by Doug Mayo | Oct 25, 2024
Rainfall September was a wild weather month in the Florida Panhandle. Hurricane Francine hit Louisiana but brought outer bands of heavy rain to the Western and Central Panhandle, and then later in the month Hurricane Helene hit the Big Bend Region with outer bands...
by Abbey Payne | Oct 11, 2024
The cold hardy citrus industry in the Big Bend and Eastern Panhandle of Florida took a direct hit from Hurricane Helene. Many farmers experienced fruit drop, broken tree limbs, and overall damaged trees. The more recent Hurricane Milton serves as a reminder about the...
by external | Oct 11, 2024
Source: FDACS News Release Florida farmers impacted by Hurricane Helene can apply for interest-free loans to repair, replace infrastructure. Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson announced that Florida farmers, ranchers, and growers impacted by Hurricane...
by external | Sep 20, 2024
Megan Winslow, Public Relations Specialist, UF/IFAS Communications Hurricane Debby formed as a tropical depression on August 3, 2024 near Cuba, before moving into the Gulf of Mexico and strengthening into a tropical storm.. It gradually intensified, attaining Category...
by Doug Mayo | Sep 13, 2024
Rainfall August was really hot and dry for much of the Panhandle, as Hurricane Debby sucked all of the moisture out of the Gulf and dumped it on Southeast Georgia and South Carolina. Looking at the maps above, the divide between the areas that got drenched or...
by Doug Mayo | Aug 9, 2024
Rainfall July 2024 was a mix of drought ending rainfall with high temperatures in between thunderstorms in the Florida Panhandle. The map above to the left showed that estimated July rainfall in the Panhandle ranged from 5-6.5″ (light green),...
