Carolina Weather Group

NOAA and the National Weather Service will be using a couple new products to help communicate the threats winter storms may bring to the Carolinas. The weather bulletins will help the public better understand the impacts expected from snow, ice, and other forms of winter weather. This week we discuss with Stephen Baxter, a Winter Weather Product leader from NOAA. Plus a look at NOAA's 2020/2021 winter outlook, which can also be viewed online at https://www.noaa.gov/media-release/us-winter-outlook-cooler-north-warmer-south-with-ongoing-la-nina.  SUPPORT OUR PROGRAM. JOIN THE INSIDER'S CLUB TO UNLOCK EPISODE EXTRAS: https://patreon.com/carolinaweathergroup --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/carolinaweather/message

Tropical Storm Warnings have been issued in North Carolina and South Carolina ahead of forecasted impacts from Zeta Thursday.  Hurricane Zeta came ashore earlier Wednesday along the Louisiana coast. Zeta is expected to maintain tropical storm strength producing heavy rains, localized flooding, gusty winds, and isolated tornadoes in parts of the Carolinas Thursday. Power outages are likely in the Carolinas Thursday.   The Carolina Weather Group is tracking the latest on Zeta's impacts in the Carolinas.   SUPPORT OUR SHOW. BECOME AN INSIDER. JOIN US ON HTTPS://PATREON.COM/CAROLINAWEATHERGROUP --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/carolinaweather/message

The real-life weather can have a huge effect on your fantasy football success. The next time you're crunching the stats, don't forget the real world atmospheric science that could put a wrinkle in that next NFL game.   This week the Carolina Weather Group is talking with the Fantasy Football Weather Guys. These professional meteorologists provide their own weekly updates on which games could be impacted by weather and what that might mean for some of the expert-generated fantasy football player projections.   SUPPORT THIS FREE PROGRAM ON HTTPS://PATREON.COM/CAROLINAWEATHERGROUP --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/carolinaweather/message

Animals are on the move to escape rising temperatures and increased floods and drought, but some could find refuge in North Carolina's Sandhills and Southern Blue Ridge, according to a new map developed by scientists at The Nature Conservancy. The map pinpoints biodiverse "hotspots" that are likely to be buffered from dramatic climate changes. Plus one Pew study found the nation's water systems - including those in the Carolinas - are on the cusp of needing $100 billion worth of repairs and maintenance.  Note: The reports you hear here are  provided by the Public News Service, which seeks funding and contribution from partners including the Resource Institute and the Nature Conservancy; both of which you hear from in this reporting.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/carolinaweather/message

Josh Wurman and team invented the DOW, the doppler on wheels. Famed by his appearances on the show "Storm Chasers" and other television shows, Wurman is an atmospheric scientist who runs the Center for Severe Weather Research. This week, Josh joins the Carolina Weather Group to discuss his research, inventions, and storm chases towards severe weather and tornadoes.   SEE EXTRAS FROM THIS EPISODE. SUPPORT THE CAROLINA WEATHER GROUP ON PATREON. https://patreon.com/carolinaweathergroup --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/carolinaweather/message

This week, we're tracking Hurricane Delta, which has weakened to a Category 1 storm after making landfall Yucatan peninsula of Mexico. Delta will strengthen - possibly up to Category 3 status - over the open waters of the Gulf of Mexico before making landfall along the gulf coast Friday. From there, Delta will be onshore, where it will weaken as it brings rains across the Southeast -- including in the Carolinas. While what's left of Delta's low pressure circulation will remain outside the Carolinas, several inches of rain will fall over the holiday weekend. Rainfall totals as high as 4 inches are possible especially across the higher elevations of the North Carolina mountains, foothills, and South Carolina upstate. JOIN THE CLUB: Pledge your support for the Carolina Weather Group starting at $1/mo and receive access to exclusive content. https://www.patreon.com/carolinaweathergroup --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/carolinaweather/message

This week we're announcing new public, and supporter-driven, projects that will give you more of what you love. Some are available now, and some will be available in the near future. New initiative includes early access to the Carolina Weather Net, our non-stop channel dedicated to all things Carolina Weather 24/7. To see our complete fall roadmap, and become a pledged supporter of our work, visit our Patreon page.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/carolinaweather/message

It's been 31 years since Hurricane Hugo made its historic landfall in South Carolina, bringing hurricane damage throughout the Carolinas. This week we revisit our Hurricane Hugo special, which originally aired in 2019 for the 30th anniversary. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/carolinaweather/message

Tropical Storm Sally has come ashore and is forecast to bring heavy rains to North Carolina and South Carolina Thursday and Friday. There will be a risk of flash flooding and urban flooding caused by the heavy rains and water runoff. Sally will be a post-tropical depression by the time it arrives in the Carolinas. A few brief tornadoes are also possible. Join the Carolina Weather Group as they look ahead to Thursday and Friday's severe weather threat. The audio of his program was captured during a live stream Wednesday night on the Carolina Weather Group YouTube, Facebook, Periscope, and Twitch platforms. Our guests this week include Robbie Munroe, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg, South Carolina; Brad Panovich, Chief Meteorologist of WCNC Charlotte; and Tim Buckley, Chief Meteorologist of WFMY News 2 in Greensboro, North Carolina. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/carolinaweather/message

