This week we're talking with Patrick Hyland about the National Weather Museum and Science Center in Norman, Oklahoma. We're also looking at severe weather storm reports from North Carolina and South Carolina. Severe thunderstorms Wednesday produced damage wind, hail, and in at least one instance, a flash flood in Charlotte and Mecklenburg County, South Carolina. We're also looking at the latest on Tropical Storm Fred from the National Hurricane Center. WATCH THIS SHOW TO SEE THE MAP OF SEVERE WE...
Aug 12, 2021•39 min•Ep. 376
Starting this week, the National Weather Service will be issuing a new tier of Severe Thunderstorm Warnings that will automatically be delivered to your cell phone. Severe thunderstorms capable of producing 80 mph winds or baseball-sized hail will now be categorized as "destructive," a classification that will prompt the Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) to sound on your phone if you are near the storm. The WEA functionality already delivers severe weather alerts to your phone for all tornado warni...
Aug 05, 2021•29 min•Ep. 375
This week the Carolina Weather Group is chatting with Dr. Kathie Dello, the director and state climatologist for the state of North Carolina. She is the 5th permanent director and the first woman to hold this position at the NCSCO in 44 years. She chats with Evan Fisher, Scotty Powell, and Frank Strait about how the state observes weather and records climate. Dello talks about North Carolina's expanding mesonet of weather observation stations, about drought, warmer climate norms, wildfires, and ...
Jul 28, 2021•32 min•Ep. 374
Smoke from wildfires in Oregon, California, Canada, and the western Pacific are traveling in the jet stream across the United States. Smoke and haze conditions are being seen across the East Coast, including in North Carolina and South Carolina. Big cities like New York, Chicago, and Washington are even seeing the smoke. As a result of the degraded atmospheric conditions, air quality alerts have been issued in the Carolinas. Particulars in the air may make it hard for some - especially the elder...
Jul 22, 2021•35 min•Ep. 373
North Carolina has a radar gap Mike Smith, a retired AccuWeather executive, identifies as the fifth-worst gap in the United States. The gap exists over a portion of central North Carolina located outside the Greensboro and Charlotte metropolitan areas. While many have proposed the construction of a full-scale National Weather Service WSR-88D radar in Charlotte, Smith feels that is not the answer. Smith, who was a plaintiff expert in the litigation following the crash of US Airways Flight 1016 in...
Jul 15, 2021•33 min•Ep. 372
The Carolina Weather Group discusses Tropical Storm Elsa and the storm's forecasted impacts on the Carolinas. The system made landfall in Florida Wednesday morning before impacting the Southeast, including Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina. Tropical storm-force winds are expected in parts of the Carolinas overnight through Thursday. Other threats include heavy rain, flooding, and isolated tornadoes. SUPPORT US ON PATREON: https://patreon.com/carolinaweathergroup VISIT OUR WEBSITE: http...
Jul 08, 2021•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 371
The National Weather Service has issued tropical storm watches and tropical storm warnings along the coasts of North Carolina and South Carolina ahead of forecasted impacts from Elsa Wednesday and Thursday. Hurricane Elsa is expected to make landfall late Wednesday morning in the greater Tampa, Florida area. The storm system, which is then expected to weaken to a tropical storm, will move into coastal Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina. Elsa is expected to bring tropical storm conditions...
Jul 07, 2021•7 min
After 35 years forecasting weather in North Carolina, Indiana, Ohio, and Tennessee, WRCB TV's Paul Barys is headed for retirement. The chief meteorologist at the Chattanooga station retires Friday. Paul discusses with Scotty Powell his career, changes in technology, and his plans for the future. SUPPORT US ON PATREON: https://patreon.com/carolinaweathergroup WATCH US ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmhGiYbMDccQcdSjpf87nGg VISIT OUR WEBSITE: https://carolinaweathergroup.com...
Jul 01, 2021•27 min•Ep. 370
Tropical Storm Danny has made landfall north of Hilton Head on Pritchards Island in South Carolina. The storm, which formed Monday morning off the coast of South Carolina as Tropical Depression Four, continues to have maximum sustained winds of 40 mph. The storm, which will weaken as it moves inland along the border of South Carolina and Georgia, is bringing gusty winds and heavy rains. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PODCAST: https://anchor.fm/carolinaweather VISIT OUR WEBSITE: https://carolinaweathergroup.co...
Jun 29, 2021•50 min
Chris Vagasky joins us for Lightning Safety Week to help keep you safe during thunderstorms. SUPPORT US ON PATREON: https://patreon.com/carolinaweathergroup VISIT OUR WEBSITE: https://carolinaweathergroup.com
Jun 24, 2021•31 min•Ep. 369
For the first time since 2019, flooding in Charleston Saturday prompted the National Weather Service to issue a Flash Flood Warning. The South Carolina coastal city is no stranger to flooding. The city's downtown historic district typically floods during heavy rains - but as heavy rains caused floodwaters to rise and push into downtown businesses, including the Historic Charleston City Market, exceptional flooding occurred beyond what has become all-too-normal. This week, we're looking at how th...
