Category: Coastal South Carolina

September 20, 2016in Cape Cod, Chesapeake Bay, Coastal Georgia, Coastal South Carolina, Connecticut, Delmarva, Lake Erie, Lake Ontario, Lake Simcoe/Georgian Bay, Long Island/SE New York, Massachusetts North Coast, New Jersey, Northeast Florida, Outer Banks, Rhode Island, Southeastern North Carolina, Tidewater VirginiaBy Shea GibsonMore from Shea Gibson

Omega Block Followed by Fall Temps to the East

By WeatherFlow meteorologist Shea Gibson 9/20/2016 The Polar jet is starting to show a couple of strong dips from the north as we head into fall. Two Rossby waves (jet stream dips) are shown forming here that creates what is called an “Omega Block” Ω – this shows two upper Lows pinched off in the…

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August 21, 2016in Cape Cod, Chesapeake Bay, Coastal Georgia, Coastal South Carolina, Connecticut, Delmarva, Long Island/SE New York, Massachusetts North Coast, New Jersey, Northeast Florida, Outer Banks, Rhode Island, Southeastern North Carolina, Tidewater VirginiaBy Shea GibsonMore from Shea Gibson

2016 Tropics Update: Eastern Atlantic Basin Becoming Active

by WeatherFlow meteorologist Shea Gibson As we head into the last half of August, we typically begin to see the Atlantic basin become more active along the ITCZ (Intertropical Convergence Zone) and other areas such as the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico.  Right now there are 3 areas being monitored as activity has ramped up…

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August 14, 2016in Coastal South CarolinaBy Shea GibsonMore from Shea Gibson

Unique Sunbeams Catching Some Attention along the SC Coast.

By WeatherFlow meteorologist Shea Gibson 8/14/16 There has been quite a unique optical phenomenon occurring along the SC coast lately with reference to sunrise and sunset beams stretching across the sky. I witnessed a somewhat rare catch Friday morning over Charleston, SC as sunbeams appeared not only at the sunrise horizon, but over the opposite side…

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July 20, 2016in Cape Cod, Chesapeake Bay, Coastal Georgia, Coastal South Carolina, Columbia River Gorge, Connecticut, Delmarva, Lake Erie, Lake Ontario, Lake Simcoe/Georgian Bay, Long Island/SE New York, Massachusetts North Coast, New Jersey, Northeast Florida, Outer Banks, Puget Sound, Rhode Island, San Francisco, Southeastern North Carolina, Southern California, Tidewater VirginiaBy Shea GibsonMore from Shea Gibson

Wet Macroburst in Chandler, AZ shows 116mph winds.

By WeatherFlow Meteorologist Shea Gibson Ever been in a thunderstorm and a sudden burst of strong winds and rain comes down at the same time? This is called a “wet microburst”, which packs quite a punch when it comes to the strong winds associated with them. They can be particularly dangerous for airplanes and can…

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July 18, 2016in Cape Cod, Chesapeake Bay, Coastal Georgia, Coastal South Carolina, Connecticut, Delmarva, Long Island/SE New York, Massachusetts North Coast, New Jersey, Northeast Florida, Rhode Island, Southeastern North Carolina, Tidewater VirginiaBy Shea GibsonMore from Shea Gibson

Quiet in the Atlantic Basin? Don’t Get too Complacent.

By WeatherFlow meteorologist Shea Gibson Written on 7/18/2016: Tropics Update: We started the late spring somewhat active along the SE United States and western Caribbean for the Atlantic Hurricane Season 2016. Don’t forget – we had an early storm in the eastern north Atlantic in January, which was Hurricane Alex (and still our strongest so…

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June 9, 2016in Coastal Georgia, Coastal South Carolina, Outer Banks, Southeastern North CarolinaBy Shea GibsonMore from Shea Gibson

Water Footprints of TS Bonnie and TS Colin 2016

by WeatherFlow meteorologist Shea Gibson Here is the NASA SPoRT Center Sea Surface Temperature loop that goes from May 20 to present. Notice the cool water up-welling eddies in the Gulf Stream off of the Southeast coast created by both ‪Tropical Storm Bonnie‬ and ‪Tropical Storm Colin‬. We could say “footprints” over the water in this…

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