As of the late night advisory from the National Hurricane Center Sunday, there is one hurricane, one tropical storm, two depressions, and 3 other areas of interest in the Atlantic Ocean. Most of them will disappear without any impacts, but a few could be the real thing. One of the storms expected to make a major impact is Tropical Storm Sally. The storm will be landfall as a hurricane Tuesday in Louisiana, Alabama, or Mississippi. A 170-miles of coast, including New Orleans and Mobile, should be preparing for life threatening conditions. Hurricane Paulette is impacting Bermuda on this Monday. And Tropical Depression Twenty will soon become Teddy, who in the coming days will strengthen to a major hurricane. In the days to come, it remains out at sea and away from any harmful impact. In the long term, the storm requires monitoring and tracking. This amount of activity in the Atlantic Ocean is a lot, but not completely unexpected. September 10 was the statistic peak of the Atlantic Hurricane season -- and Septem

Our lighthearted interview series continues with Jason Boyer and Ryan Coulter, meteorologists with WLOS-TV, the ABC affiliate in Asheville, North Carolina.  Plus the latest on the tropics. We're at the peak of hurricane season and we're tracking six disturbances, including a potential disturbance right off the Carolina coast. Tropical storms Paulette and Rene remain westwardly in the Atlantic Ocean. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/carolinaweather/message

The Carolina Weather Group gives the latest update on a busy Atlantic basin. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/carolinaweather/message

This week, we're hanging virtually at-home with the meteorologist of WLTX News 19 in Columbia, South Carolina.  Plus: The latest on the tropics with Tropical Storm Nana and Hurricane Omar. The peak of hurricane season is nearing. And a look at your local Carolina weather forecast and our September heat wave.  And a look at your Carolina Weather news, including the on-going search for 4-year-old Abraham Martinez Jr., who was swept away by flood waters Monday while riding in a car with his mother and sister in Johnston County, North Carolina. We tragically learned Wednesday the body of 5-year-old Alexa Castro was found along a creek near the Neuse River. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/carolinaweather/message

Located off the coast of Wilmington,  Tropical Depression Fifteen is luckily moving away from land. Maximum sustained winds are near 35 mph (55 km/h) with higher gusts.  The depression is not forecast to strengthen much, but it could become a tropical storm on Tuesday. When it does, it will be given the name Nana.  Little, if any, additional  strengthening is forecast thereafter, and a weakening trend is  expected to begin on Wednesday night. James Brierton has the updated forecast from our Charlotte studio. Plus, a new survey finds more North Carolinians are troubled by the effects of climate change on hurricane season. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/carolinaweather/message

Hurricane Laura, a category 4 storm with maximum sustained winds of 150 mph Wednesday night,  is approaching landfall along the Louisiana / Texas border. Catastrophic, widespread flash flooding and damaging winds will batter the portions of the Gulf Coast in Texas and Louisana. Hurricane-force winds and "unsurvivable storm surge" will push miles inland, the National Hurricane Center warns. The Carolina Weather Group panel held a live broadcast on social media Wednesday night discussing the storm's forecasted impact. We will also talk about how the North Carolina and South Carolina could be impacted by what-is-then-expected-to-be Tropical Depression Laura this weekend. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/carolinaweather/message

This week, we're quarantining at-home with the weather team from WMBF, the NBC affiliate in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Join us for this lighthearted conversation with Jessica Dobson, Robert Whitehurst, and Andrew Dockery. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/carolinaweather/message

This week, the latest on Tropical Depression Eleven, which is imminently forecast to become Tropical Storm Josephine. Plus, our annual summer hurricane special - which this year comes in the form of highlights from previously recorded interviews. The ongoing coronavirus pandemic lead to the cancellation of the National Hurricane Center's hurricane awareness tour. So instead, we're looking back at some of our interviews from their May 2019 event at Charlotte Douglas International Airport. To see more of those conversation, you can watch our entire 2019 special on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/yLGS-BjY2G4. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/carolinaweather/message

The Carolina Weather Group travels to Sparta, North Carolina, the epicenter of Sunday morning's 5.1 magnitude earthquake. A state of emergency has now been declared in Alleghany County after the earthquake, which was the fifth strongest in Carolina history and the strongest since 1916. We talk with meteorologists across the region who recount your stories of: Did you, or did you not, feel it? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/carolinaweather/message

Hurricane Isaias is gone but, more likely than not, it could be back in 2026. Scotty Powell, Evan Fisher, and Ricky Matthews look into where names come from for Atlantic ocean tropical storms and hurricanes.   --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/carolinaweather/message

North Carolina and South Carolina are cleaning up in the aftermath of Hurricane Isaias. The storm has been blamed for at least two deaths, damage to countless buildings, and over 200,000 power outages. From our Charlotte studios, James Brierton has the latest on the storm cleanup, featuring reports from Dan Whittaker in Windsor in Bertie County, Chris Jackson in Cherry Grove, and Ethan Clark at the site of landfall in Ocean Isle. You'll also hear from North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper and other state officials, who held a briefing Tuesday in the aftermath of Isaias. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/carolinaweather/message