Doppler Weather Radar Image from Eastern NC for 4PM EDT, July 12, 1996
FORECAST DISCUSSION: Friday, July 12, 1996
*** Extension Professor Dr. William Nesmith *** at UK reports that recent disease activity in central Kentucky has strengthened considerably and sporulation is again quite strong. Growers in central and eastern Kentucky should take note, since there is a chance of showers in the forecast for Saturday and winds will be from the west for Saturday's release.
*** Bertha is intensifying *** as she approaches the coast of the Carolinas and is making matters difficult. Cloudy skies with high winds, showers, and storms are smashing the Atlantic seaboard. There are even some spotty showers in the mountains. The eastern NC sources are High Risk today, and the mountain sources are Moderate risk. No long-range transport and deposition is expected due to the hurricane; any disease development will be highly localized because the rain bands moved into eastern NC in the morning before the spores had time to get anywhere.
*** Four more counties *** in the NC burley growing region are reporting blue mold. They are Avery, Buncombe, Macon, and Graham. Macon and Graham Counties are in SW NC, closer to the N GA source in Towns County. Avery and Buncombe Counties are near the Yancey County source area. TK
HIGH-RISK SOURCES: Northeast and Southeast NC
***** 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! *****
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Web page last updated by Thomas Keever on 12 July 1996.