IN-DEPTH: Why cedar spikes with cold fronts

AUSTIN (KXAN) – Over the last few days, we have seen a large spike in cedar pollen in our area. In fact, our new advanced pollen sensor above our KXAN-TV studio detected a very high count of 12,353 grains per cubic meter on Jan. 4 — the highest count of the season.

With more cold fronts in the forecast, we are predicting additional spikes in the pollen count.


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Jonathan Motsinger, the Central Texas operations department head with the Texas A&M Forest Service, spoke to meteorologist Sean Kelly about how weather plays a large role in cedar and what he expects in the coming months . You can read the interview below to learn more.

Sean Kelly KXAN News: Thank you so much for being here with us. A lot of people have been emailing us and calling in about cedar fever. And it’s a big issue here in Central Texas that we face.

Jonathan Motsinger
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