4th UPDATE: Confirmed EF-2 Tornado touch down last night! https://nwschat.weather.gov/p.php?pid=201201121922-KGSP-NOUS42-PNSGSP UPDATE3: Storm damage from Burke County NC, Sever damage this is about 15-20 min away. http://www.wcnc.com/news/local/Severe-weeather-pounding-NewsChannel-36-viewing-area-137130908.html Link to the photos they have for now im sure come morning there will be allot more flowing in http://www.wcnc.com/news/local/Severe-weeather-pounding-NewsChannel-36-viewing-area-...

Hey hey everyone,   As many, if not most of you know, I am a storm chaser. I chase extreme weather anytime, anywhere, and any chance I get. I have a passion to witness and document the most incredible, awe-inspiring forces on the planet. I have recently teamed up with several people who have a desire to chase as well. Two of my chase team members are actually going to school currently for a degree in meteorology (Kristian Kampendahl, Grant McKercher).  A...

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Please note that these tidbits do NOT reflect the official forecasts of the National Hurricane Center, and should not be taken as such. While tropical cyclones exist in the Atlantic, the official NHC forecasts will be posted in the lower part of this blog. Please refer to those when making decisions, and heed the advisories and evacuation statements of your local National Weather Service Office. If you can, playing the video in HD makes it much easier to see things. The video will play in low qu...

Please note that these tidbits do NOT reflect the official forecasts of the National Hurricane Center, and should not be taken as such. While tropical cyclones exist in the Atlantic, the official NHC forecasts will be posted in the lower part of this blog. Please refer to those when making decisions, and heed the advisories and evacuation statements of your local National Weather Service Office. If you can, playing the video in HD makes it much easier to see things. The video will play in low q...

Rich has asked me to write up a short summary of the storms after the 1804 hurricane before 1813 that affected Georgia. Sept 11-12, 1810 A strong tropical storm/minimal hurricane made landfall in the lower South Carolina coast during the night. Landfall was south of Charleston, and north of Savannah, but the severity of the winds was greater in Savannah. Since Savannah was on the left side of the storm, landfall was undoubtedly closer to Savannah than Charleston. The British schooners Uni...

Henry Laurens, South Carolina plantation owner to his new overseer, John Loveday, June 21, 1777: Around the middle of August begin got be much upon your Guard about tempestuous Weather. I caution you because you have never seen a Hurricane, you shd have Bars of strong Wood ready to fasten in all your Windows, keep every Article liable to Damage six inches off your Floors, and nothing so low as the common Surface of the Earth in the Cellars, these you must expect to be brim full, your House...

Major hurricanes have avoided Georgia for a long time. None have made landfall since October 2, 1898, beyond all living memory. A belief has grown among many of the natives that major hurricanes will always be steered away from the coast here--either by God, the course of the Gulf Stream, or the indentation of the coastline here. A review of recent near misses has lent credence to this belief. In 1989, hurricane Hugo was forecast by several models, and briefly on the official track to make landf...

Hey I'm Rich and interested in tropical systems and general weather in my area. 2011 had a bruatally hot summer, setting a record for the most 90+ degree days.  We have had 73 such days so far, and our old record was 70 in 1998.   Records on St. Simons Island go back to 1948.   Weather the past few years has been weird and dry.  Every year since 2006 has had below normal rainfall, and so were 2001-2004.  In fact the decade of the 2000s was so dry that when our new normals came out for 1981-2010 ...

Please note that these tidbits do NOT reflect the official forecasts of the National Hurricane Center, and should not be taken as such. While tropical cyclones exist in the Atlantic, the official NHC forecasts will be posted in the lower part of this blog. Please refer to those when making decisions, and heed the advisories and evacuation statements of your local National Weather Service Office. If you can, playing the video in HD makes it much easier to see things. The video will play in low qu...

Please note that these tidbits do NOT reflect the official forecasts of the National Hurricane Center, and should not be taken as such. While tropical cyclones exist in the Atlantic, the official NHC forecasts will be posted in the lower part of this blog. Please refer to those when making decisions, and heed the advisories and evacuation statements of your local National Weather Service Office. If you can, playing the video in HD makes it much easier to see things. The video will play in low qu...

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Please note that these tidbits do NOT reflect the official forecasts of the National Hurricane Center, and should not be taken as such. While tropical cyclones exist in the Atlantic, the official NHC forecasts will be posted in the lower part of this blog. Please refer to those when making decisions, and heed the advisories and evacuation statements of your local National Weather Service Office. If you can, playing the video in HD makes it much easier to see things. The video will play in low qu...

Please note that these tidbits do NOT reflect the official forecasts of the National Hurricane Center, and should not be taken as such. While tropical cyclones exist in the Atlantic, the official NHC forecasts will be posted in the lower part of this blog. Please refer to those when making decisions, and heed the advisories and evacuation statements of your local National Weather Service Office. If you can, playing the video in HD makes it much easier to see things. The video will play in low qu...

Please note that these tidbits do NOT reflect the official forecasts of the National Hurricane Center, and should not be taken as such. While tropical cyclones exist in the Atlantic, the official NHC forecasts will be posted in the lower part of this blog. Please refer to those when making decisions, and heed the advisories and evacuation statements of your local National Weather Service Office. If you can, playing the video in HD makes it much easier to see things. The video will play in low qu...

Good Afternoon,Today's update briefly discusses Hurricane Katia which is a Category 1 hurricane and is moving north between Bermuda and the U.S. Katia is no threat to any landmass at this time and should continue her re-curve back into the open Atlantic, Tropical Storm Maria has weakened significantly since yesterday partly due to shear and also partly due to her fast forward speed of 20 to 22 knots. Her center is completely exposed and devoid of convection. A downgrade is possible today after t...

Please note that these tidbits do NOT reflect the official forecasts of the National Hurricane Center, and should not be taken as such. While tropical cyclones exist in the Atlantic, the official NHC forecasts will be posted in the lower part of this blog. Please refer to those when making decisions, and heed the advisories and evacuation statements of your local National Weather Service Office. If you can, playing the video in HD makes it much easier to see things. The video will play in low qu...

Good Morning, Hurricane Katia is currently located southwest of Bermuda moving to the northwest at 9 MPH. Katia is a Category 1 hurricane on the Saffir Simpson Wind Scale with maximum sustained winds of 85 MPH. Katia is currently slowing down to make her northward turn between the Outer Banks of North Carolina and the island of Bermuda. Bermuda as well as the eastern seaboard could experience gusty winds, large swells, and rip currents. Other than this the impacts to any land areas should be m...

Please note that these tidbits do NOT reflect the official forecasts of the National Hurricane Center, and should not be taken as such. While tropical cyclones exist in the Atlantic, the official NHC forecasts will be posted in the lower part of this blog. Please refer to those when making decisions, and heed the advisories and evacuation statements of your local National Weather Service Office. If you can, playing the video in HD makes it much easier to see things. The video will play in low qu...

Good Afternoon, In today's update we will analyze Hurricane Katia which is currently a Category 3 hurricane with sustained winds of 115 MPH. Katia is moving to the northwest at about 9 MPH and should start to move in a more northerly direction over the next couple of days. Thereafter she is expected to turn more to the northeast and re-curve between the Outer Banks of North Carolina and Bermuda. Her impacts should be limited to gusty winds, a few outer band squalls and higher than normal surf a...