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Weather Information:

La Niña is Back!

Southeast Climate Consortium reports we can expect slightly dryer and warmer weather this winter. View the report released November 1, 2011.

NOAA: El Niño/Southern Oscillation (ENSO) Diagnostic Discussion

PDF: English Version Spanish Version

When Winter comes to Florida.... t. Lucie County Extension

Cold Weather Preparedness - St. Lucie County Extension web page .

Time to prepare for winter (freeze damage preparation)

ANN M. O'PHELAN November 2, 2011 in Highlands Today

Cold Weather News Alert - Archives

January 6, 2012 December 15, 2010 January 8th, 2010

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For National Hurricane Center's tropical storm webpage click here.

National Weather Service forecasts for: Rural Okeechobee or Okeechobee City

FAWN: Florida Automated Weather Network (UF/IFAS)

UF Tropical Weather webpage: http://www.ufl.edu/weather/hurricane.html

Stormpulse.com is a webpage with impressive graphics showing Tropical storm tracks. Note that Stormpulse.com is not an official weather source; it should not be your sole source for official advisories, discussions, watches, or warnings. By using this site you are agreeing to their Terms of Service.

This is a commercial weather consulting company operated by Alan Archer, a Certified Consulting Meteorologist.

Other commercial weather consulting companies may contact our office for possible listing on this page.

Preparing for the storm:

Prepare your Pets and Livestock: FDACS Press Release Emergency Evacuation Waiver Of Animal Movement Requirements

Web link for Livestock and Pet information from FDACS Division of Animal Industry:http://www.doacs.state.fl.us/ai/adc/adc_emerg_manag_links.shtml

Trees & Hurricanes website

UF/IFAS Disaster Handbook

UF/IFAS SolutionsForYourLife: Disaster Preparation & Recovery Website

Hurricane Information will be posted in spring 2012

Atlantic Seasonal Hurricane Forecasts:

NOAA Climate Prediction Center
14-19 Named Storms	(average is 11)
7-10 Hurricanes	(average is 6)
3-5 Intense Hurricanes (Category 3-4-5)	(average is 2)

Philip J. Klotzbach and William M. Gray, Colorado State University: November 2009 report

CSU Tropical Meteorology Project

51-75 Named Storm Days (average is 49)

6- 8 Hurricanes

3 - 5 Intense Hurricanes (average is 5.0)

2011 Storm Names:

Arlene Bret Cindy Don Emily Franklin Gert Harvey Irene Jose Katia Lee Maria Nate Ophelia Philippe Rina Sean Tammy Vince Whitney

Current Year Storm summary Future Year Storm names - go here!

El Niño? or El No-Show? a discussion of how this may have effected our weather...

Storm Effect Archives:

Hurricane Photos taken by Okeechobee Extension staff:

2005 Photos of Wilma in Belle Glade 2004-05 Hurricane effects

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