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Carolina Weather Group

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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

Are you covered? Weather and Insurance

Tonight the most interesting man in insurance Rob Galbraith joins us. Rob Galbraith has over 20 years of experience pursuing and implementing new, innovative ideas in the P&C insurance industry to expand markets and improve profitability. Known as The Most Interesting Man In Insurance for his travels and commentary, Rob is a frequent speaker at industry conferences, media contributor, and recognized thought leader who specializes in underwriting risks in disaster-prone areas. We talk about h...

Apr 11, 201958 minEp. 273

Are you storm ready? #safeplaceselfie

On this episode of Carolina Weather Group, we discuss Spring and Summer hazards highlighted by NOAA's Weather Ready Nation campaign. You've seen the graphics, now meet the guy behind them. We welcome WRN program lead Doug Hilderbrand to the show.

Apr 04, 20191 hr 11 minEp. 272

Rewind: Baseball + Weather

We're launching a new series that provides highlights and insights from the Carolina Weather Group archive! "Carolina Weather Group: Rewinds" provides timely insights into today's news with our interviews from the past. Future episodes will debut first exclusively for Patreons... but this first episode is available free for everyone! Celebrate MLB Opening Day with a look back at our interview with Mace Michaels, a freelance meteorologist for the Minnesota Twins! Learn how an unfortunate timed st...

Mar 29, 201913 min

Infringing on your rights to be an idiot

We're talking lightning safety, hurricane preparedness, weather technology, and more with our friends Marc Johnson, from the Storm Front Freaks, and Dr. John Scala, from WeatherBrains.

Mar 28, 201959 min

What would you do in a tsunami?

Double helping tonight of Carolina Weather Group interviews! Starting first with tsunami preparedness week, featuring the program manager for California's Earthquake and Tsunami program. Plus a visit to Lee County, Alabama with The Sirens Project. And all your latest weather news on an all-new episode!

Mar 21, 20191 hr 2 min

Talking space weather

Did you know that space is full of weather? Did you know there is such a thing as racing pigeons? Solar storms and emitted radiation can wreak havoc on Earth for humans (and birds). Rob Steenburgh, of NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center, joins us from the middle of the blizzard in Colorado to talk space weather!

Mar 14, 20191 hr 4 min

Tornado relief special

A special, extended program dedicated to helping communities recover and visiting the hardest hit areas. Plus, a look at how real-time storm warnings are relayed from the National Weather Service to your neighborhood.

Mar 07, 20191 hr 25 min

4 Tornadoes Confirmed in South Carolina Sunday

Following storm survey investigations on Monday, the National Weather Service in Columbia, South Carolina confirmed four tornadoes touched down in the Midlands Sunday. An additional tornado was observed just across the border in Georgia. James Brierton and Jared Smith share details from the National Weather Service invesitgations.

Mar 05, 20198 min

Initial storm damage reports near Columbia, SC

At the conclusion of Sunday night's live severe weather coverage, James Brierton discusses the initial storm reports out of the Columbia metro area. The National Weather Service will be visiting severeal areas Monday to conduct storm surveys.

Mar 04, 20196 min

Baseball and weather

From snow, to heat, to lightning, meteorologist Mace Michaels forecasts it all for the Minnesota Twins major league baseball team. With the team in Florida for Spring training, Mace joins us from his home in the Twin Cities to talk about the atmosphere’s role in the ballgame. So the next time you’re watching your favorite team take on the Twins at Target Field and a rain delay is called, think of Mace and his watchful eyes on the sky. Mace also talks about his career in broadcast, spanning radio...

Mar 01, 201955 min

The mapmaker from Alaska

Tonight we're getting to know Brian Brettscheider, a climatologist based out of Anchorage, Alaska. Brian tells us all there is to know about Alaskan weather, plus he gives us a behind the scenes look at his map making success for social media. He might be more than 4,000 miles away but this is a show for everyone in the Carolinas! Plus weather headlines: Including thundersnow in the North Carolina mountains, a flooding threat across the region, and a change to the way one South Carolina county w...

Feb 21, 201954 min

Getting to Know: Ed Mansouri of WeatherSTEM

Ed Mansouri is the founder, architect and CEO of WeatherSTEM, a company that provides educational and information weather information to communities across the Southeast. Rooted in education, WeatherSTEM and their state-of-the-art weather systems, allow students, emergency managers and the public to watch and learn from weather in real-time. Join us as we get to know Ed and his company. Plus, the Carolina Weather Group with your latest news headlines, including: the resignation of the FEMA direc...