Jun 17, 2021•1 hr•Ep. 368
After flash flooding this week near Charlotte, North Carolina, and Charleston, South Carolina, we're taking a closer look at how excessive rainfall and the risk for flash flooding are forecast. Our guest this week on the Carolina Weather Group is Alex Lamers, the Warning Coordination Meteorologist at the Weather Prediction Center, which is the arm of NOAA's National Weather Service primarily responsible for forecasting large rainfall events and the risk of flooding. SUPPORT THE CAROLINA WEATHER ...
Jun 10, 2021•29 min•Ep. 368
Discover if a career in local broadcast television - including broadcast meteorologist - is for you with these free, behind-the-scenes educational workshops hosted online by WCNC Charlotte. Millions of students across the country missed important opportunities to learn from in-person internships or from job shadow programs. WCNC Charlotte has partnered with the Charlotte Area Association of Black Journalists and the CSB Media Arts Center, Charlotte, to make a difference by helping fill that know...
Jun 06, 2021•12 min
Jared Bramblett joins us to talk about an exciting new way to document sea level rise in the Charleston, South Carolina area. We discuss the recent trend of benchmark flooding events to hit the South Carolina low country -- and how documenting them helps local emergency officials and the National Weather Service issue urgent warnings. Bramblett is the creator of https://meanhighwater.com. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PODCAST: https://anchor.fm/carolinaweather SUPPORT US ON PATREON: https://patreon.com/carol...
Jun 03, 2021•32 min•Ep. 369
Emergency management is the managerial function charged with creating the framework within which communities reduce vulnerability to hazards and cope with disasters. Emergency management seeks to promote safer, less vulnerable communities with the capacity to cope with hazards and disasters, such as severe weather. Emergency Management protects communities by coordinating and integrating all activities necessary to build, sustain, and improve the capability to mitigate against, prepare for, resp...
May 28, 2021•31 min•Ep. 365
Ahead of the 2021 hurricane season, we chat with Michael Lowry, formerly of the Weather Channel and now a strategic planner for FEMA, to understand how the federal agency prepares its disaster response for events such as hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes, and floods. HELP SUPPORT THE CAROLINA WEATHER GROUP BY BECOMING AN INSIDER ON HTTPS://PATREON.COM/CAROLINAWEATHERGROUP.
May 20, 2021•28 min•Ep. 364
After storms and natural disasters, wireless companies you depend on for keeping your cell phones connected will respond with their own resources to restore connectivity. Companies like Verizon Wireless deploy specialized storm response teams to get communities reconnected as soon as possible. Diana Alvear is a communications manager for Verizon Wireless and joins the Carolina Weather Group to explain how her company utilizes fleets of trucks, generators, and satellites to reestablish wireless s...
May 13, 2021•23 min•Ep. 363
It's a live*, open might night here on the Carolina Weather Group. Among the headlines: - An EF-1 tornado damages a York County, South Carolina farm. WCNC Charlotte's Brad Panovich visited the turkey farm to conduct his own storm survey. - An astounding 30-mile EF-2 tornado in Abbeville and Greenwood counties in South Carolina. Plus we answer your live* questions and comments about all things Carolinas weather. Our guests this week, from WCNC Charlotte, Chief Meteorologist Brad Panovich, and met...
May 07, 2021•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 365
Dan Whittaker, is a storm chaser and panelist on the Carolina Weather Group. On April 27, 2011, Dan had left his home in North Carolina to chase what would become a historic tornado outbreak across Alabama and the South. In this bonus conversation with his fellow panelists, Dan recounts his storm chase through Cullman, Alabama, where he recorded video of an EF-4 tornado. That same tornado, with max winds of 175 mph, also traveled through Morgan and Marshall during its 47 mph journey on the groun...
May 02, 2021•32 min•Ep. 361
When 62 tornadoes hit the state of Alabama on April 27, 2011, it killed 352 people across the state. James Spann, who is the chief meteorologist at ABC 33/40 in Birmingham and the host of the Weatherbrains podcast, looks back at the tornado outbreak that leaves him shaken 10 years later. Spann was on the air during this once-in-a-lifetime event broadcasting to his audience throughout Alabama. A skycam operated by his television station recorded one of the most devasting tornadoes of the day: The...
