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Spring outlook shows bushfire risk increases as El Niño loads the dice

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16 distinct posts / 48h, matching Spring 16
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6d ago At 3:41 PM EDT, 3 W Grafton [Taylor Co, WV] 911 Call Center reports Flash Flood. Spring Hills Road flooded. #wvwx Link -3.5
7d ago Severe Thunderstorm 15 Miles S of Harrington or 27 Miles SE of Martin Moving SE At 35 MPH. 70 MPH Wind Gusts, Large Hail. Wind Damage is Also Likely to Mobile Homes, Roofs & Outbuildings. Locations… -4.0
7d ago Severe Thunderstorm Near Etta or 7 Miles W of New Albany Moving SE At 30 MPH. 60 MPH Wind Gusts, Penny Size Hail. Locations Impacted Include New Albany, Ripley, Blue Mountain, Keownville, Gravestow… -4.5
7d ago The results of spring freezes and extreme weather are upon us now. -2.0
7d ago With droughts and extreme heat becoming the norm during late spring-summer, what would normally be peak growing season for trees could now become a time where many stop growing entirely -4.0
7d ago [Delayed Report] On Aug 15, at 7:55 AM CDT, Gibson City [Ford Co, IL] Public reports Flash Flood. Photo shared via social media shows inundation of fields and yards near 4th Street and Spring Stree… -3.0
7d ago Storm Lala is a wake-up call for us all. Hawaiʻi saw major spring flooding, then another high-impact flood/wind event now months later, while some farms and infrastructure were still recovering. … -2.0
8d ago www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... ‘The tendency for a lower snowpack and also mild temperatures stretching for the spring together spell an early melt for the snowpack. [That] can dry out the land surface… -3.0
8d ago Severe Thunderstorm Near New Melle or 9 Miles SW of Dardenne Prairie Moving E At 30 MPH. 60 MPH Wind Gusts. Locations Impacted Include Augusta, New Melle, Matson, Defiance, Wildwood & Weldon Spring… -3.8
8d ago We had 2" of rain in about an hour this afternoon. The chicken barn is flooded. The plus side is that it usually happens once in the spring and once in the summer and we did not have a big flooding… +1.0
8d ago Lavender bushes seem to be incredibly tough so I’m sure they’ll spring back to life once the drought passes. Paws crossed for you all. +3.0
8d ago Omg!! This is the strangest August ever!!! It’s rained every day for over a week now. And then today temps in the 90’s and rained again🙄 humidity is like 90% and heat index is 114🥵 August is for ho… -3.0
8d ago Other than the 30 day drought we had back in the spring it’s been sever thunderstorms every day here this year. July and August are usually hot and humid with little rain. It’s been a weird year. -1.5
8d ago Do keep it until next spring though. Some of them have jettisoned leaves early because of the drought. -1.5
8d ago At 10:40 AM EDT, 1 NNW Shady Spring [Raleigh Co, WV] Dept of Highways reports Flash Flood. High Water in the 2600 Block of Ritter Dr. #wvwx Link -3.5
8d ago I will be part of one of the last generations to remember what normal weather and seasons were like: ~ summers w/o continent wide fires ~ winters w/o 100 mile wide ice storm vortexes ~ halloween's … -6.0

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T3 Spring outlook shows bushfire risk increases as El Niño loads the dice 📄 weather_forecast cowraguardian.com.au tense, ominous, concerned
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T3 Spring outlook shows bushfire risk increases as El Niño loads the dice 📄 weather_forecast youngwitness.com.au tense, dry, anxious
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