Feb 15, 20191 hr 6 min

Power line-crushing ice

When Sidney Sperry, of the Oklahoma Association of Electric Cooperatives, approached Steven Piltz, Meteorologist-In-Charge at the National Weather Service office in Tulsa, Oklahoma, a whole new way to judge an ice storm's intensity was born. The Sperry-Piltz Ice Accumulation Index is an algorithm used to predict the damage potential of approaching ice storms.

Feb 08, 201958 min

Lunar eclipse - plus government shutdown, and Arctic cold air!

Tony Rice joins the Carolina Weather Group to talk about Sunday's lunar eclipse. Plus the panel brings you the latest on the government shutdown, and its affect on the National Weather Service; and the frigid cold air forecast.

Jan 20, 201957 min

Weekend ice, snow threat

The Carolina Weather Group is tracking winter weather in the Carolina. Join us for the latest forecast and reports from around the Carolinas.

Jan 13, 201930 min

Yes, Mr. President, we're grilling bacon

When storms hit, we can turn to "The Waffle House Index" to understand the storm's impact on the community. Waffle House's PR director with Pat Warner joins the Carolina Weather Group to explain why the federal government tracks their menu items to determine a community's level of response after a storm....

Jan 12, 20191 hr 11 min

2018 Year In Review: Carolina hurricanes, floods, snow, and more.

YEAR IN REVIEW: From the tropics, flash flood emergencies, winter snow storms, and more: 2018 was a busy, weather-impactful year across every corner of the Carolinas. We met storm chasers using drones, watched cameras in the wake of Hurricane Florence, and encountered life-changing events that shape us all moving forward. Join us as we look back at the atmospheric moments that defined the year that was in the Carolinas.

Jan 03, 201921 min

Open mic night: Holiday travel, taking your questions, and more!

Join us for our last live show of 2018. We talk holiday travel forecast, the possibility of seeing a white Christmas, a coastal severe weather threat Thursday and more - - including live coverage of Expedition 57 returning home from the International Space Station.

Dec 20, 20181 hr 11 min

Aboard NOAA's Hurricane Hunter aircraft - plus winter storm recap

Tonight we go behind the scenes of NOAA's Hurricane Hunter aircraft, which flies meteorologists into the eye's of storm to collect priceless data. Our guest: Heath Holbach, a meteorologist and hurricane hunter for NOAA. She'll tell us about his missions through storms like Hurricane Irma, Michael and more. We will also review this weekend's Carolina winter storm snow.

Dec 13, 20181 hr

Sunday: Snow Highlights

Some communities in North Carolina and South Carolina saw their entire average winter snowfall Sunday - - and the season has not yet even begun. Video highlights from the Carolina Weather Group show the landmark December snowstorm the Carolinas....

Dec 10, 20183 min

Special: Winter storm forecast analysis and preparations

A winter storm special with the latest forecast analysis on this weekend's winter snow storm, which could bring snow, sleet, ice, heavy rain, strong winds and coastal flooding to both North Carolina and South Carolina. This will be a two state, wide-region impacting event.

Dec 08, 201854 min

Breaking: North Carolina State of Emergency

North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper has declared a State of Emergency in his state ahead of the weekend winter storm, which is expected to bring snow, sleet, ice and rain to many areas of the state.

Dec 07, 201813 min

Snow Forecast: Friday morning

Panelist Jared Smith gives a forecast update for a potentially significant winter storm for this weekend in western NC and northern SC.

Dec 07, 20189 min

Snow Forecast: Thursday

A potentially historic winter storm will bring upwards of two feet of snow to the North Carolina mountains this weekend. The Carolina Weather Group's James Brierton provides an update on the forecast analysis - including our first predictions on snowfall accumulations across the region, including places like Charlotte, Greenville, Spartanburg, Greensboro, Asheville and more.

Dec 06, 20186 min

Chasing hurricanes - plus snow forecast analysis

Tonight a double feature: The latest on the snow storm forecast, plus our scheduled interview with Mark Sudduth of HurricaneTrack.com. He's sharing with us his incredible video from chasing Hurricanes Florence, Michael and more. If you'd like to see the video from tonight's show, find us on YouTube.

Dec 06, 20181 hr 24 min

Snow Forecast: Wednesday morning

James Brierton provides the latest forecast analysis ahead of a high impact winter storm for portions of the Carolinas.

Dec 05, 20186 min
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