Open Mic Forum
The panelists of the Carolinas Weather Group spend the evening taking your questions and sharing what's on their minds!
Jul 12, 2018•1 hr 6 min
Carolina Weather Group
The Carolina Weather Group is a weekly talk show broadcasting each week from the Carolinas. The show is dedicated to covering weather, science, technology, and more with newsmakers from the field of atmospheric science. With co-hosts across both North Carolina and South Carolina, the show may closely feature both NC weather and SC weather, but the topics are universally enjoyable for any weather fan. Join us!
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Episodes
Drone storm chasing
What is The Sirens Project? And why are they flying drones into storms? In a "can't miss episode," we talk with the guys who are using cutting-edge, unmanned technology to push the limits of storm chasing. They're researching severe weather from a vantage point not seen before. Their goal: To gather difficult data with hopes of improving forecasts.
Jun 28, 2018•1 hr 3 min
Hurricane Season Preview
Join us as we discuss the Hurricane Season 2018 with Dr. Philip Klotzbach, who is one of the leading scientists of Atmospheric Sciences and Tropical Meteorology. Phil Klotzbach is a Research Scientist in the Department of Atmospheric Science at Colorado State University. He received his Ph.D. in Atmospheric Science from CSU in 2007. Klotzbach has been employed in the Department of Atmospheric Science for the past seventeen years and was co-author on the Atlantic basin hurricane forecasts with Dr...
Jun 21, 2018•57 min
Earthquakes
While earthquakes aren't weather related, it is a phenomena that many in the weather community have to deal with. We will talk about earthquakes, the difference between west coast/east coast earthquakes, and how we should be prepared for the possibility of an earthquake affecting you and your family. About our guest: Ken Hudnut is the Science Advisor for Risk Reduction for the U. S. Geological Survey (USGS). He ensures that USGS hazards science is being applied to help solve societally relevant ...
Jun 14, 2018•1 hr 23 min
Alan Sealls: Getting to know
Tonight we introduce you to Alan Sealls, the chief meteorologist at WKRG-TV in Mobile, Alabama, and the president of the National Weather Association. He has three decades of experience in TV. Alan not only holds bachelors and masters degrees in meteorology from Cornell and Florida State, but he also has professional certifications from the AMS (American Meteorological Society) and the NWA (National Weather Association). Tonight we will open up the weather round table and talk about tropical wea...
Jun 07, 2018•1 hr 4 min
Recapping Historic Western North Carolina Flooding
The Carolina Weather Group recaps the historic and devastating flooding seen across the western North Carolina mountains and foothills this week. We look at the atmospheric conditions caused by Subtropical Storm Alberto that lead to the Lake Tahoma Dam evacuation, Interstate 40 closure caused by a mudslide and more. Panelist Scotty Powell joins the show from the McDowell County Emergency Management Center.
May 31, 2018•47 min
Special Edition: Flash Flood Emergency in North Carolina Mountains
A podcast recap featuring highlights from our live coverage Tuesday of historic flooding in parts of the North Carolina mountains and foothills. Scotty Powell reports from McDowell County, where a Flash Flood Emergency was declared. Numerous landslides, water rescues and flooding incidents were reported across the region.
May 30, 2018•5 min
Lightning Physics
Dr. Eric Bruning is an Assistant Professor of Atmospheric Science, Department of Geosciences, at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, TX. He will be joining us to talk the physics of lightning.
May 24, 2018•56 min
Natural disaster preparedness
Meteorologist Cheryl Nelson is a natural disaster preparedness expert. Cheryl helps save lives by teaching the public how to prepare for hurricanes, wild fires, earthquakes, tornadoes, thunderstorms, extreme winter weather and heat waves.Cheryl is a Weather-Ready Nation Ambassador and will help us get ready for storm season.
May 17, 2018•59 min
Global Lightning Mapp
Our tonight, Dana Griffin from the National Weather Service in Huntsville, Alabama, talkes about the global lightning mapper tool flying aboard the GOES-16 weather satellite.
May 10, 2018•1 hr 10 min
Greensboro Tornado
On April 15th, 2018, a strong EF 2 tornado hit Greensboro and portions of Guliford County. Chief Meteorologist Tim Buckley and Meteorologist Terran Kirksey were broadcasting live on WFMY-TV when the tornado narrowly passed the studio. Tim and Terran will be our guests to talk about all the chaos as they were on TV alerting the viewers, all the while directing the staff to take shelter. This will be a show you do not want to miss!...
May 03, 2018•1 hr 2 min
Enhanced Hazardous Weather Outlook
Andrew Loconto from National Weather Service Blacksburg, VA will be joining us to discuss the new Enhanced Hazardous Weather Outlook. This new product is in testing phase and will be introduced to Weather Service Offices in the next several months.
Apr 26, 2018•1 hr 2 min
GOES-16 In Operations
William Churchill is the satellite focal point at the National Weather Service in Memphis. On this episode of Carolina Weather Group, we go in-depth with how GOES-16 is being used operations since becoming GOES-East last December.
Apr 25, 2018•56 min
NOAA Lightning Expert John Jensenius
John Jensenius is NOAA's specialist on lightning safety and serves as a national spokesperson for the organization on issues related to lightning and lightning safety. He has developed a considerable amount of educational material on lightning, as well as tracking and documenting lightning fatalities nationwide. On this show, we will be discussing lightning and the latest statistics for 2018, last year's stats and what past years have shown for its dangers.
