There is a risk of flash flooding across both North Carolina and South Carolina this week as on and off heavy rain will be present. The Pope Road fire in Brunswick County North Carolina continues to burn. And the National Jurricane Center is now tracking Tropical Depression Three.
The N. C. Forest Service Red Incident Management Team has assumed command of the Pulp Road Fire as of this morning. Today firefighters will be transitioning from active firing operations within the Green Swamp Nature Preserve to mopping up the fire’s edge. Weather: A super fog event occurred overnight causing extremely low visibilities during the morning commute. A weak front will linger in the region through Monday with isolated showers and thunderstorms possible. A sea breeze from the southeas...
#northcarolina #southcarolina #weather #ncwx #scwx The Pulp Road Fire in Brunswick County has burned roughly 2,500 acres in the Green Swamp Nature Preserve as of 9 a.m., June 16. Thursday, June 15, firefighting personnel completed strategic firing operations to eliminate hazardous unburned fuels outside the fire area. Crews also mopped up some significant spotovers along Richardson Road. Firefighting personnel will continue strategic firing operations into the weekend while weather conditions al...
The air quality in the Carolinas is so poor Wednesday that officials have issued a Code Red, a type of air quality alert that encourages everyone to consider limiting prolonged exposure outside. Those especially sensitive to air pollution, including people with asthma, should avoid outdoor exercise altogether. The Carolina Weather Group's James Brierton discusses the poor air quality, and the weather pattern making this possible, with WCNC Charlotte Chief Meteorologist Brad Panovich. Air quality...
With the start of the Atlantic hurricane season on June 1, the Carolina Weather Group is revisiting some of our most memorable hurricane interviews, including WCNC forecaster Larry Sprinkle, former WBTV chief meteorologist Eric Thomas, and then-National Hurricane Center Director Ken Graham, who now oversees all of the National Weather Service. In 2019, Scotty Powell, Evan Fisher, and Chris Jackson visits the NOAA's Hurricane Awareness Tour at Charlotte-Douglas International Airport. MERCH: https...
A coastal storm could impact both North Carolina and South Carolina this Memorial Day holiday weekend. As some head to the coast and beaches, others will be headed to Charlotte Motor Speedway for the Coca-Cola 600. Scotty Powell and James Brierton are live from pit road with the latest race weekend forecast and analysis of the potential impact of the weekend storm. How can the NASCAR drivers use the weather to their advantage? How should fans prepare for potential rain? With Frank Strait in Colu...
Dr. Phil Klotzbach is back on the Carolina Weather Group to explain why he and the famed Colorado State University hurricane forecast predict a slightly below-average storm activity in the Atlantic Ocean this hurricane season. They are forecasting 13 named storms, down from the average of 14.4 They expect 6 hurricanes, down from the average of 7.2. Dr. Klotzbach expects 2 major hurricanes of Category 3 or greater, which is down from 3.2. Current neutral ENSO conditions look fairly likely to tran...
It's open mic night on the Carolina Weather Group. No guests. No agenda. Come chat with us live about Carolina weather! MERCH: https://www.youtube.com/@CarolinaWeatherGroup/store 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: https://carolinaweathergroup.com The Carolina Weather Group operates a weekly talk show of the same name. Broadcasti...
A big blob of algae and Sargassum seaweed in the Atlantic Ocean has begun washing shore on beaches in Florida, Cuba, Mexico, and elsewhere. Could it come to a Carolina beach -- and what does it mean for your summer travel plans? We discuss the seaweed blob with Dr. Tracy Fanara, who has her Ph.D. in environmental engineering and specializes in coastal modeling. This episode was available early to our supporters on Patreon. Join us today and support the Carolina Weather Group at https://patreon.c...
When Brandon Clement and Jonathan Petramala set out to document Hurricane Ian in Cuba, they didn't know they nearly wouldn't make it back out of the country. And they had no way to know what would lie ahead for them in Florida and South Carolina from the monster storm. This week their film, "Price of Paradise - Surviving Hurricane Ian," premieres at the Sunscreen Film Festival on April 28 in St. Pete, Florida. See the full trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzOEuYPcf0Q This week on the Car...
Get involved in the weather with these upcoming events: WCNC Charlotte Chief Meteorologist Brad Panovich hosts a storm spotter SKYWARN class in Charlotte. Join virtually in in-person. Details: https://www.wcnc.com/article/weather/charlotte-severe-weather-spotter-class-brad-panovich-wcnc-community/275-bbd45b56-25ba-4957-8f6c-16ce7e0f6ca1 And come to the Schiele Museum in Gastonia on Saturday to meet the entire WCNC weather team starting at 10 a.m. https://www.wcnc.com/article/weather/meet-wcnc-ch...
This week on the Carolina Weather Group, we talk with Myleigh Neill of the North Carolina State Climate Office about urban heat islands in the Carolinas. An urban heat island occurs when a city experiences much warmer temperatures than nearby rural areas. The difference in temperature between urban and less-developed rural areas has to do with how well the surfaces in each environment absorb and hold heat. SPONSOR: https://strms.net/hellofresh_carolinawxgroup MERCH: https://www.youtube.com/@Caro...
More than 100 people will gather this week in Asheville to brainstorm ways to improve flood resilience in Western North Carolina. Historically, the state's flood strategies have primarily targeted coastal areas, but its rural, agricultural and mountainous side has also borne the brunt of hurricanes and tropical storms. Shanteya Hudson from the North Carolina Public News Service reports
NOAA and the National Weather Service are spending millions to keep the nation's current network of weather radars operating for years to come. SPONSOR: https://strms.net/hellofresh_carolinawxgroup The radars -- designed in the 1980s and built in the 1990s -- each need about a million dollars worth of refurbishment to continue operating through the year 2030 and beyond. This week on the Carolina Weather Group, we talk with Jessica Schultz, the deputy director of the Radar Operations Center in No...
Join your favorite weather podcasts for a big crossover episode celebrating National Weather Podcast month! Hear from your favorites and make new friends as James Spann from Weather Brains, James Brierton from the Carolina Weather Group, Gabriel Harber from Chaser Chat, Phil Johnson from Storm Front Freaks, Mike Mihalik from The Weather Louge, and Joe Rao from The Joe & Joe Weather Show come together for this special event! Make a connection: Weather Brains: https://weatherbrains.com/ Caroli...
The North Carolina Environment and Climate Observing Network (ECONet) is a network of 44 research-grade weather stations for North Carolina, stretching from Mount Mitchell to Bald Head Island and the Outer Banks Born in Raleigh, NC, Sean Heuser joined the State Climate Office in 2008 as an ECONet Technician. As a technician, his primary responsibilities were performing maintenance on ECONet stations and enhancing the automated quality control (QC) routines for ECONet data. In 2016, Sean took ove...
The Carolina Weather Group's James Brierton takes you on an all-access, behind-the-scenes tour of Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral in Florida. As we countdown to the launch of NASA SpaceX Crew-6 launch to the International Space Station, James takes you inside places not normally open to the public: Go inside the vehicle assembly building, also known as the VAB, where NASA is preparing for the Artemis missions to the Moon. Plus, climb aboard the crawler vehicle, which has been used to carr...
We're taking a week off and continuing to comb through all the amazing footage we're going to share with you from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Before then, James Brierton has a few quick announcements: Join us Tuesday, March 14 for a free SKYWARN storm spotter training: https://fb.me/e/DnYhxpud We invite you to join CoCoRaHS to report backyard precipitation amounts: https://www.cocorahs.org/ And stay tuned for more behind-the-scenes space content from our visit to NASA! LEAVE A TIP: h...
WATCH THE LAUNCH: https://youtube.com/live/P18eIyVIuGE?feature=share WATCH OUR ON-LOCATION SPECIAL: https://youtube.com/live/WsSlxaHmh70?feature=share Crew members assigned to NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 mission are in orbit following their successful launch to the International Space Station at 12:34 a.m. EST Thursday from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The international crew are the agency’s sixth commercial crew rotation mission with SpaceX aboard the orbital laborator...
Strong and severe storms could bring severe weather to portions of North Carolina and South Carolina Friday. The Carolina Weather Group provides the latest forecast analysis on the developing storm threat in the Carolinas. The preliminary threat could be hail or damaging winds, but an isolated tornado or two are also possible. Plus, we're continuing to countdown to the launch of NASA SpaceX Crew-6 from the Kennedy Space Center to the International Space Station. We're providing live updates as t...
NASA is holding a special briefing and Q&A session for NASA Social participants, including our own James Brierton, at 4:30 ET. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 mission is the sixth crew rotation mission with SpaceX to the space station, and the seventh flight of Dragon with humans aboard. The mission is targeted to launch no earlier than 1:45 a.m. EST Monday, Feb. 27, on SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft – named Endeavour – atop the company’s Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy. Mission operatio...
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 flight crew has reported to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida to start final preparations for their mission to the International Space Station. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 mission is the sixth crew rotation mission with SpaceX to the space station, and the seventh flight of Dragon with humans aboard. The mission is targeted to launch no earlier than 1:45 a.m. EST Monday, Feb. 27, on SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft – named Endeavour – atop the company’s Falcon 9 rocket from Launch C...
During a media teleconference Tuesday, Feb. 21, at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, NASA provided an update to NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 mission to the International Space Station. Liftoff, from Kennedy’s Launch Complex 39A, is slated for Monday, Feb. 27, at 1:45 a.m. EST. Live launch-day coverage on NASA TV and the agency’s website begins at 10 p.m. EST. Sunday, Feb. 26. Managers from NASA and SpaceX, along with international partners, met throughout the day Tuesday as part of the mission’s Flight R...
The Carolina Weather Group has out-of-this-world news! And it's being announced live! Plus, the launch of the all-new Carolina Weather Group merch store: https://bit.ly/3I3YAzx A storm threat Thursday and Friday in parts of the Carolinas could bring heavy rain and gusty winds. The latest on the severe weather threat. And in a trip to the Carolina Weather Group archive, meteorologist Tom Niziol shows us amazing, close-up photos of snowflakes like you've never seen them before! LEAVE A TIP: https:...
It's been fifty years since a snowstorm brought upwards of two feet of snow to the Carolinas on Feb. 9, 1973. And this wasn't just winter weather in the mountains: Some of the highest accumulations came across the sand hills and coastal plains of both North Carolina and South Carolina. James Brierton talks with Melissa Griffin, the assistant state climatologist for South Carolina, and Frank Strait, a Carolina Weather Group panelist who also works with Griffin as the severe weather liaison for th...
This week on the Carolina Weather Group: James Brierton travels to the National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg, South Carolina, where repairs are finally beginning on the GSP radar. WCNC Charlotte's Brad Panovich joins us to debunk the myth that thunderstorms in winter mean it's going to snow in ten days. And Steven Jaume of the College of Charleston provides new insights into why South Carolina keeps seeing so many earthquakes. LEAVE A TIP: https://streamelements.com/carolinawxgroup/...
No new episode of the Carolina Weather Group this week. Instead we spent Wednesday tracking live storms on our YouTube channel. https://youtube.com/@CarolinaWeatherGroup. We'll be back next week with an all-new episode, which you can unlock right now at https://Patreon.com/carolinaweathergroup.
A cold front will bring another line of storms to North Carolina and South Carolina Wednesday. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain, gusty winds, and even an isolated tornado or two. The National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center has issued a Slight Risk (tier 2 out of 5) for portions of the Carolinas. James Brierton, in Charlotte, and Scotty Powell, in Mrytle Beach, provide an update on the severe weather forecast. LEAVE A TIP: https://streamelements.com/carolinawxgroup/tip SUBSC...
Tonight, it's a Carolina Weather Group trifecta. NASA Ambassador Tony Rice tells us about the big space events planned for 2023! Plus... how Christmas trees are preventing Carolina beaches from washing away. And how you can help the victims of tornadoes last week in Georgia and across the South. 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: ...
In a candid, friendly, and open conversation with the Carolina Weather Group, the Weather Channel's Jim Cantore speaks openly about what's left on his weather bucket list. Jim shares how many more years he thinks we can expect to see him continuing to do what he does: covering hurricanes and severe weather live in the field. In this conversation, Jim Cantore also shares his eyewitness accounts of 2022's most extreme weather: Hurricane Ian; Hurricane Nicole; lake-effect snow in Buffalo, New York;...
