High Impact Weather Briefing 6: Catastrophic flooding expected along the Blue Ridge, Tropical Storm Winds expected Friday morning

Good Thursday morning to everyone, this blog update is being posted at 11:30 am…. Hurricane Helene continues to intensify in the Gulf of Mexico and is destined to be a major hurricane later today as it makes landfall in the Florida Big Bend Region, here is the 11 am National Hurricane Center advisory, no changesContinue reading “High Impact Weather Briefing 6: Catastrophic flooding expected along the Blue Ridge, Tropical Storm Winds expected Friday morning”

8/7/24 (1 pm): Debby to pivot bands of heavy rain into region on Thursday

Good Wednesday afternoon, We continue to monitor #Debby as it is located about 100 miles south of Myrtle Beach South Carolina as of the most recent update from the National Hurricane Center. Winds are officially 60 mph located within bands off-shore the South Carolina Coast. Dry air has done a job on the widespread natureContinue reading “8/7/24 (1 pm): Debby to pivot bands of heavy rain into region on Thursday”

8/6/2024 (5 pm): Debby to start moving next 24 hours, heavy rain possible Western Piedmont on Thursday

Good Tuesday afternoon, We continue to monitor the leftovers of Debby as it is located hear Hilton Head Island, S.C. as of late Tuesday afternoon, the storm continues to remain stuck in weak steering currents. Some mid level dry air has also helped spread out the bands of heaviest precipitation across Coastal South Carolina andContinue reading “8/6/2024 (5 pm): Debby to start moving next 24 hours, heavy rain possible Western Piedmont on Thursday”

8/5/24 (9:30 pm) Debby continues it slow movement next 48-72 hours

Good Monday evening, We continue to monitor Debby as it slowly moves through the state of Georgia tonight and eventually into the Carolinas for the second half of the week. Below is the latest National Hurricane Center Forecast on the now Tropical Storm since it is inland… Water Vapor shows well how Debby has stalledContinue reading “8/5/24 (9:30 pm) Debby continues it slow movement next 48-72 hours”

Debby to become a hurricane next 24 hours, flooding to become main threat

Good Sunday morning to everyone, We continue to monitor Tropical Storm Debby as it moves toward the Florida Big Bend. On the water vapor image you can see Debby with quite an extensive moisture envelope on its eastern half, while some dry air in the mid levels are located west of the storm and acrossContinue reading “Debby to become a hurricane next 24 hours, flooding to become main threat”

Stormy, Rainy Week in Store For Western North Carolina.

An upper-level low-pressure system will begin to influence our weather tonight and it may not go anywhere for some time. Severe weather will be possible Monday before the atmosphere stabilizes in response to showers and cold air damming Tuesday into Wednesday. With cloud cover increasing as we speak, don’t expect temperatures to fall too muchContinue reading “Stormy, Rainy Week in Store For Western North Carolina.”

Dangerous Hurricane Ian Bares Down on Florida, Heavy Rain, Gusty Winds to Impact Western North Carolina This Weekend

Lead Forecaster Daniel Crawley Good Wednesday morning, we continue to closely monitor Hurricane Ian as it makes approach on the Florida Coastline and eventually the Carolinas… Some important things took place yesterday that has impacted the forecast track across Florida and then eventually as it goes northward into Georgia and the Carolinas. We will getContinue reading “Dangerous Hurricane Ian Bares Down on Florida, Heavy Rain, Gusty Winds to Impact Western North Carolina This Weekend”

Ian Becomes a Hurricane; Impacts from Florida to the Carolinas Expected

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”

Severe Weather and Flash Flood Threat For Western North Carolina Through Early Friday

Lead Forecaster Daniel Crawley Well, another day and another opportunity for Mother Nature to provide a two-pronged threat of impactful weather to the Western Carolinas…let’s break it down 1. Heavy Rain Likely A strong upper low located across Southeast Kansas this morning will slowly move east over the next 24 hours pulling rich tropical moistureContinue reading “Severe Weather and Flash Flood Threat For Western North Carolina Through Early Friday”