{"id":1023,"date":"2026-10-07T09:34:53","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T13:34:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/citrus\/?p=1023"},"modified":"2026-10-07T09:34:53","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T13:34:53","slug":"possible-incoming-hurricane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/citrus\/2026\/10\/possible-incoming-hurricane\/","title":{"rendered":"Possible Incoming Hurricane"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-384241b8 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"897\" height=\"738\" src=\"https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/citrus\/files\/2026\/10\/image.png\" alt=\"tropical-storm-force wind speed probabilities map from NOAA as of 1 AM Wednesday October 7. Path shows wind speeds up to 30 mph hitting the western border of Georgia.\" class=\"wp-image-1024\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.2154560906515581;width:380px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/citrus\/files\/2026\/10\/image.png 897w, https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/citrus\/files\/2026\/10\/image-300x247.png 300w, https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/citrus\/files\/2026\/10\/image-767x631.png 767w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 897px) 100vw, 897px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"840\" src=\"https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/citrus\/files\/2026\/10\/image-2-1024x840.png\" alt=\"Prediction cone for the path of tropical storm Isaias as of 4 AM October 7, 2026. Cone predicts hurricane will make landfall 1 AM Saturday and move up through Alabama and Mississippi.\" class=\"wp-image-1026\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.21905764915976;width:380px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/citrus\/files\/2026\/10\/image-2-1024x840.png 1024w, https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/citrus\/files\/2026\/10\/image-2-300x246.png 300w, https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/citrus\/files\/2026\/10\/image-2-768x630.png 768w, https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/citrus\/files\/2026\/10\/image-2-1536x1260.png 1536w, https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/citrus\/files\/2026\/10\/image-2.png 1794w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hi y&#8217;all,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are some predictions that Tropical Storm Isaias will make landfall as a hurricane this weekend. As of right now, the predicted path has some of Southwest Georgia along the fringes, but that could always change should the storm turn.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In preparation for the storm, I would recommend taking pictures of your groves and getting some rough fruit counts before any inclement weather starts. After Hurricane Helene, having before pictures and a good estimate of crop load helped with damage assessments. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">USDA also has an extensive hurricane preparedness guide for southeastern citrus growers with information on how to prepare and what to do post-storm. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/citrus\/files\/2026\/10\/Citrus-Producers-Guide_SE_2.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of Citrus Producers Guide_SE_2.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-0a80c85a-aa55-44b0-8d37-84681b19baae\" href=\"https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/citrus\/files\/2026\/10\/Citrus-Producers-Guide_SE_2.pdf\">Citrus Producers Guide_SE_2<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/citrus\/files\/2026\/10\/Citrus-Producers-Guide_SE_2.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-0a80c85a-aa55-44b0-8d37-84681b19baae\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hi y&#8217;all, There are some predictions that Tropical Storm Isaias will make landfall as a hurricane this weekend. As of right now, the predicted path has some of Southwest Georgia along the fringes, but that could always change should the storm turn. In preparation for the storm, I would recommend taking pictures of your groves [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":985,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1023","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/citrus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1023","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/citrus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/citrus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/citrus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/985"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/citrus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1023"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/citrus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1023\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1028,"href":"https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/citrus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1023\/revisions\/1028"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/citrus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1023"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/citrus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1023"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.caes.uga.edu\/citrus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1023"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}