FORECAST SUMMARY: Wednesday, June 4:
***** Disease Update - 4 June ***** There are no confirmed reports of blue mold from the NC mountains. As of 3 PM Wednesday afternoon, the available information indicates that no blue mold has yet been discovered in NC, and the Forecast Center has not received any official reports. We will post any report promptly whenever we receive it. Growers across the mid-Atlantic region, from the mountains to the coast, are strongly encouraged to scout their plants for signs of disease. Unsettled weather is expected in the eastern U.S. during the middle and latter parts of this week.
***** Unsettled weather continues in the Southeast *** A slow-moving frontal system will bring showers and thunderstorms to most of the region today. Dry weather will follow the front for the northern half of the Southeast, while scattered showers and thunderstorms will occur again on Thursday in the southern half. There is HIGH Risk for northern FL Wednesday and Thursday. Tobacco crops in southern GA will be at Strongly Moderate Risk both days. Southern SC will be at Strongly Moderate Risk on Wednesday. Airborne spores from the northeast TN source may impact areas to the east. There is Moderate Risk Wednesday for southside VA, northwest NC, and growing areas of the southern Appalachian Mountains surrounding northeast TN. Thursday's transport event from the mountains should pose a Low Threat. For all other locations..... Low Risk on Wednesday and Thursday.
TK
Areas at Strongly Moderate or HIGH Risk during the past week: southern Appalachian Mountains, central and eastern sections of SC and NC, southern GA, northern FL
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.