It's the Fourth of July holiday weekend and people will travel to beach vacations. One of those popular locations is North Carolina's Outer Banks. This week on the Carolina Weather Group, Scotty Powell helps you prepare for travel by talking to North Carolina Department of Transportation spokesperson Tim Hass, who is the Communications Officer for all of NCDOT's Ferry and the state's DOT's Division 1, which includes OBX and it's famous NC 12 route. Tim provides tips for using the Outer Banks fer...
Jul 04, 2024•15 min•Ep. 499
A special edition of the Carolina Weather Group: Countdown to launch! The GOES-U satellite, the final addition to GOES-R series, will help to prepare for two kinds of weather — Earth and space weather. Once operational, this new satellite will be renamed GOES-19 and take on the role of GOES East. As GOES East, the satellite will serve a critical role in providing continuous weather coverage over the Carolinas, the United States East Coast and monitoring tropical systems in the Atlantic oceans. T...
Jun 23, 2024•28 min•Ep. 498
All the world-renowned forecasters are saying the same thing: expect an active hurricane season this year. One of those meteorologists is Dr. Phil Klotzbach. He is a senior research scientist for the Department of Atmospheric Science in the Walter Scott, Jr. College of Engineering at Colorado State University. He has worked in the department for the past 23 years and was co-author on the Atlantic basin hurricane forecasts with Dr. William Gray through 2005, becoming the first author in 2006. Dr....
Jun 20, 2024•18 min•Ep. 496
Years in the making, the "OUTBRK: Storm chasing simulator" video came for the computer is nearly here. On Friday, June 28, 2024, the long-awaited online, multiple-player game will become available in "early access" on the Steam gaming platform. This will allow those who choose, the option to purchase the game and play the game while it remains in ongoing development. (Those who buy an early access game on Steam will receive, without further costs, ongoing updates as improvements are made and wil...
Jun 13, 2024•28 min•Ep. 495
It's a live mishmash of topics this week on the Carolina Weather Group. Frank Strait with insight into why we can expect an active tropical season. A look at Scotty Powell's experience at a rained-out Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. And James Brierton with an update on the OUTBRK storm chasing video game - and a special, limited edition train coming to Pinehurst, North Carolina. 🧢 MERCH: https://rstrm.io/e/YDmSpk 💸 LEAVE A TIP: https://streamelements.com/carolinawxgroup/tip 🎙️ SUBS...
May 30, 2024•45 min•Ep. 494
It's race week in Charlotte, North Carolina, where the Carolina Weather Group's James Brierton and Scotty Powell are live from Freedom Park. This week: A look ahead at the NASCAR race forecast at Charlotte Motor Speedway for the Coca-Cola 600. Plus a look back at the flooding seen during the All-Star race weekend at North Wilkesboro Speedway. And NOAA is out with the 2024 hurricane season outlook. We'll discuss why it will be a very active tropical season this year. 🧢 MERCH: https://rstrm.io/e/...
May 23, 2024•27 min•Ep. 493
#weather #northcarolina #southcarolina #hurricane #severeweather See why IBHS is expressing serious concerns about North Carolina's building codes when it comes to hurricane readiness -- and why South Carolina continues to hold strong. With the traditional start of hurricane season just weeks away, the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) has released its Rating the States which report evaluates the 18 states along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts, all vulnerable to catastrophic...
May 16, 2024•41 min•Ep. 492
The first round of severe weather Wednesday caused extensive power outages, downed many trees and produced up to two inch size hail. And now another line of severe storms is approaching both North Carolina and South Carolina for the overnight hours. A possible third line could come during Thursday morning's commute. The Carolina Weather Group's James Brierton has the latest impacts on the storms and the newest severe weather forecast. 🧢 MERCH: https://rstrm.io/e/YDmSpk 💸 LEAVE A TIP: https://s...
May 09, 2024•35 min•Ep. 492
#weather #tornado #stormchasing South Carolina-based storm chaser Chris Jackson and LSM's Brett Adair share video and insights from their severe weather chase last week during the historic tornado outbreak across the United States. See their footage from the tornado outbreak that impacted Nebraska, Iowa, Oklahoma, and Kanas between April 25 and April 28, 2024. Plus South Carolina's changing criteria for heat alerts. We're looking at the new procedures for warning you about heat-related health im...
May 02, 2024•57 min•Ep. 491
This week, WCNC Charlotte Chief Meteorologist Brad Panovich talks about two very important, and yet very different, topics: The cicada emergence and a destructive severe thunderstorm in Rock Hill, South Carolina.This year will have the return of two different broods of cicadas, the Periodical Cicadas, also known as Brood XIX or Brook 19. They return every 13 years and are expected here in the Carolinas.Elsewhere in the United States, Broox XIX, which returns every 17 years, is also returning.A l...
Apr 25, 2024•49 min•Ep. 490
This week on the Carolina Weather Group, James Brierton and producer Tim Pounds introduce us to railfanning by hitting the road to visit Altoona, Pennsylvania and visiting the world-famous Horseshoe Curve. Join them on their journey through smoke and rain as they explore a train enthusiast's dream of model trains, big-scale engineering, and personal railroad stories. 🧢 MERCH: https://rstrm.io/e/YDmSpk 💸 LEAVE A TIP: https://streamelements.com/carolinawxgroup/tip 🎙️ SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PODCAST: h...
Apr 18, 2024•25 min•Ep. 484
Chris Jackson is a South Carolina-based storm chaser and a trained first responder. On April 13, 2020, he chased severe weather as it raced across his home state. The early morning event was a continuation of what became known as the Easter tornado outbreak of 2020, which caused damage across much of the South before coming into the Carolinas. In South Carolina, there were 5 EF-3 tornadoes, 2 EF-2 tornadoes, and 1 EF-1 tornado in Central South Carolina and East-Central Georgia, causing 2 fatalit...
Apr 11, 2024•29 min•Ep. 488
The Carolina Weather Group talks with Doug Marcy, Senior Coastal Hazards Specialist at NOAA Office for Coastal Management, about the threat of sea level rise. Doug and Shea discuss how a changing environment is causing our oceans to observe more heat, more water, and thus rise along the shorelines. To hear an extended version of this conversation, join us at https://patreon.com/carolinaweathergroup #northcarolina #southcarolina #weather #ncwx #scwx 🧢 MERCH: https://rstrm.io/e/YDmSpk 💸 LEAVE A ...
Apr 04, 2024•17 min•Ep. 487
This week we chat with NOAA's Doug Hilderbrand about how we can build safety and resiliency toward severe weather by becoming a Weather-Ready Nation. On April 3, join us for "Safe Place Selfie Day," when we'll be posting pictures to social media from our "safe place," the place we go at-work, at-home, or at-school to seek shelter during tornadoes and other severe weather. #northcarolina #southcarolina #weather #ncwx #scwx 🧢 MERCH: https://rstrm.io/e/YDmSpk 💸 LEAVE A TIP: https://streamelements...
Mar 28, 2024•30 min•Ep. 486
Don't start gardening yet. Even though you can start gardening outdoors earlier this year in the Carolinas thanks to a change in the USDA's classification of Plant Hardiness Zones for North Carolina and South Carolina, we've got at least one more cold snap this week. This week on the Carolina Weather Group, Candice Jordan hosts a special conversation with her colleague from the Schiele Museum of Natural History in Gastonia, North Carolina. Few the detailed and interactive USA Plant Hardiness Zon...
Mar 23, 2024•24 min•Ep. 485
#space #science #eclipse #northcarolina #southcarolina #weather #ncwx #scwx The Monday, April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse will cross North America, passing over Mexico, the United States, and Canada. Unlike 2017, the totality will not pass directly through the Carolinas. But still, at about 80% totality, there will still be some solar eclipse to experience in both North Carolina and South Carolina - weather permitting. This week on the Carolina Weather Group, James Brierton talks with Gina Di...
Mar 14, 2024•11 min•Ep. 484
This year, the Carolina Weather Group was proud to sponsor the National Storm Chaser Summit in Texas. Our Dan Whittaker, on behalf of CWG and his company Environmental Solutions Group, represented our podcast at the convention earlier this month. Dan interviewed chasers, toured chase vehicles, and gave away a WEATHERmeter thanks to our friends at WeatherFlow! This entire series was available earlier to our Patreon supporters. 🧢 MERCH: https://rstrm.io/e/YDmSpk 💸 LEAVE A TIP: https://streamelem...
Mar 07, 2024•23 min•Ep. 459
This year, the Carolina Weather Group was proud to sponsor the National Storm Chaser Summit in Texas. Our Dan Whittaker, on behalf of CWG and his company Environmental Solutions Group, represented our podcast at the convention earlier this month. Dan interviewed chasers, toured chase vehicles, and gave away a WEATHERmeter thanks to our friends at WeatherFlow! We look forward to bringing you Dan's highlights over the course of the next two weeks on the Carolina Weather Group. As a Patreon support...
Feb 29, 2024•31 min•Ep. 482
NOAA’s National Weather Service (NWS) has provided manual translations of weather forecasts and warnings in Spanish for the past 30 years, but now the agency has a new tool to be more accurate, efficient and equitable. Through a series of pilot projects over the past few years, NWS forecasters have been training artificial intelligence (AI) software for weather, water and climate terminology in Spanish and Simplified Chinese, the most common languages in the United States after English. NWS will...
Feb 22, 2024•24 min•Ep. 481
Broadcast meteorologist James Spann and storm chaser Brett Adair chat with us about what it's like to broadcast - and capture - video of severe weather happening in real time. The two big names in weather broadcasting joined us in November as the Carolina Weather Group teamed up with Spann's own WeatherBrains podcast, along with Storm Front Freaks and Chaser Chat shows, for the Weather Pods Disaster Relief Telethon. You can still donate by visiting https://bit.ly/wxpodstelethon. MERCH: https://r...
