FORECAST SUMMARY: Friday, May 3:
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*** Disease Update - 3 May *** Blue mold is developing near the source in NC. There are now four counties in the northeast piedmont of NC that have reported blue mold: Franklin, Granvill, Vance, and Warren. Few details are available, but some infections have been active recently.
*** Unsettled, disease-favorable weather is expected for portions of the southeast U.S. Friday and Saturday *** A stationary front lies across the Southeast on Friday. On Saturday, a low pressure area will move across the region along the front. These features will bring plenty of rain to northern and central sections of the Southeast. The weather system will exit the region Saturday night. Conditions on Sunday will likely be unfavorable for disease development. Southern sections of the Southeast, from southern GA southward through FL, will remain hot and dry Friday through Sunday.
*** The Risk Assessments are as follows...... On Friday.... HIGH RISK for the eastern half of NC and northeast SC. Moderate Risk for southern SC and eastern GA. Low Risk elsewhere. On Saturday.... the trajectory from NC moves southwest. HIGH RISK for a broad area of central NC, from I-95 in the east to I-77 in the west. Moderate Risk for central SC. Low Risk elsewhere. Low Risk region-wide on Sunday.
TK
Serious Threats: Northeast piedmont of NC
HIGH RISK areas: central and eastern areas of NC, northeast SC
Current Sources:
Previous Sources:
Pinar del Rio, Cuba
Santiago, Dominican Republic
Papantla, Veracruz, Mexico
Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico
Local Weather in North Carolina is available from the WRAL-TV5 Weather Center, which also has links to other weather sites.
***** NOTE: These forecasts/outlooks only apply to disease development from airborne transport of spores!!! We do not have the capability to ascertain blue mold development by other means, such as transplanting of infected seedlings, nor will we attempt to do so. Please consult the Extension Service personnel in your area if you have concerns about these matters! *****
This service is provided by the North Carolina State University departments of Plant Pathology and Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences.