The 2022 hurricane season starts next week and both NOAA’s National Hurricane Center and the researchers at Colorado State University are calling for an above-normal hurricane season. Our guest this week, is Dr. Phil Klotzbach, one of the acclaimed CSU Tropical Weather and Climate Research team. Their tropical outlook, issued early each spring, is a leader in forecasting the tropics. Klotzbach explains how current La Niña conditions and average sea surface temperatures has led them to forecast 1...
May 26, 2022•31 min•Ep. 412
This week we're catching up with Alex Forbes, a broadcast meteorologist with WMAZ-TV in Macon, Georgia. When Alex last appeared on the Carolina Weather Group in 2020, he was a meteorology student at Mississippi Student University who had conducted a study that found a lot of the public is confused by the classifications used on the Storm Prediction Center's severe weather outlook. Revisit that interview: https://youtu.be/RIivq3TbQYQ This week, Alex talks to us about his start in broadcast televi...
May 19, 2022•19 min
Justin Ballard is a meteorologist whose weather forecasts can be heard on South Carolina Public Radio. Ballard, who is a University of North Carolina at Charlotte alum, is based at the University of Florida in Gainesville. From there, he produces weather forecasts and storm coverage for WUFT-FM and WRUF-TV in Florida and also the South Carolina Emergency Information Network. He is also a mentor and teacher to meteorology students. On this week's episode of the Carolina Weather Group, Ballard tal...
May 12, 2022•29 min
Executive orders aimed at driving down greenhouse-gas emissions are still not enough to reach North Carolina's 50% reduction goal by 2030, a report by the Environmental Defense Fund found. The report showed under current state policies, North Carolina is on track to shrink emissions by 28% to 38%, far below its target. Michelle Allen, project manager of North Carolina political affairs for the Environmental Defense Fund, said there are ways to get back on track, including aggressively building g...
May 08, 2022•4 min
Yet another round of severe thunderstorms is on the way for Friday afternoon and night. This event could be worse than the other severe storms this week. A cold front moving into the near-summery air mass that we have in place across North Carolina and South Carolina will be the trigger for the storms. As a result, the National Weather SErvice's Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has put most of the state at a level 2 of 5 'slight' risk for severe thunderstorms Friday. All modes of severe weather are...
May 06, 2022•25 min
It's National Hurricane Preparedness with the start of the 2022 hurricane season less than a month away -- but should the hurricane season start earlier than June 1st? That's one of the questions we discuss with hurricane expert and meteorologist Michael Lowry during these never-before-seen moments from our 2021 interview with him. Lowry, who previously worked at The Weather Channel, just announced he'll be joining WPLG-TV in Miami, Florida. When Lowry talked with the Carolina Weather Group in 2...
May 05, 2022•24 min
One of the largest and most comprehensive severe storm field campaigns to date is taking place across the Southeast region of the United States, including in portions of the Carolinas. The PERiLS tornado study, which stands for Propagation, Evolution, and Rotation in Linear Storms, will leverage dozens of remote sensing technology to study tornado-producing thunderstorms commonly called QLCS (or quasi-linear convective systems if you're playing scrabble) Our guest this week is one of the scienti...
Apr 28, 2022•29 min
Duke Energy's solar panel rebate program expires this year, and faith groups such as the North Carolina Council of Churches and Interfaith Power and Light are urging churches across the state to take advantage of the program during National Faith Climate Action Week , which begins today. Anne Hodges-Copple, bishop suffragan of the Diocese of North Carolina, said dozens of North Carolina congregations have saved on energy bills using the program. "There's all kinds of partners ready to help make ...
Apr 26, 2022•4 min
Tired of tornado warnings in other counties interrupting your television programming? Never again! New technology, beginning to roll out nationwide, could offer a solution. As broadcast stations across the country deploy ATSC 3.0, a standard more commonly known as NextGen television, a future where severe weather and breaking news coverage is geo-targeted to separate viewers in specific locations is possible. The new technology, which is expected to be in homes, vehicles, and mobile devices over...
Apr 21, 2022•25 min
While fires can certainly be devastating and destructive, fire can - when properly managed - have benefits for the environment. Our guest this week is Adam Warwick, the Stewardship Manager at The Nature Conservancy - North Carolina Southern Blue Ridge Office. Warwick discusses the ways that renewed forests and woodlands can benefit plants and animals. Officials can manage this environmental cycle through prescribed burns. In North Carolina and South Carolina, there are two primary fire seasons: ...