Apr 28, 2021•26 min•Ep. 360
10 years ago a Carolina tornado outbreak claimed 24 lives and injured over 300 people in North Carolina. This week, we're revisiting our 2020 conversation with the National Weather Service forecasters who issued the life-saving warnings, the storm chasers who relayed the vital storm reports, and the television meteorologists who relayed the information to the public. SUPPORT THE CAROLINA WEATHER GROUP: https://patreon.com/carolinaweathergroup
Apr 22, 2021•41 min•Ep. 312
On the anniversary of one of the worst tornado outbreaks in Carolina history, we take a look back at the setup and resulting tornadoes. Our guest this week is John Quagliariello, the warning coordination meteorologist at the National Weather Service in Columbia, South Carolina. On April 13, 2020, there were 77+ tornadoes across the entire Southeast. For John Q and his colleagues, they found themselves in the middle of the 4th largest tornado outbreak on record for South Carolina stretching from ...
Apr 15, 2021•30 min•Ep. 359
Spring weather in North Carolina and South Carolina means the risk for severe weather including thunderstorms and tornadoes. This week the Carolina Weather Group chats with Trisha Palmer, the Warning Coordination Meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg, to understand the risk from damaging wind, hail, and floods in the Carolinas. SUPPORT LOCAL WEATHER. UNLOCK EXCLUSIVE CONTENT WHEN YOU SUPPORT THE SHOW ON HTTPS://PATREON.COM/CAROLINAWEATHERGROUP
Apr 08, 2021•19 min•Ep. 358
A new feature on CarolinaWeatherGroup.com will help you get outdoors safely during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our "Parkway Map" updates daily to show you which portions of the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina and Virginia are open to traffic. Whether you're looking to take a day trip, a weekend, or an extended vacation, the new map will allow you to plan ahead and avoid those pesky barriers. SEE THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY CLOSURE MAP: https://carolinaweathergroup.com/is-the-blue-ridge-parkway-open-c...
Apr 04, 2021•7 min
Tonight a new conversation with Glenn Hurricane Schwartz, who has been the chief meteorologist at NBC10 Philadelphia for a quarter of a century. UNLOCK EXCLUSIVE CONTENT AT HTTPS://PATREON.COM/CAROLINAWEATHERGROUP
Apr 01, 2021•33 min•Ep. 357
NOAA's Aviation Weather Center (AWC) delivers consistent, timely, and accurate weather information for the world airspace system. This team of meteorologists is in charge of tracking and forecasting atmospheric conditions related to air travel. The next time you're flying and the pilot diverts to avoid turbulence to keep your flight smooth, you can thank the data and forecasts from this arm of the National Weather Service. This week's guest is Jonathan Leffler, Warning Coordination Meteorologist...
Mar 25, 2021•32 min•Ep. 356
The National Weather Service in Raleigh has confirmed three tornadoes that occurred during Thursday’s severe storms in North Carolina. No injuries or deaths have been reported as a result of these tornadoes, but several homes were severely damaged with roofs ripped off. Surveys are still ongoing, so all ratings are preliminary. A long-lived cell dropped the first tornado southeast of High Point at 5:01 PM, blowing down trees and powerlines. Initial reports suggest structural damage occurred near...
Mar 22, 2021•6 min
A risk of severe weather is forecast to bring tornadoes, damaging wind, hail, and other severe weather to the Carolinas Thursday. The Carolina Weather Group is timing the threat and providing the latest forecast analysis. This audio comes from our live broadcast on YouTube Wednesday evening. WATCH LIVE COVERAGE THURSDAY: https://www.youtube.com/embed/live_stream?enablejsapi=1&channel=UCmhGiYbMDccQcdSjpf87nGg&autoplay=0
Mar 18, 2021•56 min•Ep. 355
This week we're nerdy out and wondering: What happened to that snow we wanted this winter? Our guest tonight is fellow weather nerd, Eric Webb, who is also taking us inside his popular map-making and Twitter feed. See Eric's Twitter: https://twitter.com/webberweather Sign-up for free Storm Spotter training: https://bit.ly/3bR3VtS SUPPORT LOCAL WEATHER. SUPPORT THE CAROLINA WEATHER GROUP AND UNLOCK EXCLUSIVE EXTRAS ON HTTPS://PATREON.COM/CAROLINAWEATHERGROUP.
Mar 11, 2021•57 min•Ep. 354
Join the network of trained weather spotters across the Carolinas! The Carolina Weather Group is hosting free SKYWARN Storm Spotter training with the National Weather Service Office in Columbia, South Carolina on Fri., March 26 at 6:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome! The class is free and will teach you all you need to know to submit priceless storm reports to the U.S. National Weather Service (NWS) nearest you. SIGN-UP FOR OUR NIGHT: https://bit.ly/3bR3VtS SEE MORE DATES: https://www.patreon.com/post...
Feb 28, 2021•12 min
