Friday, October 26, 2012
Hurricane will blow past South Carolina over the next 24 hours, but it's targeting the Northeast.
The storm that's already claimed two dozen lives is steaming through the Atlantic tonight on a collision course for the Northeast at the start of next week. But on Saturday, Hurricane Sandy will pass the South Carolina coast, drenching the region and kicking up gail-force winds that gust up to 50 mph, according to local forecasters. Conditions will continue to deteriorate throughout the evening up until the storm's arrival around midnight tonight, according to National Weather Service Charleston. Rains and strong winds will continue throughout most of Saturday. Rough seas will create conditions that are hazardous for just about all marine craft, and there is an increased chance for rip currents. Flooding will mostly be isolated to low-…
Thursday, October 25, 2012
Storm could create rough water conditions off S.C. coast.
A well-organized Hurricane Sandy struck Jamaica early Thursday morning and appears to be on course for landfall in Cuba later today, according to the National Hurricane Center. The Category 2 hurricane, and the 18th storm of the 2012 Atlantic Hurricane Season, was moving north/northeast at 15 mph and is expected to head into the Bahamas as a hurricane. The storm's path thereafter is of concern for the South Carolina Lowcountry, though most forecasters estimate the storm will stay 300 miles or more off the coast. Still, that's close enough to create rough conditions on the water and gail-force winds on land, local forecasters say. Forecasters caution that this storm will not bring the sort of conditions Hurricane Irene brought last fall …
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Breezy conditions, high surf expected in South Carolina this weekend.
The 18th named storm of the 2012 Atlantic Hurricane Season is now churning at hurricane strength roughly 60 miles south of Jamaica's capital city, according to the National Hurricane Center. The center of Hurricane Sandy is expected to move near or over Jamaica Wednesday afternoon into the evening and then move on to Cuba. On Thursday it should approach the central Bahamas, forescasters predict. By the time it passes Cuba's hilly terrain, Sandy will likely be downgraded to a tropical storm, and it is not expected to regenerate into a hurricane, forecasters predict. Sandy could still bring local impacts to the South Carolina Lowcountry. But forecasters caution that this storm will not bring the sort of conditions Hurricane Irene brought …
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Predictions put storm in Atlantic this weekend, unsure about distance from the coast.
The second half of the hurricane season hasn't offered much to threaten the U.S. coast in the last few weeks, ceding a lot of attention to presidential politics. But Tropical Storm Sandy is making a push for an October surprise. With maximum sustained winds of 45 mph, Sandy should reach hurricane strength before hitting Jamaica on Wednesday. From there, the projected path heads over Cuba and into the Atlantic, but there's debate about where Sandy will go this weekend. Of course, The Weather Channel is also closely watching Tropical Storm Sandy.
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Local: Storms expected through Thursday; New Orleans: Region prepares for Category 1 Isaac.
UPDATE (2:30 p.m.) Charleston County Schools reports the following extracurricular updates related to the weather: All after school ATHLETIC events and practices are canceled today. Kaleidoscope after school programs are NOT canceled today and will be operating on a normal schedule. UPDATE (2:20 p.m.) Charleston closings: Charleston Police are currently diverting eastbound traffic on I-26 to Highway 17 at the Cosgrove exit (216) due to flooding, according to a Police statement. The Crosstown is also impassable at this time, according to another Police statment. UPDATE (2 p.m.) Mount Pleasant reports an important road closure: Due to a ruptured sewer line Rifle Range Road from Hidden Lakes Subdivision to Isle of Palms Connector is closed to…
Sunday, August 26, 2012
All of S.C. should expect up to 3 to 5 inches this week.
A hurricane warning is in effect for a 300-mile swath of coast from Louisiana to northern Florida as Tropical Storm Isaac gains strength in the Gulf of Mexico and continually pushes its course to the west. Residents from Morgan City, La., to Destin, Fla., including New Orleans, are preparing for a Wednesday afternoon landfall, but Hurricane Isaac's impacts will cover the entire southeast, according to the National Hurricane Center. Forecasts call for as much as five inches of rain in parts of South Carolina over the next week, according to the National Weather Service. No part of the state will escape the storm's deluge, but high winds are not likely. The Weather Channel is calling for isolated thunderstorms and rain for Charleston, …
Saturday, August 25, 2012
Weather service: Chance for rain, tornadoes, downed trees.
The forecast is uncertain, but over the next 4 to 5 days, meteorologists are closely watching Tropical Storm Isaac for impacts in Coastal South Carolina and south Georgia. If the storm follows its current path — which is still uncertain — it will hit Florida's Gulf Coast as a strong Category 1 Hurricane. From there, the weakened storm will drop large amounts of rain across a 270-mile swath of the South. The "most likely scenario is potential for heavy rain, isolated tornadoes and gusty winds in rain bands mainly Tuesday and Wednesday, possibly starting as early as late Monday," the National Weather Service office in Charleston said in a Friday advisory. The most severe impacts would come from tornadoes and falling trees, the Weather …
Friday, August 24, 2012
Gulf Coast and Pensacola brace for potential impact.
Tropical Storm Isaac could develop into a hurricane after it passes Hispaniola and Cuba this weekend. It's forecast track is still uncertain, but for now, forecasters predict its path will lead to Florida's panhandle in the Gulf of Mexico. The storm's real test is whether it can sustain organization after exiting Haiti, which has hilly terrain that often shreds tropical storms. "The forecast may need some adjustment after it is seen what structure Isaac has after crossing Hispaniola," wrote a National Hurricane Center forecaster. If the storm makes impact on the Gulf Coast, many models predict it will then stall out over the Southeast dropping large amounts of rain. That could provide impacts in South Carolina, but the forecast is just too…
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Update: If storm can survive Caribbean mountains, it's bad news for Tampa, Republicans.
UPDATE - 9:30 a.m. Thursday: Tropical Storm Isaac's path is mostly unchanged from late Wednesday forecasts that predict the storm's center will pass south of the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico today approaching the Dominican Republic tonight and on Friday. The storm is likely to become a hurricane in the next 36 hours, according to Thursday morning forecasts from the National Hurricane Center. But it's pass over mountainous Dominican Republic and Cuba could dampen its strength. "The primary impediment to strengthening will be the interaction with the land masses of Hispaniola and eastern Cuba," the National Hurricane Center reported. "How much the inner core of Isaac is disrupted while over land will determine just how much re-…
Could be hurricane by weekend; Storm's track is worth watching.
Watches and warnings have been issued in the Dominican Republic for the ninth tropical storm of the 2012 Atlantic Hurricane Season, and forecasters believe the storm could be a hurricane by Thursday. Tropical Storm Isaac has a path worth watching, local forecasters say. It comes almost exactly one year after Tropical Storm Irene formed. Later upgraded to a hurricane, that storm brushed the South Carolina coast causing widespread beach erosion and coastal flooding. "That storm impacted us, and Isaac may also," wrote WCBD-TV meteorologist Rob Fowler. "It’s too early to make that call, but certainly bears watching." Isaac will chart a course this weekend through the Caribbean, and by the weekend the storm could be on a path for the U.S. East …
mariah carrie erickson
10:28 pm on Saturday, August 25, 2012
Could sc have alot of damage to this storm more ›