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WRUF AWARENESS WEEK
By Chani Morris on February 11th, 2013
Spring is right around the corner, and it won’t be long until we will hear the sound of thunder nearly every day. It’s the time of year when Floridians are eager to spend more time in the sun and enjoy … Continue reading
April-Like Warmth to Continue for a Week
By UF Chief Meteorologist Jeff Huffman on January 10th, 2013
81° would be a temperature most-often achieved on an April afternoon in Gainesville. That’s the average high for April 16th. Today’s WRUF forecast high of 81 would come short of the record high for this date, but January 10th, 2013 … Continue reading
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Sandy Erodes Sand, but Causes Only Minor Damage in St. Augustine
By UF Chief Meteorologist Jeff Huffman on October 26th, 2012
More than just a play on words, Sandy was quite the “sandstorm” in St. Augustine. The beaches in this scenic city were just replenished a few months ago, and now they are being eaten away by waves yet again. More … Continue reading
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From Drought to Deluge: 2011-2012 Rainy Season Comparisons
By UF Chief Meteorologist Jeff Huffman on October 9th, 2012
There’s a lot of talk about deficits these days, especially coming from politicians in this year’s Presidential Election when referring to our economy. One deficit that we can say has been erased, with certainty, is the rainfall for Gainesville leading … Continue reading
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10 Day: Rainy Season Ends This Week
By UF Chief Meteorologist Jeff Huffman on October 7th, 2012
We talked about four criteria that typically make up the rainy season in North-Central Florida back in May. A change in the weather pattern this week is prompting us to take a look at those same criteria, concluding that the … Continue reading
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Two Steps to Autumn: Drying Out, then Cooling Down
By UF Chief Meteorologist Jeff Huffman on October 5th, 2012
Fall is already in full force across most of the nation. Floridians, however, have only had a brief hint of autumn so far, with temperatures only cooling off for a couple of days back in mid-September. Tropical levels of humidity … Continue reading
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Friday Briefing: UF is Prepared, but Expecting Minimal Impact
By UF Chief Meteorologist Jeff Huffman on August 24th, 2012
Storms to Greet Students Moving Back In
By UF Chief Meteorologist Jeff Huffman on August 18th, 2012
Even for rainy season standards, the next four days will be stormy in Gainesville and across much of North-Central Florida. An unusually deep trough of lower pressure aloft is diving in across the southern states, acting to scoop up copious … Continue reading
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Next Three Weeks Likely to Be Busy in the Tropics
By UF Chief Meteorologist Jeff Huffman on August 9th, 2012
The window is wide open. The next three weeks will likely be the busiest period of activity in the tropical Atlantic for the remaining 2012 season. Ernesto broke the drought, so-to-speak, of storms that had been absent since Debby came … Continue reading
State of the Season: When and How an El Niño Might Take Over
By UF Chief Meteorologist Jeff Huffman on August 3rd, 2012
The first four storms of the season formed within the first three weeks of the official 2012 Hurricane Season, making it the fastest season to four named storms since records have been kept. However, the next five weeks were remarkably … Continue reading
