Tuesday, May 21, 2013
MUSC holding event in downtown Charleston from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
On Wednesday, MUSC will hold its 14th annual Hurricane Awareness Day in downtown Charleston. Meteorologists and emergency management experts are clear in their messages that the next big hurricane’s arrival in the Palmetto state is not a question of if, but when. The event is open to the public, and organizers have sweetened the pot by giving door prizes to folks who attend. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the Atlantic basin is expected to see an above-normal hurricane season this year (12 to 18 named storms, with 6 to 10 becoming hurricanes). “The goal of the event is to equip members of our community to prepare for, respond to and recover from a hurricane by providing them with multiple resources …
Friday, June 8, 2012
S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley stopped in North Charleston Friday to stress the importance of citizens preparing their own plans for hurricane evacuations
With Hurricane Season now officially underway, S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley traveled the state's coastal region Friday to encourage residents to be prepared for evacuations if a storm heads this way. Haley began her day in Conway, and stopped in North Charleston at the Charleston County Emergency Management Division in North Charleston at noon to talk about the importance of being prepared before a hurricane or tropical storm arrive. "It's Hurricane Season once again," Haley said. "We have already seen that it was busy before we even hit the starting day of Hurricane Season, so now is the time we need people to get involved." Likening it to having an emergency plan for a house fire, Haley said every family needs an evacuation plan in place before…
Friday, September 30, 2011
Still no threat to the U.S., but Phillippe looks suspect.
The storm that’s lingered in the Atlantic for the last 10 days, has gained significant strength over the last few days, but forecasters say there is no chance Hurricane Ophelia will impact the U.S. Phillippe, on the other hand, was the storm no forecaster expected to come anywhere close to the U.S., but it’s now on a westerly course that should be watched for the next week. Follow the latest updates on Ophelia. Follow the latest updates on Phillippe. Forecasters cast doubt on Phillippe ever reaching the U.S. coast as a tropical cyclone, but the Weather Channel said the storm could die out and then re-strengthen over the next week, much like Hurricane Ophelia. On Friday, the National Hurricane Center declared Ophelia the third major …
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Phillippe has a scary new path, but forecasters say not to worry.
Two tropical storms continue to churn in the Atlantic this week, but forecasters say neither will have much impact on the mainland United States, despite altered paths that show both traveling in a more westerly direction. Late Tuesday, forecasters again declared that Ophelia is a tropical storm and could potentially reach hurricane status. Follow the latest updates on Ophelia. Follow the latest updates on Phillippe. East of Ophelia is Tropical Storm Phllippe, which has weakened significantly over the last few days, but its path has shifted more westerly. Ophelia is “forecast to become a hurricane by the end of the week,” wrote the Weather Channel. “It is drifting northwestward east of the Leeward Islands, and is forecast to turn northward…
Friday, September 23, 2011
Storm struggles to hang on, but it could gain strength.
Tropical Storm Ophelia is struggling to maintain a solid formation and may degenerate over the next few days, forecasters said late Thursday evening. Follow the latest updates on Ophelia. By Monday, the storm will be northwest of Puerto Rico, according to the National Hurricane Center. It is currently 1,000 miles off the coast of the Leeward Islands, according to the Weather Channel. There are no warnings to any islands, and no forecaster is predicting the storm will make landfall in the mainland United States. But forecasters say its surprising Ophelia is hanging on despite unfavorable wind conditions, so the storm should be completely discounted. “You would think that Ophelia would not survive in an environment like this, but it is often…
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Tropical Storm is facing strong winds as it approaches the Caribbean.
Tropical Storm Ophelia strengthened some overnight and into Wednesday, but forecasters predict some leveling off in strength, and already today the storm’s strength has plateaued. Follow the latest updates on Ophelia. Ophelia is expected to continue a westward path and will gradually turn toward the west-northwest on Friday, according to a 5 p.m. forecast from the National Hurricane Center. “Little change in strength is forecast during the next 48 hours,” the forecaster wrote. “Tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 230 miles … from the center of the storm.” Thursday afternoon, the storm was producing average winds of 38 mph with wind gusts of 45 mph. The Weather Channel casts doubt on Ophelia ever impacting the U.S. and says it …
Thursday, August 4, 2011
Forecasters say storm is dying out over the Dominican Republic
Update (7 p.m.): The National Hurricane Center has officially downgraded Tropical Storm Emily to "a trough of low pressure." The storm is still dropping rain over Hispaniola, but it's no longer considered an organized tropical storm. Original story is as follows: Facing dry air and rugged mountain terrain, Tropical Storm Emily could be dying today, forecasters suggest. The storm, which headed into Haiti and the Dominican Republic slightly unorganized but still packing 50 mph winds, appears to be struggling as it navigates mountain peaks near 10,000 feet, said Steven Taylor, forecaster with the National Weather Service in Charleston. Forecasters are just getting data from reconnaissance aircraft studying the tropical storm today, Taylor …
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