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Tropical Storm Debby is expected to strengthen into a hurricane before a Florida landfall on Monday. The storm is then expected to cross Florida and stall near the Carolina coast. This could create days of prolonged, excessive rainfall in both North Carolina and South Carolina. Along the South Carolina coast, places such as Hilton Head, Beaufort, Charleston and Myrtle Beach could see record-breaking rainfall. The National Hurricane Center says they're fearful of the impacts that could be seen if rain totals reach between 20 and 30 inches in some places. The slow-moving storm could also bring a flooding threat inland. Along and east of the Interstate 77 corridor, places like Columbia, Charlotte, Raleigh, Durham, Florence, and Fayetteville could see flooding from Debby too. #northcarolina #southcarolina #weather #ncwx #scwx #podcast

Tropical Storm Debby has formed in the Gulf of Mexico. The Carolina Weather Group is LIVE tracking the forecast for Debby, which is expected to bring a flooding threat to the Carolinas in the week ahead. Plus, live-time storm tracking with numerous severe thunderstorms moving through both North Carolina and South Carolina on this Saturday. #northcarolina #southcarolina #weather #ncwx #scwx #podcast

A tropical wave could develop into a tropical depression or a tropical storm by this weekend. The National Hurricane Center says there is a 60% chance these thunderstorms could develop into a tropical cyclone by this weekend. The storm could develop near the Greater Antilles, Bahamas, and Florida before turning north. The Carolina Weather Group provides early forecast analysis for the scenarios that could impact the Carolinas and the Southeast with potential tropical weather.If the potential storm system were to be given a name, the next name in the Atlantic hurricane season is Debby. Join the conversation on this live podcast. #northcarolina #southcarolina #weather #ncwx #scwx #podcast

Math, science and technology are all critical skills for any student looking to study and get a job at the National Weather Service. This week on the Carolina Weather Group, Frank Strait talks with Clay Chaney, a meteorologist with the NWS office in Greenville-Spartanburg, South Carolina. Frank and Clay briefly worked together at Accuweather before getting jobs in the public sector. Now at NWS GSP, Clay is the forecast office's Social Media focal point and tropical weather focal point. Frank and Clay discussed education, skillsets and the job application process while attending the Schiele Museum of Natural History's Weather Proof event in Gastonia, North Carolina on July 20. Jobs with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the National Weather Service can be found on USAJOBS at https://www.usajobs.gov/Search/Results?a=CM54&p=1&k=national%20weather%20service. #jobs #career #weather #northcarolina #southcarolina #ncwx #scwx #podcast

The crash of USAir Flight 1016 from Columbia to Charlotte led to the creation of Charlotte's first radar and the fast-tracking of the FAA's terminal doppler radars to airports nationwide. This week on the Carolina Weather Group podcast, we revisit a 2019 conversation about how this deadly microburst forever changed how weather is forecast and monitored in the world of aviation. WCNC Charlotte Investigative Reporter Nathe Morabito and Chief Meteorologist Brad Panovich explore the lasting impact of the airplane crash. WATCH NATE's FULL DOCUMENTARY: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRxW8y5Ly3M #northcarolina #southcarolina #weather #ncwx #scwx #podcast

The chance a tropical weather system could develop off the coast of the Carolinas could spell drought relief for farmers and others living in North Carolina and South Carolina. This week, the Carolina Weather Group is LIVE! with the latest forecast on the potential tropical weather along the Carolina coast. How much rain could this system bring? And what impact will that have on the rapidly increasing Carolina drought -- brought on by weeks of hot weather with very little rainfall. Join the conversation on this live podcast. #northcarolina #southcarolina #weather #ncwx #scwx #podcast

