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Snowfall Breaks ‘Snow Drought’ While Drought Expands Elsewhere

Snowfall Breaks ‘Snow Drought’ While Drought Expands Elsewhere

Dec 6, 2024 | 3:19am
Climatologist Corey Davis, what do you know? We finally, we broke a snow drought in some spots, didn’t we? “That’s right. Mike, you know, some folks woke up on Tuesday morning to some unexpected snow on the ground. And one of the reasons that this system was such a surprise is that if it had […]
Soil Moisture Levels Show Improvement in Carolinas

Soil Moisture Levels Show Improvement in Carolinas

Nov 22, 2024 | 3:46am
What a difference a week makes, particularly in the weather. I’m Mike Davis talking with Corey Davis from the state climate office of North Carolina. And yeah, a difference in a couple of different aspects. Corey, tell us what what you’re seeing from your climatological view? “Mike, if you think back to where we were […]
Warm, Dry Winter is Forecast for Carolinas

Warm, Dry Winter is Forecast for Carolinas

Nov 15, 2024 | 3:16am
Time to look forward now as we head into the winter months. I’m Mike Davis, and I’m with Assistant State Climatologist Corey Davis from the State Climate Office of North Carolina. Corey, your office has just come out with its Winter Outlook. Let’s start with where we are right now, and where do you see […]
Hard to Believe, but Carolinas Slipping into Drought

Hard to Believe, but Carolinas Slipping into Drought

Nov 8, 2024 | 4:33am
A lot of color on the Drought Monitor map right now, to get a description of that, I turn to Corey Davis, Assistant State Climatologist from the State Climate Office of North Carolina. What are you seeing right now, Corey? “Well, Mike, you know, this is the time of the year that we usually look […]
Dry and Warm: That Sums Up October

Dry and Warm: That Sums Up October

Nov 1, 2024 | 3:42am
I am talking with Corey Davis from the State Climate Office of North Carolina, time to take a look back over October. And I think it could be summed up in a couple of words: Dry October, certainly, and a lot of places pretty warm, but what’s your perspective, Corey? “Yeah, Mike, that’s pretty much […]
Drought Starting to Reappear in Carolinas

Drought Starting to Reappear in Carolinas

Oct 25, 2024 | 1:28am
Dry conditions continue across the Carolinas, and now it is starting to show up on the Drought Monitor. To get details, I am talking with Corey Davis from the state climate office of North Carolina. What are we seeing as far as maturation rates for some of these crops with these dry conditions? “Well, we’ve […]
A ‘Fair’ Weather Forecast for the Next Week

A ‘Fair’ Weather Forecast for the Next Week

Oct 18, 2024 | 3:36am
Corey Davis, the Assistant State Climatologist for North Carolina, you called it last week. Man, you have dialed up some fair weather for North Carolina and South Carolina. And yes, there’s a double entendre there, because here we are, the South Carolina State Fair wrapping up this weekend, the North Carolina State Fair just getting […]
Agricultural Picture After Helene Starting to Come Into Focus

Agricultural Picture After Helene Starting to Come Into Focus

Oct 11, 2024 | 1:01am
News continues to come in post-Helene now, and to give us an update, we turn to Corey Davis from the State Climate Office of North Carolina. Let’s start with the bad news first. “Yeah, that’s right, Mike. In North and South Carolina, the death toll continues to rise after Helene. Now that’s not a surprise. […]
Helene Could Bring Damaging Rain, Wind

Helene Could Bring Damaging Rain, Wind

Sep 27, 2024 | 4:04am
Another storm is threatening the Carolinas. In fact, we’re already feeling its effects. I’m Mike Davis and I’m talking with Assistant State Climatologist Corey Davis from the State Climate Office of North Carolina. What can you tell us about Helene, and what can we expect? How long is this going to be around? “Well, Mike, […]
This Week’s ‘No-Name Storm’ Caught People Off Guard

This Week’s ‘No-Name Storm’ Caught People Off Guard

Sep 20, 2024 | 4:38am
I’m Mike Davis. I’m talking with North Carolina Assistant State Climatologist Corey Davis. And Corey, let me get this right. It didn’t have a name. It was Potential Tropical Cyclone Eight. I think this really caught a lot of people off guard, perhaps because it did not have a name attached to it. We weren’t […]