Carolina Weather Group

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...

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 -...

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 EPIS...

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...

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, visi...

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.

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 loo...

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 L...

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...

The Carolina Weather Group gives the latest update on a busy Atlantic basin.

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-y...

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 thereafte...

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. Th...

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.

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...

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?

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.  

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 th...

A large fire is burning in Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina. There are over 200,000 power outages in North Carolina. And Isaias is continuing to produce life threatening winds, flooding, and scattered tornadoes.

Tropical Storm Isaias could could intensifies into a hurricane before making landfall near the state border of South Carolina and North Carolina overnight Monday into Tuesday. James Brierton has the latest forecast track from the National Hurricane Center. Evan Fisher reports form Charleston, South Carolina, where tropical storm force winds have arrived. We'll also hear from North Carolina Governo...

Carolina Weather Group team coverage with the forecast analysis of the National Hurricane Center's Sunday 11 p.m. update on Tropical Storm Isaias, which remains offshore of Florida moving north towards the coasts of North Carolina and South Carolina.  Tropical Storm Warnings are in place along the entire South Carolina and North Carolina coast. Portions of the Carolinas coast are also under a Hurr...

Isaias is a tropical storm as it northwestward off the coast of Miami Saturday. Near hurricane-like conditions are possible along Florida's east coast Sunday with tropical storm conditions expected Monday along the South Carolina coast. The storm is forecast to make landfall near the border of South Carolina and North Carolina early Tuesday morning, where after landfall it will bring a threat of l...

Jared Smith provides a forecast update on Hurricane Isaias, a category 1 storm near the Bahamas, which is forecast to move along the eastern coast of Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina this weekend and into Monday. Impacts will include heavy rain, gusty winds, and storm surge flooding along the Carolinas coast. On Friday, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper declared a State of Eme...

Craig Fugate, the former administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under President Barack Obama and former Florida Director for the Emergency Management Division under Governor Jeb Bush, joins the Carolina Weather Group to provide his insight into the ongoing response to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic - and to share stories from his career responding to weather and natural...

Would you be able to spot a dangerous rip current? National Weather Service Meteorologist Steven Pfaff joins the Carolina Weather Group to discuss keeping you and your family safe at the beach this summer. Steven helps us understand how to avoid rip currents, dangerous waves, coastal flooding and other hazards you may experience along the coast and at the beach. For boaters, Steven also talks abou...