FORECAST SUMMARY: Monday, August 18:
***** Disease Update - 18 August ***** Blue mold has been discovered in the flue-cured areas of Virginia. Blue mold lesions were discovered in several fields late last week in Halifax and Patrick counties along southside Virginia. Most fields in these counties are beyond the topping stage and into harvest (the initial discovery in Halifax County occurred while harvest was occurring).
***** The Weather..... Stationary front now along the southern borders of NC and TN will sink into the Southeast on Tuesday. Meanwhile, high pressure is filling in across the north and will build farther south on Tuesday. Sunny to partly cloudy skies most areas both days. Other than scattered showers on Monday for New England and part of the mid-Atlantic, dry weather is expected north of the front Monday and Tuesday. Scattered showers and thunderstorms both days for the Southeast.
***** The Forecasts...... On Monday.... Moderate Risk for southern GA, southern and eastern SC, and southern New England. On Tuesday.... Moderate Risk for southern GA and southern SC. Elsewhere, with dry weather expected over the next two days, Low Risk for growing areas in the Ohio Valley, southern Appalachian Mountains, and mid-Atlantic states.
TK
Areas at Strongly Moderate or HIGH Risk during the past week: all U.S. growing regions east of the Mississippi River
Current Sources:
Previous Sources:
Pinar del Rio, Cuba
Santiago, Dominican Republic
Papantla, Veracruz, Mexico
Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico
Corpus Christi, Texas
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.