Lead Forecaster Daniel Crawley Good Monday morning to everyone, we start a new workweek and the big weather story is Hurricane Ian. After being disorganized and fighting some mid level dry air for a good part of Sunday, Ian really took off Sunday night with the assistance of a nocturnal max of convection around theContinue reading “Ian Becomes a Hurricane; Impacts from Florida to the Carolinas Expected”
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Tropical Storm Ian Sunday Morning Update. Ian Becoming Better Organized
Update this morning on Ian…. 1) The system is slowly becoming better organized this morning. 50mph winds just south of Jamaica 🇯🇲. 2) Ian should become vertically stacked this afternoon and begin rapidly intensifying. 3) Ian will flirt with the western tip of Cuba, which has the highest mountains in the Caribbean. This could brieflyContinue reading “Tropical Storm Ian Sunday Morning Update. Ian Becoming Better Organized”
Rapid Intensification of Tropical Storm Ian Expected Next 48 Hours, Gulf Coast and Interior Southeast Impacts Likely Next Week
Good Saturday evening to everyone across the Western Carolinas. Hope you weekend is off to a great start. We have an important blog piece about developing Tropical Storm Ian and the impacts for the Western Caribbean, Cuba and the US over the next 5-7 days. Please share this with friends or family who may beContinue reading “Rapid Intensification of Tropical Storm Ian Expected Next 48 Hours, Gulf Coast and Interior Southeast Impacts Likely Next Week”
Tropical Update: Fiona and Gaston Continues to Move North, Hermine Expected to Develop This Weekend
Lead Forecaster Daniel Crawley Good Wednesday morning to everyone, remember about a month ago when we spoke about how abnormally quiet the Atlantic Hurricane Season was to that point? Well, things have obviously changed in recent times as we are at the peak of the Hurricane Season (September-Early October). We have powerful Hurricane Fiona pullingContinue reading “Tropical Update: Fiona and Gaston Continues to Move North, Hermine Expected to Develop This Weekend”
Above Normal Temperatures This Work Week, Significant Cooldown Expected for the Weekend
Lead Forecaster Daniel Crawley Good Monday morning to everyone, it was a mild weekend across the western Carolinas as high-pressure remains firmly entrenched across the southeast US. We are going to turn up the heat a little bit over the next three or four days before some major changes come just in time for nextContinue reading “Above Normal Temperatures This Work Week, Significant Cooldown Expected for the Weekend”
Fiona Gradually Strengthening Near Puerto Rico, Threat to United States is Low
Lead Forecaster Daniel Crawley Good Saturday evening to everyone, hope your weekend is off to a good start. We have an update on Tropical Storm Fiona down in the Caribbean. After dealing with a good bit of wind shear two days ago, Fiona is in a more favorable atmospheric environment as there is a distinctContinue reading “Fiona Gradually Strengthening Near Puerto Rico, Threat to United States is Low”
Above Normal Temperatures On The Way As We Near The Autumnal Equinox
Lead Forecaster Daniel Crawley Good Friday afternoon to everyone. Hope your week has been a great one. We have had a 5-Star week in terms of weather across Western North Carolina. A cold front moved through late Monday flushed out a tropical like regime and since that point we have experienced an early taste ofContinue reading “Above Normal Temperatures On The Way As We Near The Autumnal Equinox”
Tropical Depression Seven Forms, Impacts to Eastern Caribbean Possible This Weekend
Lead Forecaster Daniel Crawley Good Wednesday evening to everyone. Not much going on in the weather department locally, so lets talk tropics… Tropical Depression Seven formed late this morning several hundred miles east of the Lesser Antilles. As of 7 pm Wednesday water vapor imagery shows a good bit of convection blossoming along and eastContinue reading “Tropical Depression Seven Forms, Impacts to Eastern Caribbean Possible This Weekend”
Forecaster’s Dream: Pleasant Weather Expected Next Seven Days
Lead Forecaster Daniel Crawley Good Tuesday evening, hope your week is off to a good start so far. The weather has made a drastic change compared to what it was like over the weekend as much drier air has moved into North Carolina. As you can see on the water vapor damage, the trough andContinue reading “Forecaster’s Dream: Pleasant Weather Expected Next Seven Days”
Muggy and Unsettled Weather Continues, Clearing Expected Next Week
Lead Forecaster Daniel Crawley Good Saturday evening everyone, it has been a cloudy and soggy start to the weekend across the Western Carolinas due to an upper trough along the Gulf Coast and a persistent southeast fetch of moisture up against the Blue Ridge Mountains. Thankfully precipitation amounts have been within control over the pastContinue reading “Muggy and Unsettled Weather Continues, Clearing Expected Next Week”