Category: Weather

Hurricane Idalia has become a category 4 hurricane before its landfall in Florida on Wednesday morning. It had maximum sustained winds of 130 mph and was moving north-northeast at 18 mph. Weakening will follow, but it could still be a tropical storm as it moves over the Carolinas. Flood watches are up for much of South Carolina including Greenwood County, […]

Tropical Storm Idalia is expected to move into the eastern Gulf of Mexico early this week, where it is forecast to become a hurricane. The latest data indicates a landfall near or east of the Big Bend region of Florida sometime Wednesday morning. Weakening will follow, but this could still be a tropical storm as it affects the Carolinas; timing […]

Issued By Greenville-Spartanburg – SC, US, National Weather Service Affected Area Greater Oconee Description …AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING… The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control in Columbia SC has issued a Code Orange Ground Level Ozone Action Day for the Upstate region of South Carolina, from […]

Wind Advisory Issued March 31 At 5:21pm Edt Until April 02 At 12:00am Edt By Nws Greenville-Spartanburg …Wind Advisory Remains In Effect From 8 Am Saturday To Midnight Edt Saturday Night… * What…West Winds 15 To 25 Mph With Gusts Up To 50 Mph Expected. * Where…All Of Northeast Georgia, Piedmont North Carolina And Upstate South Carolina. * When…From 8 […]

The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a wind advisory for the mountains of North Carolina, South Carolina, and Northeast Georgia. The advisory will be in effect from midnight tonight until 8 PM EDT Saturday. Southwest winds of 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph are expected during this time. The gusty winds could potentially blow […]

Tell me if you’ve heard this one before: It’s Friday, and a cold front is moving into South Carolina, bringing rain and, for some, a thunderstorm. Yes, you guessed it – Friday is still Cold Front Day! The 8 a.m. Friday weather map with radar composite from the Weather Prediction Center showing a cold front causing rain and thunderstorms crossing […]

The National Weather Service has issued AN INCREASED FIRE DANGER FOR OCONEE COUNTY FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING. Forecasters said that very dry air will continue to settle into the area today. The combination of slightly warmer air temperatures and continued very dry dew point temperatures will yield minimum relative humidity values in the 15 to 20 […]

FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING… …FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM EDT WEDNESDAY… Action Recommended Execute a pre-planned activity identified in the instructions Issued By Greenville-Spartanburg – SC, US, National Weather Service Affected Area Portions of Northeast Georgia, Piedmont and Western North Carolina and Upstate South Carolina WHAT…For […]

The colder weather pattern I discussed last Friday is delayed, but it won’t be denied. As expected last week, we’re seeing another rainy Friday, with a possible thunderstorm in the Lowcountry, but the mother lode of cold air won’t follow the front causing today’s rain. Saturday looks cool and dry, but another cold front will move through on Sunday with […]