Tropical Storm Debby made a second landfall earlier today about 25 miles to the northeast of Charleston, South Carolina and has begun the normal weakening phase as it pushes farther inland. Despite the weakening, the remnants of Tropical Storm Debby will continue to pound away today at the Carolinas with additional heavy rainfall as copious amounts of tropical moisture still feed into the system from the southwestern Atlantic. Some spots in South Carolina can end up with 25 inches of rain when all is said and done and up to 15 inches in likely in portions of North Carolina.
In the Mid-Atlantic region, outer bands have already produced occasional showers and the main impact will come from late today into Friday evening as the tropical depression passes over the front range of the Appalachians. The impact in the I-95 corridor will include occasional heavy downpours, embedded thunderstorms, strong winds, and isolated tornadoes are even on the table. Scattered power outages are also on the table given the combination of saturated grounds and wind gusts potentially up to 45 mph or so. The heaviest rainfall during this upcoming event will likely come along the front range of the Appalachians (e.g., eastern West Virginia, western Virginia, central Pennsylvania) where southeasterly winds will be “lifted” by the increasing altitude.
Looking ahead, the “soon-to-come” acceleration of the tropical system will allow for a nice weekend in the Mid-Atlantic region and the overall weather pattern looks quite nice from Saturday through the middle of next week all across the Great Lakes, Midwest, Mid-Atlantic, and Northeast US (and it should be favorable for the Perseid meteor shower). One final note, there are signs that there may be another tropical threat to deal with in the eastern US by around the middle of the month.
Read More
The annual Perseid meteor shower began in mid-July and will continue until late August, and the peak viewing time will be during the pre-dawn hours of Monday, August 12th. This year’s peak viewing will come at a time when the moon is 50% illuminated (first quarter phase) which is halfway between the new moon and full moon. The moon will set around midnight suggesting that the best viewing conditions will indeed be in the pre-dawn hours when the sky should be at its darkest. Of course, success for viewing will largely depend on the overall lighting in given viewing area and on overall sky conditions and the weather is looking quite favorable in the Mid-Atlantic region. The Perseid meteor shower comes every August as the Earth passes through a cloud of dust that comes from Comet Swift-Tuttle as it approaches the sun.
Read More
The weather remains quite warm today, but there will be an overall downward trend in temperatures going into the upcoming weekend. As far as precipitation is concerned, it appears to be mainly – if not completely – rain-free over the next several days with high pressure generally in control across the Tennessee Valley.
Read More
After spending yesterday out over the open waters of the southwestern Atlantic, Tropical Storm Debby has made a second landfall early today just to the northeast of Charleston, South Carolina and it will begin to accelerate to the north later tonight and pass to the west of the Mid-Atlantic’s I-95 corridor on Friday. Outer bands associated with the tropical storm have already reached our region and the main impact here will occur from tonight through Friday evening. There will be occasional heavy downpours, embedded strong thunderstorms, gusty winds, and even isolated tornadoes during the tropical storm’s main impact time period. As the remnants of the tropical system accelerate to the northeast, skies will clear here by early Saturday and the weekend should turn out to be quite nice. In fact, the period from Saturday through the middle of next week looks quite nice throughout the northeastern quadrant of the nation with comfortable temperatures and humidity levels.
Read More
After spending yesterday out over the open waters of the southwestern Atlantic, Tropical Storm Debby has made a second landfall early today just to the northeast of Charleston, South Carolina and it will begin to accelerate to the north later tonight and pass to the west of the Mid-Atlantic’s I-95 corridor on Friday. Outer bands associated with the tropical storm have already reached our region and the main impact here will occur from tonight through Friday evening. There will be occasional heavy downpours, embedded strong thunderstorms, gusty winds, and even isolated tornadoes during the tropical storm’s main impact time period. As the remnants of the tropical system accelerate to the northeast, skies will clear here by early Saturday and the weekend should turn out to be quite nice. In fact, the period from Saturday through the middle of next week looks quite nice throughout the northeastern quadrant of the nation with comfortable temperatures and humidity levels.
Read More
A big time cool down today with temperatures noticeably cooler than Wednesday and confined to the 60’s for afternoon highs. It remains on the cool side to end the work week on Friday and there will be plenty of moisture around for the next couple of days to give us a chance of showers and thunderstorms. A warm-up begins on Saturday and continues into early next week and this will result in high temperatures by Tuesday afternoon quite close to the 90 degree mark once again.
Read More
After spending yesterday out over the open waters of the southwestern Atlantic, Tropical Storm Debby has made a second landfall early today just to the northeast of Charleston, South Carolina and it will begin to accelerate to the north later tonight and pass to the west of the Mid-Atlantic’s I-95 corridor on Friday. Outer bands associated with the tropical storm have already reached our region and the main impact here will occur from tonight through Friday evening. There will be occasional heavy downpours, embedded strong thunderstorms, gusty winds, and even isolated tornadoes during the tropical storm’s main impact time period. As the remnants of the tropical system accelerate to the northeast, skies will clear here by early Saturday and the weekend should turn out to be quite nice. In fact, the period from Saturday through the middle of next week looks quite nice throughout the northeastern quadrant of the nation with comfortable temperatures and humidity levels.
Read More
Tropical Storm Debby is out over the very warm waters of the southwestern Atlantic Ocean and it has strengthened some today with maximum sustained winds now at 60 mph. Tropical Storm Debby will make a second landfall by early tomorrow morning and then begin a turn to the north that should bring it’s remnants just to the west of the Mid-Atlantic’s I-95 corridor on Friday afternoon. As such, there is the threat of some heavy rainfall, strong thunderstorms, gusty winds in the Mid-Atlantic region from late Thursday through Friday night and isolated tornadoes are on the table. The tropical system will accelerate to the northeast by Saturday with improving conditions in the Mid-Atlantic region and we’re setting up for a stretch of nice weather from Sunday through Tuesday all across the northeastern part of the nation.
Read More
It turns cooler for the second half of the week following the passage of a cold frontal system that will actually stall out later today just to the south of here. Tropical Storm Debby is now out over the open waters of the SW Atlantic just off the coastline of South Carolina and it could re-intensify later today back into category 1 hurricane status. Whether or not Debby returns to hurricane status, it will continue to produce tremendous rainfall amounts in the Carolinas during the next 24 hours or so and likely makes a second landfall by early Thursday morning.
After that, the tropical storm is going to be kicked out to the north and move into the Mid-Atlantic region on Friday…likely just to the west of I-95. This path will give us the chance here for some heavy rainfall, gusty winds, and even isolated tornadoes from later Thursday through Friday night with weather conditions likely to improve on Saturday. Looking ahead, the weather looks quite nice and comfortable for Sunday and Monday following the passage of the tropical system.
Read More
It turns cooler for the second half of the week following the passage of a cold frontal system that will actually stall out later today in close proximity to the DC metro region. Tropical Storm Debby is now out over the open waters of the SW Atlantic just off the coastline of South Carolina and it could re-intensify later today back into category 1 hurricane status. Whether or not Debby returns to hurricane status, it will continue to produce tremendous rainfall amounts in the Carolinas during the next 24 hours or so and likely makes a second landfall by early Thursday morning.
After that, the tropical storm is going to be kicked out to the north and move into the Mid-Atlantic region on Friday…likely just to the west of I-95. This path will give us the chance here for some heavy rainfall, gusty winds, and even isolated tornadoes from later Thursday through Friday night with weather conditions likely to improve on Saturday. Looking ahead, the weather looks quite nice and comfortable for Sunday and Monday following the passage of the tropical system.
Read More
