Carolina Weather Group

It is the question everyone is asking: Is it finally going to snow in the Carolinas? On this week's edition of the Carolina Weather Group, James Brierson and Meteorologist Frank Strait break down the complicated signal for potential winter weather this weekend. We start with the bitter cold arriving Thursday and Friday, bringing dangerous wind chills and school delays to Western North Carolina...

Breaking news: NASA is bringing Crew-11 home early from the ISS after a crew member experienced a medical situation. The astronaut is stable, and the return is planned, not an emergency deorbit. #NASA #ISS #Crew11 #SpaceMission #MedicalEmergency

This Saturday's Wild Card showdown between the Carolina Panthers and the Los Angeles Rams is facing a formidable opponent: Mother Nature. In this episode, we break down how a passing front bringing rain, wind, and potential lightning could dismantle game plans on both sides. We analyze how a slick field might neutralize the Panthers' run game and why high winds could spell trouble for the...

In this week's episode of the Carolina Weather Group, we look at a wild temperature swing heading into the holidays before revisiting one of the most resilient communities in Western North Carolina.🌤️ Holiday Forecast UpdateMeteorologist Frank Strait breaks down the upcoming weather across North and South Carolina. After a cold start to the month, milder air and moisture are moving in. We’re t...

Prepare for a massive temperature drop! 📉 While Saturday brought beautiful warmth to the Carolinas, bitterly cold Arctic air is plunging south and will change everything by Sunday. In this update, Carolina Weather Group meteorologist Frank Strait breaks down the timing of the cold front and the "pipe-busting" temperatures expected for Monday morning. In this video:The Setup: A look at t...

This week on the Carolina Weather Group, James and Frank recap a busy week of wintry weather in the Carolinas—including the bizarre "man-made" snow flurries generated by steam from local power plants! In this episode:Snow Recap: A look back at the recent snowfall in Maggie Valley, Boone, and the Virginia border."Nuclear Snow": How steam from the Catawba Nuclear Station turned i...

Protect your home from winter weather! ❄️In this Carolina Weather Group interview, meteorologist Rachel Gauthier from the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) shares expert advice on how to prepare your house for freezing temperatures, ice, snow, hail, and winter storms in the Carolinas. We cover simple, affordable steps you can take right now to keep warm air inside, protect...

In this week’s episode of the Carolina Weather Group, we revisit one of the most catastrophic weather events in modern U.S. history: the April 27, 2011 tornado outbreak — a generational severe weather disaster that produced more than 60 tornadoes in Alabama alone and altered the course of severe weather communication forever. We’re hear from ABC 33/40 Chief Meteorologist James Spann, who takes us...

The Carolinas just wrapped up one of the warmest late-November stretches on record — but at the same time, social media has exploded with snow hype ahead of Thanksgiving. So what’s real, and what’s just another single-model-run gone viral? In this week’s Carolina Weather Group episode, James Brierton, Sam Walker, and Frank Strait break down: 🌡️ Record-breaking warmth across the Carolinas, includin...

The Northern Lights are back—for the second night in a row—and the Carolina Weather Group is tracking every moment! From a G4 geomagnetic storm to aurora sightings as far south as Charleston and the Florida Panhandle, the team breaks down what’s happening above our heads and why this solar cycle is producing such rare displays for the Carolinas. 🌌Tonight, James Brierton, Sam Walker, and Frank Str...

We’re celebrating one year since our milestone 500th episode — and for the first time ever, both parts of our on-location special from the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) are airing together as one extended encore presentation! Join the Carolina Weather Group team — James Brierton, Jared Smith, Dan Whitaker, Candace Jordan, and producer Tim Pounds — as we take you behind...

Hurricane Melissa has joined the record books with 185 mph winds, devastating Jamaica, Cuba, and The Bahamas before turning toward Bermuda. On this week’s Carolina Weather Group, we discuss Melissa’s Category 5 strength, new video from inside the storm’s eye, and the Outer Banks’ ongoing home collapses — five more this week in Buxton and Avon. Our guest Peter Forister joins to unveil his new “Most...

