Carolina Weather Group

After 35 years forecasting weather in North Carolina, Indiana, Ohio, and Tennessee, WRCB TV's Paul Barys is headed for retirement. The chief meteorologist at the Chattanooga station retires Friday.  Paul discusses with Scotty Powell his career, changes in technology, and his plans for the future.   SUPPORT US ON PATREON: https://patreon.com/carolinaweathergroup WATCH US ON YOUTUBE: https...

Tropical Storm Danny has made landfall north of Hilton Head on Pritchards Island in South Carolina. The storm, which formed Monday morning off the coast of South Carolina as Tropical Depression Four, continues to have maximum sustained winds of 40 mph. The storm, which will weaken as it moves inland along the border of South Carolina and Georgia, is bringing gusty winds and heavy rains. SUBSCRIBE...

Chris Vagasky joins us for Lightning Safety Week to help keep you safe during thunderstorms. SUPPORT US ON PATREON: https://patreon.com/carolinaweathergroup  VISIT OUR WEBSITE: https://carolinaweathergroup.com

For the first time since 2019, flooding in Charleston Saturday prompted the National Weather Service to issue a Flash Flood Warning. The South Carolina coastal city is no stranger to flooding. The city's downtown historic district typically floods during heavy rains - but as heavy rains caused floodwaters to rise and push into downtown businesses, including the Historic Charleston City Market, exc...

After flash flooding this week near Charlotte, North Carolina, and Charleston, South Carolina, we're taking a closer look at how excessive rainfall and the risk for flash flooding are forecast. Our guest this week on the Carolina Weather Group is Alex Lamers, the Warning Coordination Meteorologist at the Weather Prediction Center, which is the arm of NOAA's National Weather Service primarily respo...

Discover if a career in local broadcast television - including broadcast meteorologist - is for you with these free, behind-the-scenes educational workshops hosted online by WCNC Charlotte. Millions of students across the country missed important opportunities to learn from in-person internships or from job shadow programs. WCNC Charlotte has partnered with the Charlotte Area Association of Black...

Jared Bramblett joins us to talk about an exciting new way to document sea level rise in the Charleston, South Carolina area. We discuss the recent trend of benchmark flooding events to hit the South Carolina low country -- and how documenting them helps local emergency officials and the National Weather Service issue urgent warnings.  Bramblett is the creator of https://meanhighwater.com.&nb...

Emergency management is the managerial function charged with creating the framework within which communities reduce vulnerability to hazards and cope with disasters. Emergency management seeks to promote safer, less vulnerable communities with the capacity to cope with hazards and disasters, such as severe weather. Emergency Management protects communities by coordinating and integrating all activ...

Ahead of the 2021 hurricane season, we chat with Michael Lowry, formerly of the Weather Channel and now a strategic planner for FEMA, to understand how the federal agency prepares its disaster response for events such as hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes, and floods. HELP SUPPORT THE CAROLINA WEATHER GROUP BY BECOMING AN INSIDER ON HTTPS://PATREON.COM/CAROLINAWEATHERGROUP.

After storms and natural disasters, wireless companies you depend on for keeping your cell phones connected will respond with their own resources to restore connectivity. Companies like Verizon Wireless deploy specialized storm response teams to get communities reconnected as soon as possible. Diana Alvear is a communications manager for Verizon Wireless and joins the Carolina Weather Group to exp...

It's a live*, open might night here on the Carolina Weather Group. Among the headlines: - An EF-1 tornado damages a York County, South Carolina farm. WCNC Charlotte's Brad Panovich visited the turkey farm to conduct his own storm survey. - An astounding 30-mile EF-2 tornado in Abbeville and Greenwood counties in South Carolina. Plus we answer your live* questions and comments about all things Caro...

Dan Whittaker, is a storm chaser and panelist on the Carolina Weather Group. On April 27, 2011, Dan had left his home in North Carolina to chase what would become a historic tornado outbreak across Alabama and the South. In this bonus conversation with his fellow panelists, Dan recounts his storm chase through Cullman, Alabama, where he recorded video of an EF-4 tornado. That same tornado, with ma...

When 62 tornadoes hit the state of Alabama on April 27, 2011, it killed 352 people across the state. James Spann, who is the chief meteorologist at ABC 33/40 in Birmingham and the host of the Weatherbrains podcast, looks back at the tornado outbreak that leaves him shaken 10 years later. Spann was on the air during this once-in-a-lifetime event broadcasting to his audience throughout  Alabama...