It's the Fourth of July holiday weekend and people will travel to beach vacations. One of those popular locations is North Carolina's Outer Banks. This week on the Carolina Weather Group, Scotty Powell helps you prepare for travel by talking to North Carolina Department of Transportation spokesperson Tim Hass, who is the Communications Officer for all of NCDOT's Ferry and the state's DOT's Division 1, which includes OBX and it's famous NC 12 route. Tim provides tips for using the Outer Banks ferries, getting updates on NC 12 traffic conditions, and the best ways to stay weather aware when traveling to North Carolina's Atlantic coastal beaches.This is the most-listened podcast for anyone traveling to locations including Nags Head, Rodanthe, Avon, Hatteras, Ocracoke and more. #northcarolina #southcarolina #weather #ncwx #scwx #podcast

A special edition of the Carolina Weather Group: Countdown to launch! The GOES-U satellite, the final addition to GOES-R series, will help to prepare for two kinds of weather — Earth and space weather. Once operational, this new satellite will be renamed GOES-19 and take on the role of GOES East. As GOES East, the satellite will serve a critical role in providing continuous weather coverage over the Carolinas, the United States East Coast and monitoring tropical systems in the Atlantic oceans. This continuous monitoring aids scientists and forecasters in issuing timely warnings and forecasts to help protect the one billion people who live and work in the Americas. Additionally, GOES-U carries a new compact coronagraph that will image the outer layer of the Sun’s atmosphere to detect and characterize coronal mass ejections. This week, we talked with Dr. Dan Lindsey, GOES-R Program Scientist, and Dr. Jim Spann, Senior Scientist for Space Weather for NOAA’s NESDIS Office of Space Weather Observations. Th

All the world-renowned forecasters are saying the same thing: expect an active hurricane season this year. One of those meteorologists is Dr. Phil Klotzbach. He is a senior research scientist for the Department of Atmospheric Science in the Walter Scott, Jr. College of Engineering at Colorado State University. He has worked in the department for the past 23 years and was co-author on the Atlantic basin hurricane forecasts with Dr. William Gray through 2005, becoming the first author in 2006. Dr. Klotzbach joins the podcasts this week on the Carolina Weather Group to discuss expectations for the 2024 hurricane season. He explains the weather and climate impacts that are likely to make it an above-average tropical season. #hurricane #tropics #weather

Years in the making, the "OUTBRK: Storm chasing simulator" video came for the computer is nearly here. On Friday, June 28, 2024, the long-awaited online, multiple-player game will become available in "early access" on the Steam gaming platform. This will allow those who choose, the option to purchase the game and play the game while it remains in ongoing development. (Those who buy an early access game on Steam will receive, without further costs, ongoing updates as improvements are made and will receive a copy of the final game upon release.) David Daigle-Carignan and Marc Remillard are the developers of OUTBRK. They returned to the Carolina Weather Group to discuss expectations for the June 28 early release date. Over the past few years, they have developed a virtual, open-world that simulates real-world weather data from historic weather events. They created never-before-used technology and techniques to bring this weather to life. Their goal is to create a storm-chasing game that i

It's a live mishmash of topics this week on the Carolina Weather Group. Frank Strait with insight into why we can expect an active tropical season. A look at Scotty Powell's experience at a rained-out Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. And James Brierton with an update on the OUTBRK storm chasing video game - and a special, limited edition train coming to Pinehurst, North Carolina.

It's race week in Charlotte, North Carolina, where the Carolina Weather Group's James Brierton and Scotty Powell are live from Freedom Park. This week: A look ahead at the NASCAR race forecast at Charlotte Motor Speedway for the Coca-Cola 600. Plus a look back at the flooding seen during the All-Star race weekend at North Wilkesboro Speedway. And NOAA is out with the 2024 hurricane season outlook. We'll discuss why it will be a very active tropical season this year.