...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CATEGORY 5 MELISSA ABOUT TO MAKE LANDFALL IN JAMAICA... ...CATASTROPHIC WINDS, FLASH FLOODING, AND STORM SURGE OCCURRING ON THE ISLAND... Breaking coverage as Category 5 Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Jamaica with catastrophic winds near 185 mph, storm surge up to 13 feet, and rainfall totals exceeding 30 inches. Join James Brierton of the Carolina Weather Group and Dr....

It’s a wild weather week across the Carolinas! 🌪️ James Brierton and Frank Strait are live for Episode 562 of the Carolina Weather Group with Stormy the Weather Cat making a cameo. We’re talking:Blowing dust at Charlotte Douglas Airport and gusty 30 mph winds turning the sky orangeTropical Storm Melissa spinning in the Caribbean — could it become a major hurricane? Drought conditions, fire danger,...

Two of the South’s most dedicated storm chasers, Brett Adair and Chris Jackson, join the Carolina Weather Group fresh off their trip to North Carolina’s Outer Banks, where a powerful nor’easter battered the coastline. They share what it was like witnessing the crashing surf, coastal flooding, and erosion first-hand — and what happened when NC 12 closed, trapping them on Hatteras Island as the stor...

A powerful new coastal storm is taking shape off the Carolinas — and it’s bringing major flooding risks, pounding surf, and strong winds to the coast just days after king tides and ongoing erosion. 🌊 In this episode of the Carolina Weather Group, meteorologist Frank Strait breaks down the timeline for this developing nor’easter, expected to lash Charleston, Buxton, and the Outer Banks with high w...

On this week’s Carolina Weather Group (Episode 559 – October 1, 2025), James Brierton, Frank Strait, Sam Walker, and Joseph Naven unpack the federal government shutdown — and what it really means for the National Weather Service, NOAA, and hurricane operations across the Southeast. The team discusses: What services will continue during the shutdown (like life-saving forecasts and warnings) Why NOA...

South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster is joined by the National Weather Service and state officials to discuss preparations for Tropical Depression Nine, the storm forecast to become Hurricane Imelda in the days ahead. Impacts to the Carolina coast are forecast to include heavy rain, gusty winds and rough surf. #weather #northcarolina #southcarolina #ncwx #scwx #podcast 📹 Join this channel to ge...

The National Hurricane Center has issued the first hurricane forecast cone for a storm system expected to become Imelda. Impacts from Imelda are forecast to include heavy rain, gusty winds and rough surf along the Carolinas. The storm is organizing itself just north of Cuba. Until it becomes better organized, the system is referred to as "Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine." It could become...

In September 2024, Hurricane Helene tore through the Southeastern United States, bringing deadly storm surge, destructive winds, tornadoes, and record-breaking rainfall. Combined with a rare Predecessor Rainfall Event (PRE), the storm caused catastrophic flooding across North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia, leaving behind nearly $80 billion in damage. One year later, the Carolin...

Tropical Storm Humberto officially formed in the Atlantic Ocean on Wednesday. It is one of two areas of tropical development being monitored by the WCNC Weather Impact Team. At 5 p.m., NOAA's National Hurricane Center (NHC) announced that Tropical Storm Humberto had officially developed about 550 miles northeast of the Leeward Islands, moving northwest at 15 mph with sustained winds of 40 mph. Pri...

It’s been one year since Hurricane Helene devastated the Carolinas — from catastrophic flooding in Asheville and the French Broad River Valley to the ongoing recovery in Lake Lure and Chimney Rock. In this special Carolina Weather Group podcast, James Brierton talks with WCNC's Brad Panovich and WFMY's Tim Buckley, as they reflect on the storm’s impacts, the lessons still being learned, an...

With this Wednesday marking the average peak of the Atlantic hurricane season, 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 Fishe...

It's Labor Day week, and as summer comes to a close, it's an extended road trip edition of the Carolina Weather Group! Texas Republicans have recently proposed moving a space vehicle - potentially Space Shuttle Discovery - to Texas. Join James and Tim for a never-before-seen look at their July 2023 railfanning road trip, where they also stopped at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center (Smithsoni...

When Hurricane Helene hit the Carolinas, it left a path of destruction caused by wind, rain and flooding. Clint Basinger was one of many who had the misfortune of having the storm drop a tree through his Asheville, North Carolina, home. Clint is a YouTuber known to millions as LGR. His videos cover retro tech, PC gaming and more. When the tree hit his home, it sent debris and rain not only into hi...