Apr 17, 2018•1 hr 8 min
Recapping Winter 2017-2018 With Tim Buckley
This week, our panel talks with Tim Buckley, chief meteorologist at WFMY in Greensboro, NC, about what was a memorable 2017-2018 winter season for the Carolinas.
Apr 09, 2018•1 hr 8 min
Forecasting Wildfires
Years 2016 and 2017 were known for large droughts and major wildfires. Meteorologist Todd Lindley is the Science and Operations Officer for the US National Weather Service Norman Oklahoma . Todd joins us to discuss how the National Weather Service forecasts for wildfires and how they provide vital information to Emergency Management and local fire departments.
Apr 03, 2018•1 hr 2 min
Double Feature: "Weather Junkies" podcast and Alabama storm chasing interview
This week's episode of the Carolina Weather Group is a double feature. First we catch-up with Tyler Jankoski and Dakota Smith of "The Weather Junkies" podcast. Tyler and Dakota talk about their show, digital weather media and National Weather Podcast Awareness Month. Then we speak with Chris Jackson, an meteorologist student and South Carolina mainstay for online weather coverage. This week, Chris chased devastating tornadoes through South Carolina. We'll talk to him about his chase and how he t...
Mar 22, 2018•58 min
Getting to Know Jonathan Erdman
Jonathan Erdman is a veteran of The Weather Channel and weather.com. We're talking to him about his career covering weather on television and online: How they cover storms, how their content is produced and which weather events have shaped his life.
Mar 16, 2018•57 min
Inside the National Hurricane Center Storm Surge Unit
We continue our series of recapping the 2017 Hurricane Season. Dr. Cody Fritz joins us, as we discuss how the Storm Surge Unit handled the historic 2017 Hurricane Season. Cody will walk us through how the Storm Surge Unit forecasted and handled some of the major Hurricanes including Harvey, Irma, and Maria.
Mar 09, 2018•46 min
GOES-S: NOAA's next generation weather satellite
On the eve of the GOES-S weather satellite launch, we're so thrilled to be speaking with Dr. James Yoe, the Chief Administrative Officer for the NOAA Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation. GOES-S will be the second of NOAA's next generation weather satellites to launch. Like GOES-R, GOES-S will provide high resolution, real-time atmospheric monitoring. GOES-S is destinated to become the West Coast satellite for NOAA, GOES West, whereas the existing GOES-R remains in operational position a...
Mar 01, 2018•44 min
Weather and art
Meet Sam Berkseth, the artist and creator behind the Etsy store WxSketch, where she creates and sells weather-inspired art. To see her art, check her out on Etsy or watch our show on Facebook, Youtube or Periscope.
Feb 22, 2018•57 min
Southeast Climate Review
The highs, the lows and everything in-between. Looking at the 2017 Climate Report for the Southeast Region from the Southeast Regional Climate Center (SERCC). Record breaking heat, memorable snowfall events and even the first of its kind tornado. Guest Jordan McLeod joins us with the data.
Feb 08, 2018•1 hr 28 min
Inside the National Weather Service Key West During Hurricane Irma
Matt Moreland was hunkered down at the National Weather Service in Key West when Hurricane Irma came ashore. He shares his story with us just days after NOAA declared Hurricane Harvey, Maria and Irma among the top five costliest hurricanes in U.SS history.
Feb 01, 2018•1 hr 9 min
Recapping the January Snowstorms
Two snowstorms have impacted the Carolinas and its only January! The Carolina Weather Group is joined by guests Gary Stephenson, of Spectrum News in Raleigh, and Jonathan Wall, a forecaster based in Raleigh. We will discuss the impacts of the storm, the accuracy of the forecasting and more!
Jan 24, 2018•1 hr 8 min
Recapping Carolina Snow Storm
The Carolina Weather Group presents a special report recapping the winter storm, which brought upwards of a foot of snow to some areas in North Carolinas.
Jan 18, 2018•9 min
SPECIAL: Snow storm forecast explained
Trisha Palmer of the National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg, South Carolina joins a special, live edition of the Carolina Weather Group covering the winter storm. Trisha explains her ongoing forecast discussions and the coordination between her office and the other National Weather Service forecast offices across North Carolina and South Carolina.
Jan 17, 2018•11 min
Are storms becoming more intense?
Are summertime storms becoming more intense? Guest Andreas Prein, Atmospheric Scientist at NCAR (National Center for Atmospheric Research), lead a study that found storms are becoming more intense as the atmospheres warm. What does that mean for the communities in the path of storms such as Hurricane Harvey, Hurricane Irma and summertime, mesoscale convective systems?
Jan 12, 2018•56 min
Space launch weather - plus snow special (extended edition)
The United States Air Force 45th Weather Squadron joins us as we discuss various aspects of weather support to space launches. We will talk about weather support during actual space launches and how ground operations forecast weather in the weeks to months before a launch. Plus: Carolina Weather Group snowstorm special featuring reports and forecasts for South Carolina and North Carolina
Jan 04, 2018•1 hr 12 min
Best of 2017
Join the Carolina Weather Group's James Brierton as he presents some of our panel's favorite moments from 2017.
Dec 28, 2017•21 min
Dr. Marshall Shepherd talks 2017 weather
TV personality, professor and author Dr. Marshall Shepherd joins the Carolina Weather Group to look back at the hisotrical weather events of 2017.
Dec 21, 2017•1 hr 6 min
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