to 80F-83F up this way pretty much all week long. Sunday looks to be the warmest day of them all before a cold front comes through a knocks temps back down, highs subsequently in the upper 60's expected next week. By the later half of next week, we are back into the 70's for highs. Personally at this point i dont see anymore cold blasts occuring, at least ones that cause freezing temperatures o…
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How Well Do The Appalachian Mountains Block Cold Air?
by PalmTreeDude- 27 replies
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How well do the Appalachian mountains block cold air? Are they simply not tall enough to block as much cold air as the Rockies on the West Coast (areas that share the same latitude as me on the West Coast and that are as far from the ocean as me are zone 9a/9b for the most part)? From this tempature map (I am currently just Southwest of Richmond) it seems like they do a good job. Although this is never something I really paid attention too (much).
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Cool article on the Gulf Stream
by Palmaceae- 1 follower
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Here is a good article on the Gulf Stream and how it is changing and how it will affect weather such as the SE USA, cool graphics too. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/03/02/climate/atlantic-ocean-climate-change.html
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March 3, 1980 freeze in Orlando
by Eric in Orlando- 2 followers
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Back on March 3, 1980, Orlando had a low of 25F. I'm not sure if this is the latest below freezing temperature ever recorded here but probably the latest hard freeze. It was only below freezing one night and day temperatures rebounded fast, I was 12 years old and just getting interested in plants. I remember damage on things in our yard; crotons and hibiscus froze back part of the way, Dracaena marginata froze to the ground and Schefflera defoliated and died back about a foot, some burn on Dypsis lutescens and a young Archontophoenix alexandrae under tree canopy. In the neighborhood Syagrus romanzoffiana had some burn (these were the more tender forms that were killed la…
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Zones 11-13
by ahosey01- 1 follower
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Noticed that in Puerto Rico, there are multiple climate zones, ranging from 11-13. Generally speaking, if you make the jump from 8b to 9a, the number of palms that are probably long-term survivors in your area increases significantly. Likewise true with the jump from 9b to 10a. However - I'm curious, is there much advantage in terms of species that are long-term survivors between zones 11 and 12 or 12 and 13?
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Freeze Damage Mediterranean(?) Palm
by PalmCat- 7 replies
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Hi everyone! Another Texan with palm questions here! We had what was a wonderful tree in our yard - the favorite of one of our cats - but the tree is now struggling. It started turning brown once all the snow melted. It does look like some leaves are still a little green, and not all are sagging, but it has lost a lot of color. Is there any hope? Any advice on what we should do? I removed the most dried leaves but afraid to cut too much off. Any advice is welcome! Best, A Worried Texan
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Found this online. https://www.weatherzone.com.au/news/if-the-texas-cold-snap-had-happened-in-australia/533520
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So, I live in Missouri and I’m ready to get out. I can’t stand the cold, and I HATE the snow. I’ve wanted to move away for a long time, and I’m pretty dead set on doing it soon. I originally wanted to move to northern Florida, but I started to lean more towards SE Texas because of the cost of living. I’m a paramedic, and most jobs in Houston start around $60k. The majority of jobs in Florida start around $45k, and the price for homes/rent is generally higher than Texas. This could change, or I could go into nursing and make more money.. but the principle is the same. Florida = Less money and higher rent, Texas =more money and lower rent. With this current freeze, I’m…
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Wild Temperature Swings
by Tyrone- 2 replies
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Just found this on the web. Definitely relevant here. https://www.weatherzone.com.au/news/texas-city-warms-by-46c-in-one-week/533547
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by Jimbean- 35 replies
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Myrtle Beach hardiness zone?
by General Sylvester D. Palm- 3 replies
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Recently here in Myrtle Beach we've been having zone 9A weather. Is there any possibly way Myrtle Beach in some areas is 9A?
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It’s always good to say goodbye to winter. Goodbye winter.
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Prospects for Commercial Date Palms
by ahosey01- 5 replies
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Hey guys, Hoping I can lean on the PT community here for some advice. My wife and I are planning to purchase a small amount of acreage to set up a mom-and-pop commercial date operation. Since dates have been cultivated for literally thousands of years, the literature on them is dense and there is a lot of information to be found. This is still a few years off, but we're in the site selection process now, so we can ballpark the investment and work out plans for funding, startup, etc. Here are the requirements I am aware of: Daytime temps consistently above 90 (preferably 95) during fruiting season. Overnight lows above 65 during fruiting seas…
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Yep it's snowing in Central Florida
by Ken Johnson- 20 replies
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Sleet was reported too. Raining here now. Look out for ice on the roads tonight .
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How far south in Mexico is cold damage ocurring?
by chinandega81- 19 replies
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I see areas within about 100 miles of the Rio Grande Valley and south of the border with similar temps struggling to hit 30 around noon today. I am guessing tropicals and coconuts and royals will be decimated between just inland from La Pesca all the way to the US-Mexico border. Even reliably warmer places further south, like Aldama and Soto la Marina, are near 40 at midday. Fortunately, it seems like areas this far south did not get below freezing temps or frozen precipitation up until now (and aren't forecasted to). Even Veracruz, at the southwest corner of the Gulf of Mexico will only have chilly highs in the 60s! That is the deep tropics, similar lattitude to Ja…
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Anyone Got Any Hunches About Winter Being Over In South Texas And The Gulf Coast? 1 2 3 4 5
by Mr. Coconut Palm- 4 followers
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Hi Everyone, Anyone out there got any hunches or data showing that winter is over for South Texas and the Gulf Coast. Let me know. Thanks. John
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South Texas Freeze
by Jeffnparrishfl- 0 replies
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Hey all, checking in from sw Florida seeing if the cold in Texas is causing palm damage along the Texas coast. Hopefully everything survives, I know the feeling of losing Palms. Best wishes
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August 20, 2020 3 AM a wall of furry fire storm bears down on my garden like a tidal wave. Twelve hours later there was a smoldering chard landscape as far as the eye could see. This story may take a while to explain so I will spill it out in pieces as there is so much to say. I began my garden when I joined the Society in 1977. Many of my palms came from the Seed Bank at that time. Others came from my collections of travels to remote places. My garden contains about 100+ species/varieties of palms, some 400 or so trees about a 28 acre property. Many are now 30- 40 years old. Basically palms are survivors! A good percentage retained small canopies that never burne…
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Frozen
by Dypsisdean- 1 follower
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Didn't know where to put this. But thought you guys going through some cold nights might like to see. A ice sheet taken off a leaf.
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Wind Chill
by JLM- 1 follower
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How does the wind and the wind chill affect palms or plants in general? My local NWS is calling for wind chills potentially in the mid to upper teens on i think Tuesday night. Should i wrap my Queens? This would definitely by far be the coldest wind all winter.
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Rest of Winter to April forecast from Weather ch.
by Paradise Found- 1 follower
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Not bad for most of the country except PNW which will be slightly below average in February.
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Using palm species to accurately assess USDA zone
by John of Ponce- 9 replies
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I purchased property just south of Daytona Beach on a barrier I am located about 1/2 mi from the Atlantic ocean on the east and about the same distance from the intracoastal waterway to the West. According to the most updated USDA zone maps this area is listed as 9b. I have a theory that where I am may actually be 10a due to some of the true tropical plants growing in the area. ie. Coconut palms with 12 ft of trunk showing. I have planted 107 different species of palms across my property. It has been very fun collecting, planting, and growing the palms. I hope that the performance of the palms will be an accurate indicator of the true USDA zone that i am in . Volusi…
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