Apr 14, 2022•32 min•Ep. 406
The National Weather Service has completed extensive storm surveys detailing the 10 tornadoes confirmed in South Carolina on April 5 and 6. Their investigation found evidence from the historic storms, including an EF-3 tornado in Allendale, Orangeburg, and Bamberg counties that was on the ground for over 35 miles. Amazingly no one was killed in the Carolinas by these tornadoes. The storm surveys were a joint collaboration between the National Weather Service office in Columbia , and the National...
Apr 13, 2022•7 min
A thunderstorm complex packing damaging winds and possibly a few tornadoes will arrive in South Carolina later this afternoon into the evening hours. An enhanced risk (level 3/5) is in place across much of SC, including Columbia and Charleston. Carolina Weather Group’s Jared Smith has the latest. LEAVE A TIP: https://streamelements.com/carolinawxgroup/tip SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PODCAST: https://anchor.fm/carolinaweather SUPPORT US ON PATREON: https://patreon.com/carolinaweathergroup VISIT OUR WEBSITE:...
Apr 05, 2022•6 min
As we begin our stream this week, there is a major severe weather event occurring across portions of the Deep South, including Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Alabama. Thunderstorms are producing life-threatening tornadoes in addition to dangerous hail and winds. We're analyzing the unfolding situation. We're forecasting ahead to Thursday. This is when the same cold front currently producing storms off to our west arrives in the Carolinas. While we expect the storm threat to be less sever...
Mar 31, 2022•59 min•Ep. 405
Learn about storm development and radar interpretation during Tuesday night's free advanced SKYWARN training class in conjunction with the National Weather Service office in Columbia, South Carolina the Carolina Weather Group. Register: https://t.co/ysRUfAX5Oq And we're back Wednesday with another episode dedicated to severe weather: looking back at last week's tornadoes, and looking ahead to a severe threat Thursday.
Mar 29, 2022•1 min
Severe storms in Pickens County, South Carolina caused damage to homes Wednesday night. Gerald Mengel, a storm chaser, details the preliminary reports of storm damage from the potential tornado and severe thunderstorms in Upstate South Carolina Wednesday. The National Weather Service from Greenville-Spartanburg will visit Pickens County Thursday to conduct a formal storm survey. LEAVE A TIP: https://streamelements.com/carolinawxgroup/tip SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PODCAST: https://anchor.fm/carolinaweathe...
Mar 24, 2022•6 min
A chance of severe weather across both North Carolina and South Carolina Wednesday could bring severe thunderstorms capable of damaging wind and a few tornadoes. The Carolina Weather Group's Jared Smith in Charleston, South Carolina, and Scotty Powell in Morganton, South Carolina, provide an updated forecast analysis to explain the impact and probability of severe weather in the Carolinas Wednesday. You can get real-time warnings throughout Wednesday by streaming the Carolina Weather Net for fre...
Mar 23, 2022•46 min
South Carolina Assistant State Climatologist Melissa Griffin shows how to record, measure, and report rainfall totals observed in your backyard through a volunteer program called CoCoRaHS. CoCoRaHS (pronounced KO-ko-rozz) is a grassroots volunteer network of backyard weather observers of all ages and backgrounds working together to measure and map precipitation (rain, hail and snow) in their local communities. Here is how to join the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network: https://w...
Mar 17, 2022•43 min•Ep. 404
After two days of mostly-busted severe weather forecasts in North Carolina and South Carolina, we're looking ahead to another chance of storms Friday. And then bundle up! Winter's last stand comes this weekend with freezing temperatures threatening plants, and the unsuspecting, across the region. Let's Talk Carolina Weather for this Wednesday, March 9, 2022. And don't forget to join us for our SKYWARN Storm Spotter classes this month. They're free. Virtual. And open to everyone. Register now! LE...
Mar 10, 2022•29 min•Ep. 403
NOAA’s GOES-T launched on March 1, 2022, from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. NOAA’s GOES-T is the third satellite in the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES) – R Series, the Western Hemisphere’s most sophisticated weather-observing and environmental-monitoring system. The GOES-R Series provides advanced imagery and atmospheric measurements, real-time mapping of lightning activity, and monitoring of space weather. Once in orbit, GOES-T will become known as GOE...
Mar 03, 2022•25 min•Ep. 402
The Carolina Weather Group is proud to be partnering once again this year with the National Weather Service office in Columbia, South Carolina to offer free, virtual weather classes for everyone across the Carolinas. These free training will teach you what you need to know to report severe weather in your community the National Weather Service offices across both North Carolina and South Carolina. The completion of one or both of these classes will provide you with certification in the NWS's SKY...
