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7 days ago
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National Hurricane Center Watching Area Off Southeast Coast For Development
The National Hurricane Center is tracking an area off the Southeast coast for a chance of tropical or subtropical development later this week, but regardless of that, heavy rain and poor beach conditions can be expected over the next few days. A stalled front and upper-level disturbance will team up to create stormy conditions from Florida to the Carolinas over the next few days. What the National Hurricane Center is watching for is the possibility that a non-tropical low-pressure system could develop and gradually acquire tropical or subtropical characteristics, if it remains over water rather than inland. Right now, the chance of a tropical or subtropical depression or storm forming is low in the area shown below off the Southeast Coast. This system should move away from the Southeast coast by Friday and Saturday and head out to sea. The first name of the Atlantic hurricane season will be Andrea. Localized heavy rain will spread from Florida to the coastal Carolinas over next few days no matter if there is any attempt at development or not. That will include mainly South Florida on Tuesday. Flash flooding cannot be ruled out, including in Miami. Areas from Florida to the coastal Carolinas could then see pockets of heavy rain from Wednesday into Thursday. That could include Savannah, Georgia, Charleston, South Carolina, and Wilmington, North Carolina. Beaches on the Southeast coast will also see rough surf and a risk of rip currents, so take heed of warnings if you are headed to beach. This region is no stranger to tropical development for the month of June. Parts of the Caribbean, Gulf and Southeast Coast are all common areas for development this time of year, as shown below shaded in yellow. So the good news is, this is nothing out of the ordinary. Caitlin Kaiser graduated from the Georgia Institute of Technology with both an undergraduate and graduate degree in Earth and Atmospheric Sciences before starting her career as a digital meteorologist with
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21-03-2025
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On This Date: The 1932 March Tornado Outbreak, One Of The Worst In US History
Spring and severe weather go hand in hand, and March of 1932 was no exception with one of the worst outbreaks of tornadoes striking the Deep South and Midwest beginning on March 21. Over 90 years ago, severe thunderstorms started firing up late in the afternoon, spawning numerous tornadoes from Mississippi to South Carolina to Indiana. Ten of those tornadoes were rated F4 on the Fujita scale in Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee, leaving behind damage indicative of 207-260 mile per hour winds. The outbreak left devastation in its wake with 334 fatalities and millions of dollars in damage. Alabama was hit the hardest with 268 deaths in the state alone with damage described as 'almost beyond estimate'. Caitlin Kaiser graduated from the Georgia Institute of Technology with both an undergraduate and graduate degree in Earth and Atmospheric Sciences before starting her career as a digital meteorologist with
