Carolina Weather Group

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 SKY...

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...

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....

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 answer...

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...

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...

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 Poin...

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...

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 cover...

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

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 Cit...

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.

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 w...

On Saturday, South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster and other state officials held an emergency briefing in Columbia to discuss winter storm preparations. LEAVE A TIP SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PODCAST SUPPORT US ON PATREON VISIT OUR WEBSITE WATCH THE CAROLINA WEATHER GROUP ON YOUTUBE

North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper and other state officials hold an emergency briefing ahead of the winter storm to discuss emergency preparations. LEAVE A TIP SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PODCAST SUPPORT US ON PATREON VISIT OUR WEBSITE WATCH THE CAROLINA WEATHER GROUP ON YOUTUBE

Weather forecast confidence is growing that a weekend storm in North Carolina and South Carolina could bring winter weather to parts of the Carolinas Saturday night through Sunday. The low-pressure system will bring moisture throughout the Carolinas, including snow in the western North Carolina mountains and foothills (including Asheville, Boone, Blowing Rock, Morganton, and Hickory). Uncertainty...

Very tiny new satellites could make it easier to see, predict, and forecast tropical weather. Compared to traditional satellites, this train of nanosatellites will collect more frequent measurements around the globe, allowing scientists to study storms as they develop and then use the newly-acquired knowledge to improve forecasting capabilities. While smaller, these new satellites can send back mo...

A strong storm system may arrive from the west over the weekend. Snow accumulations will be possible Saturday into Sunday for some portions of North Carolina and South Carolina.  Computer models still show a wide range of possibilities for winter weather in the Carolinas.  The Carolina Weather Group's Jared Smith, from Charleston, and Evan Fisher, Asheville, explain the possibility of se...

A storm, which gave way from severe weather to snow, has produced snowfall accumulation across North Carolina. Preliminary snowfall totals are in and the Carolina Weather Group is examining how much snowfall in places including Asheville, Boone, Blowing Rock, Winston-Salem, Greensboro, High Point, Raleigh, Durham, and more. Plus a look at storm damage reports from overnight severe thunderstorms, g...

Jim Cantore is best known for his hurricane chases on the Weather Channel and (we hope) increasingly known for his year-in-review conversations with the Carolina Weather Group. Jim is back with our full Carolina Weather Group panel for a special episode talking about all the weather that was 2021, including a look back at the deep freeze in Texas, Hurricane Ida, flash flooding, and more. He also p...

A special episode of the Carolina Weather Group: The latest on the tornado outbreak across five states, an inside look at those stories of those impacted, and ways for you to help this holiday season. The tornadoes collapsed an occupied candle factory in Mayfield, Kentucky, an Amazon warehouse near Edwardsville, Illinois, and a nursing home in Monette, Arkansas. The people of Kentucky, Illinois, T...

After 33 years forecasting the weather for Charlotte viewers of WBTV-TV, Chief Meteorologist Eric Thomas is retiring. In a special sitdown interview with the Carolina Weather Group's Scotty Powell, Eric revisits his 3-decade career, including historic coverage of Hurricane Hugo, tornadoes, and other severe weather events. Eric also outlines the evolution of his career - from television into the ag...

This week, we're revisiting the 2021 hurricane season with North Carolina's own Mark Sudduth of hurricanetrack.com. Mark travels the hemisphere recording outstanding videos of hurricanes and tropical storms. Mark shares incredible footage from storms such as Elsa, Ida, Henri, and more. Plus hear Mark's inside story about how they capture the videos you see on The Weather Channel or in his independ...

This week, a special edition of the Carolina Weather Group covering the wildfires burning on Pilot Mountain in Surry County, North Carolina, and Pogue Mountain in McDowell County, North Carolina. Dry weather conditions combined with low humidity and gusty winds have led fire officials to issue a statewide ban on outdoor fires across North Carolina. Plus breaking news learned just today on the caus...

This week never-before-seen moments of our interview with James Spann from earlier this year.  Spann, the chief meteorologist at ABC 33/40 in Birmingham, Alabama, and the host of the WeatherBrains podcast, joined us in March to discuss the tenth anniversary of the April 27, 2011 tornado outbreak in Alabama. WATCH THAT EPISODE: https://youtu.be/OkJFCWnxTSc This week, you'll hear new moments wi...