Feb 24, 2022•14 min•Ep. 401
Join the Carolina Weather Group as we celebrate our 400th episode - and we want to make you a part of our virtual celebration. For the first part of our episode this week, we welcome back Candice Jordan, from the Schiele Museum of Natural History in Gastonia, NC, who will turn the tables and interview our Carolina Weather Group panel. And be sure to send your questions to us! We'll be answering your questions about our love of Carolina weather in the second part of this week's special show. WATC...
Feb 17, 2022•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 400
Kelly Dobeck is a broadcast meteorologist with CBS-affiliate WOIO-TV in Cleveland, Ohio. Kelly's forecasting background has taken her many places. From forecasting Orographic Lifting snow in the Carolina Mountains, working for NASA, and ice storm forecasting in the south. She has her degree in atmospheric science and meteorology from The University of North Carolina Asheville. Her first television job covered parts of South Carolina while working at CBS-affiliate WRDW-TV in Augusta, Ga. This wee...
Feb 10, 2022•23 min•Ep. 399
In his 55 years of life, Ed Piotrowski has never seen a blizzard --- until last week. The chief meteorologist at Myrtle Beach's WPDE-TV left behind the south and traveled to Boston, Massachusetts to experience his first and only blizzard. He traveled with his wife Cindy, and shared adventures with fellow meteorologist Greg Fishel, who was previously the chief meteorologist at Raleigh's WRAL-TV. Ed joins the Carolina Weather Group to tell us about his once-in-a-lifetime experience (which, of cour...
Feb 03, 2022•56 min•Ep. 398
For the third time this month, a winter storm is expected to bring snow to large portions of North Carolina and South Carolina. A Nor'easter is expected to form this week over the Carolinas before bringing large amounts of snow accumulations to the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic. In the Carolinas, cities including Asheville, Boone, Blowing Rock, Hickory, Charlotte, Greensboro, Winston-Salem, High Point, Raleigh, Durham, Cary, Rocky Mount, and Elizabeth City could see some snow. How much snow could N...
Jan 28, 2022•1 hr 2 min
For the third time this month, the possibility exists for a winter storm across large portions of North Carolina and South Carolina. The Nor'easter is expected to form this week over the Carolinas before bringing large amounts of snow accumulations to the Northeast and Midatlantic. How much snow could North Carolina or South Carolina expect to see? The Carolina Weather Group's Jared Smith explains the forecast from his studio in Charleston. Watch this update on YouTube LEAVE A TIP SUBSCRIBE TO O...
Jan 27, 2022•14 min
Meteorologist Bryan Norcross has been broadcasting weather for over 50 years. You may know him from his seven years at The Weather Channel. Norcross is the hurricane specialist of all tropical specialists. He currently works at WPLG-TV in Miami, Florida, where he also worked in the 80s alongside years at another Miami station, WTVJ. During those latter years, Norcross made a name for himself covering Hurricane Andrew. On this week's episode of the Carolina Weather Group, Norcross reflects on his...
Jan 27, 2022•31 min•Ep. 397
North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper and other state officials hold a news conference in Raleigh to discuss preparations for a winter storm. LEAVE A TIP SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PODCAST SUPPORT US ON PATREON VISIT OUR WEBSITE WATCH CAROLINA WEATHER GROUP ON YOUTUBE...
Jan 20, 2022•20 min
Winter Storm Watches have been issued across North Carolina and South Carolina ahead of expected winter weather Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. Unlike the storm earlier this week, the bulk of the winter weather is expected across the eastern half of the Carolinas. Snowfall accumulations at or above four inches are possible in Raleigh, Durham, and Cary, with upwards of eight inches in Elizabeth City. Greenville, North Carolina, and Fayetteville could see four inches of snow. Icing upwards of 0.30...
Jan 20, 2022•59 min•Ep. 396
North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper and other state officials hold a Sunday emergency briefing to discuss the ongoing response to the winter storm that is bringing ice and snow to the Carolinas.
Jan 16, 2022•9 min
The biggest winter storm to impact the Carolinas since 2018 is nearly here. The National Weather Service has issued Winter Storm Warnings and Ice Storm Warnings for portions of the Carolinas. Locations to be most impacted by this winter storm include, but are not limited to: Charlotte, Greensboro, Winston-Salem, High Point, Boone, Blowing Rock, Hickory, Ashville, Spartanburg, and Greenville. The winter storm moves into North Carolina and South Carolina Saturday night, bringing ice, snow, sleet, ...
Jan 16, 2022•6 min