Feb 15, 2024•21 min•Ep. 480
To mark the anniversary of the Great Southeastern Snowstorm of 1973, which brought two feet of snow to parts of the Carolinas, this week we're revisiting Episode 440 where we chat with Frank Strait and Melissa Griffin about the historic record from this incredible storm. This episode was originally available early to https://patreon.com/carolinaweathergroup supporters as appreciation for their continued financial support of our weekly weather podcast. Read Melissa and Frank's full article: https...
Feb 08, 2024•21 min•Ep. 440
Jeff Piotrowski is an Emmy award-winning storm chaser with over 40 years of experience. Jeff joined the Weather Pods Diaster Relief Telethon to share a story of one close encounter with a tornado while storm chasing. Special thanks to our friends at the WeatherBrains, Storm Front Freaks, and Chaser Chat for joining us in November as we all came together to raise money for the American Red Cross. You can still donate by visiting https://bit.ly/wxpodstelethon. MERCH: https://rstrm.io/e/YDmSpk LEAV...
Feb 01, 2024•28 min•Ep. 479
Former FEMA Director Craig Fugate chats with the Carolina Weather Group about the need to adapt our communities before disasters strike. Fugate believes by making our communities more resilient against weather and other natural disasters, we can be better prepared to save lives and mitigate property damage. Fugate chatted with the Carolina Weather Group during the recent Weather Pods Diaster Relief Telethon, which raised money for the American Red Cross. You can still donate by visiting https://...
Jan 25, 2024•22 min•Ep. 478
It's been three years since the Carolina Weather Group first talked with Richard Neal, the owner of the decommissioned Frying Pan Shoals Tower off the coast of North Carolina. James Brierton and Shea Gibson caught up with Richard recently during the Weather Pods Disaster Relief Telethon. Here now is that updated conversation, followed by an encore presentation of our first interview from 2020. Frying Pan Tower is located 32 miles off the coast of North Carolina and rises 135' above the Atlantic ...
Jan 18, 2024•44 min•Ep. 477
The Carolina Weather Group recaps Tuesday's severe weather across the states and looks ahead to another severe weather threat for Friday. On January 9, 2024, a powerful storm brought severe thunderstorms to North Carolina and South Carolina. High winds outside of thunderstorms caused tree and power line damage starting late morning on Tuesday. Winds along the Carolina coast, including New Bern, Wilmington, Myrtle Beach, and Charleston, peaked near 100 mph. Severe thunderstorms with a risk of dam...
Jan 11, 2024•27 min•Ep. 476
#northcarolina #southcarolina #weather We are tracking a potentially significant severe weather event for the Carolinas for Tuesday, with heavy rain, strong winds, and a few tornadoes possible along with high tides at the coast. MERCH: https://rstrm.io/e/YDmSpk 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 ...
Jan 08, 2024•36 min
An emerging weather pattern will bring a chance of winter weather, including ice, snow and sleet, to portions of North Carolina Friday night into Saturday. The best chance of wintry precipitation will be in the mountains of western North Carolina, including Asheville, Boone, Blowing Rock and Hickory, but could also spill over into portions of the Piedmont and Triad, including Greensboro, High Point, and Winston-Salem. Then an early forecast preview into next week shows a chance of strong storms ...
Jan 04, 2024•33 min•Ep. 475
Our 12-hour Weather Pods Disaster Relief Telethon had lots of plans. Lots of meetings. Lots of choreographing. And yet we still knew: It's live for 12-hours. Expect the unexpected. For me, as the technical director, the hour that stands out the most was the 4 p.m. eastern hour, when through a series of unexpected events, three big guests ended up live at the same time. The hosts that hour came from our friends at the WeatherBrains podcast. As the first weather podcast, they have a lot of great c...
Dec 28, 2023•35 min
The Carolina Weather Group revisits the December 2023 nor'easter, discussing impacts, showing tornado damage photos, and exploring the December 17, 2023 storm that rocked much of North Carolina and South Carolina with heavy rain, gusty winds, and coastal flooding. With Jared Smith in Charleston, South Carolina and Scotty Powell in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, join us for this conversation exploring the impact of this memorable storm. MERCH: https://rstrm.io/e/YDmSpk LEAVE A TIP: https://streame...
Dec 22, 2023•42 min•Ep. 474
A strong nor'easter storm system is expected to bring heavy rain and gusty winds to both North Carolina and South Carolina. The storm could bring down some trees and power lines. Impacts from this storm could be similar to the effects of a tropical storm, including the threat of coastal flooding. The Carolina Weather Group is providing the latest forecast analysis for the storm. MERCH: https://rstrm.io/e/YDmSpk LEAVE A TIP: https://streamelements.com/carolinawxgroup/tip ️ SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PODCAS...
Dec 16, 2023•26 min