10 years ago a Carolina tornado outbreak claimed 24 lives and injured over 300 people in North Carolina.  This week, we're revisiting our 2020 conversation with the National Weather Service forecasters who issued the life-saving warnings, the storm chasers who relayed the vital storm reports, and the television meteorologists who relayed the information to the public.  SUPPORT THE CAROLINA WEATHER...

On the anniversary of one of the worst tornado outbreaks in Carolina history, we take a look back at the setup and resulting tornadoes. Our guest this week is John Quagliariello, the warning coordination meteorologist at the National Weather Service in Columbia, South Carolina. On April 13, 2020, there were 77+ tornadoes across the entire Southeast. For John Q and his colleagues, they found themse...

Spring weather in North Carolina and South Carolina means the risk for severe weather including thunderstorms and tornadoes. This week the Carolina Weather Group chats with Trisha Palmer, the Warning Coordination Meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg, to understand the risk from damaging wind, hail, and floods in the Carolinas.  SUPPORT LOCAL WEATHER. UNLOCK...

A new feature on CarolinaWeatherGroup.com will help you get outdoors safely during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our "Parkway Map" updates daily to show you which portions of the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina and Virginia are open to traffic. Whether you're looking to take a day trip, a weekend, or an extended vacation, the new map will allow you to plan ahead and avoid those pesky barriers. SEE T...

Tonight a new conversation with Glenn Hurricane Schwartz, who has been the chief meteorologist at NBC10 Philadelphia for a quarter of a century. UNLOCK EXCLUSIVE CONTENT AT HTTPS://PATREON.COM/CAROLINAWEATHERGROUP

NOAA's Aviation Weather Center (AWC) delivers consistent, timely, and accurate weather information for the world airspace system. This team of meteorologists is in charge of tracking and forecasting atmospheric conditions related to air travel. The next time you're flying and the pilot diverts to avoid turbulence to keep your flight smooth, you can thank the data and forecasts from this arm of the...

The National Weather Service in Raleigh has confirmed three tornadoes that occurred during Thursday’s severe storms in North Carolina. No injuries or deaths have been reported as a result of these tornadoes, but several homes were severely damaged with roofs ripped off. Surveys are still ongoing, so all ratings are preliminary. A long-lived cell dropped the first tornado southeast of High Point at...

A risk of severe weather is forecast to bring tornadoes, damaging wind, hail, and other severe weather to the Carolinas Thursday. The Carolina Weather Group is timing the threat and providing the latest forecast analysis. This audio comes from our live broadcast on YouTube Wednesday evening. WATCH LIVE COVERAGE THURSDAY: https://www.youtube.com/embed/live_stream?enablejsapi=1&channel=UCmhGiYbM...

This week we're nerdy out and wondering: What happened to that snow we wanted this winter? Our guest tonight is fellow weather nerd, Eric Webb, who is also taking us inside his popular map-making and Twitter feed. See Eric's Twitter: https://twitter.com/webberweather Sign-up for free Storm Spotter training: https://bit.ly/3bR3VtS SUPPORT LOCAL WEATHER. SUPPORT THE CAROLINA WEATHER GROUP AND UNLOCK...

Join the network of trained weather spotters across the Carolinas! The Carolina Weather Group is hosting free SKYWARN Storm Spotter training with the National Weather Service Office in Columbia, South Carolina on Fri., March 26 at 6:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome! The class is free and will teach you all you need to know to submit priceless storm reports to the U.S. National Weather Service (NWS) nea...

Sunday marked one hundred days until the start of the 2021 hurricane season on June 1st. It's never too early to prepare for the 2021 tropical season. After the record-breaking 2020 hurricane season in the Atlantic, many wonder what this next season could bring. The 403rd Wing, a unit of the United States Air Force assigned to the Air Force Reserve Command and home to the 53rd Weather Reconnaissan...

More ice is on its way to the Carolinas. Winter Storm Warnings and Winter Weather Advisories are posted for most of North Carolina.  The Thursday morning ice threat could cause power outages and cause hazardous travel.  Here is audio from our hourlong, special streamed live Wednesday night. We're providing forecast analysis, timing, and a look at impacts.  Plus, a story of survival...