Lead Forecaster Daniel Crawley Good Wednesday evening, it was a hot day across the region on this first day of June. A lot of 90’s on the board today even across some foothills locations for the first time in 2022. Looking at the water vapor tonight you can see a shortwave trough quickly moving eastContinue reading “Scattered Storms Return for Thursday, Cooler Weather in Time for The Weekend”
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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”
Rainfall Summary From Past 48 Hours; More to Come?
Lead Forecaster Daniel Crawley Good Tuesday morning to everyone, it has been a very active last 48 hours across the Western Carolinas. Over the weekend our forecast team gave a head’s up on the potential of significant rainfall across the region and that has verified to this point. A non-tropical feature moved northeast from theContinue reading “Rainfall Summary From Past 48 Hours; More to Come?”
Widespread Rainfall Expected on Monday
Lead Forecaster Daniel Crawley Things are lining up to where Monday could be the most widespread rainfall event we have seen in quite a while. Here’s a breakdown of what’s going on. Water vapor image tonight shows abundant gulf moisture moving Northward into the Southeast ahead of a slowing cold front. This front will takeContinue reading “Widespread Rainfall Expected on Monday”
More Pulse-Type Severe Storms Expected Sunday
Lead Forecaster Daniel Crawley Summer-like pattern is firmly in place across the Western Carolinas. Some of us ran into some feisty thunderstorms while others stayed dry. An even better threat of storms is expected on Sunday as a cold front slowly moves in from the west. Futurecast indicates that thunderstorms will be scattered to numerousContinue reading “More Pulse-Type Severe Storms Expected Sunday”
Chances of Precipitation on the Rise Through Next Week
Lead Forecaster Daniel Crawley Good Saturday afternoon, hope your weekend is off to a good start. Storm chances are on the increase today and they could persist for several days due to a couple different weather systems. A trough across the northern tier of the US is pushing a frontal boundary toward the Eastern partContinue reading “Chances of Precipitation on the Rise Through Next Week”
Abnormally Dry Conditions Across Sections of Western North Carolina
Good Thursday afternoon, the drought index has been updated for this week and for the first time in a while parts of Western North Carolina have been placed in the abnormally dry category (D0) of drought conditions. In our coverage area, Alexander and Caldwell Counties are a part of the “abnormally dry” area. Other townsContinue reading “Abnormally Dry Conditions Across Sections of Western North Carolina”
First 90’s of the Year Coming Up, Storms Return for the Weekend
Lead Forecaster Daniel Crawley Hope everyone is doing well on this Tuesday… Let’s take a look at the synoptic weather pattern for Western North Carolina for the middle to late part of this week. We have been advertising the first 90’s of the year for the Western Piedmont and a few Foothill locations that stillContinue reading “First 90’s of the Year Coming Up, Storms Return for the Weekend”
A Look Ahead: Early Spring Rollercoaster Continues
Lead Forecaster Daniel Crawley Good Saturday afternoon everyone hope your weekend is off to a great start. Let’s take a look at the weather and the pattern expected for the next several days. High pressure at the surface is established across the region and for this weekend that means we will have some nice weatherContinue reading “A Look Ahead: Early Spring Rollercoaster Continues”
Severe Weather Possible Today Across The Western Carolinas
Lead Forecaster Daniel Crawley Good Wednesday morning, today will be an active weather day with potentially stormy conditions by this afternoon. Local radar indicates a soggy start for all of the Foothills and Western Piedmont. Temperatures range from the mid to upper 50’s at 8 am from north to south. Some convective elements down acrossContinue reading “Severe Weather Possible Today Across The Western Carolinas”