#weather #northcarolina #southcarolina #hurricane #severeweather See why IBHS is expressing serious concerns about North Carolina's building codes when it comes to hurricane readiness -- and why South Carolina continues to hold strong. With the traditional start of hurricane season just weeks away, the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) has released its Rating the States which report evaluates the 18 states along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts, all vulnerable to catastrophic hurricanes, based on building code adoption, enforcement, and contractor licensing. In the report, published every three years, each state is rated on a 0–100 scale using data from responses to groups of questions related to different aspects of their building code programs. https://ibhs.org/public-policy/rating-the-states/

The first round of severe weather Wednesday caused extensive power outages, downed many trees and produced up to two inch size hail. And now another line of severe storms is approaching both North Carolina and South Carolina for the overnight hours. A possible third line could come during Thursday morning's commute. The Carolina Weather Group's James Brierton has the latest impacts on the storms and the newest severe weather forecast.

#weather #tornado #stormchasing South Carolina-based storm chaser Chris Jackson and LSM's Brett Adair share video and insights from their severe weather chase last week during the historic tornado outbreak across the United States. See their footage from the tornado outbreak that impacted Nebraska, Iowa, Oklahoma, and Kanas between April 25 and April 28, 2024. Plus South Carolina's changing criteria for heat alerts. We're looking at the new procedures for warning you about heat-related health impacts.

This week, WCNC Charlotte Chief Meteorologist Brad Panovich talks about two very important, and yet very different, topics: The cicada emergence and a destructive severe thunderstorm in Rock Hill, South Carolina.This year will have the return of two different broods of cicadas, the Periodical Cicadas, also known as Brood XIX or Brook 19. They return every 13 years and are expected here in the Carolinas.Elsewhere in the United States, Broox XIX, which returns every 17 years, is also returning.A lot of headlines are emphasizing this return of two different cicada broods with phrases like "cicada invasion" or "cicada apocalypse." Many news stories give the false impression that the two types of cicadas will be appearing at the same time.As Brad Panovich explains, unless you live in a few very specific locations, you are unlikely to experience both types of cicadas. (Of course, even just one type of cicada can be loud enough. Just as the people of Newberry County, South Carolina: https://www.

This week on the Carolina Weather Group, James Brierton and producer Tim Pounds introduce us to railfanning by hitting the road to visit Altoona, Pennsylvania and visiting the world-famous Horseshoe Curve. Join them on their journey through smoke and rain as they explore a train enthusiast's dream of model trains, big-scale engineering, and personal railroad stories.

Chris Jackson is a South Carolina-based storm chaser and a trained first responder. On April 13, 2020, he chased severe weather as it raced across his home state. The early morning event was a continuation of what became known as the Easter tornado outbreak of 2020, which caused damage across much of the South before coming into the Carolinas. In South Carolina, there were 5 EF-3 tornadoes, 2 EF-2 tornadoes, and 1 EF-1 tornado in Central South Carolina and East-Central Georgia, causing 2 fatalities and at least 7 significant injuries. On this episode of the Carolina Weather Group podcast, Chris Jackson shares his story of chasing the storms, reporting tornado damage as a SKYWARN spotter, dialing 911 to alert authorities of an emergency, and rescuing a couple from their storm-ravaged home. By the time the severe weather outbreak was over, Chris visited Williston, Neeses, Livingston, Estill, Nixville, and Walterboro, all in the state of South Carolina, to survey the storm damage. During the course of the t

The Carolina Weather Group talks with Doug Marcy, Senior Coastal Hazards Specialist at NOAA Office for Coastal Management, about the threat of sea level rise. Doug and Shea discuss how a changing environment is causing our oceans to observe more heat, more water, and thus rise along the shorelines. To hear an extended version of this conversation, join us at https://patreon.com/carolinaweathergroup #northcarolina #southcarolina #weather #ncwx #scwx

This week we chat with NOAA's Doug Hilderbrand about how we can build safety and resiliency toward severe weather by becoming a Weather-Ready Nation. On April 3, join us for "Safe Place Selfie Day," when we'll be posting pictures to social media from our "safe place," the place we go at-work, at-home, or at-school to seek shelter during tornadoes and other severe weather. #northcarolina #southcarolina #weather #ncwx #scwx