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Archive for October 4th, 2015

Joaquin Passing NW of Bermuda

Joaquin Passing NW of Bermuda

| October 4, 2015 @ 8:10 pm

It’s been a cloudy, rainy, and rather blustery day for the people in Bermuda. Hurricane Joaquin, though diminishing some in strength, has been traveling northward just to the west of Bermuda. It appears from the Bermuda Weather Service radar that the center of Joaquin passed just west of the island nation with the eastern edge […]

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Rainfall Collection from SC

Rainfall Collection from SC

| October 4, 2015 @ 4:02 pm

Saw this in my rambling around the Internet today, and I thought I would share it with blog readers. Incredible rainfall amounts with 21.04″ in near Huger, SC, 24.23″ near Mount Pleasant, SC, 22.47″ near Shadowmoss, SC, and 20.37″ near Charleston to name some of the highest amounts. And to make matters worse, there are […]

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Radar View of Joaquin

Radar View of Joaquin

| October 4, 2015 @ 3:16 pm

While we are mostly interested in the weather in Central Alabama, it’s always interesting to peek in on other places that are having weather. And let’s be honest, our interest is usually piqued when the weather in those other locations is bad. So today there is a lot of interest in South Carolina with their […]

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Clouds Hang Tough, But Mainly Dry

Clouds Hang Tough, But Mainly Dry

| October 4, 2015 @ 2:59 pm

The upper low that is causing historic and catastrophic flooding in South Carolina is pushing eastward out of southern Georgia this afternoon. Some parts of the Palmetto State have received over twenty inches of rain in the past few days. One COCORaHS observer near Mount Pleasant SC, near Charleston, has received over 24 inches of […]

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South Carolina Flooding

South Carolina Flooding

| October 4, 2015 @ 11:56 am

Twitter and Facebook are filled with pictures of the flooding which is going on in South Carolina this morning. Once again the NWS offices in South Carolina have prepared a map of that state from actual rainfall observations received through 7 am today. The area shown in red up to purple represents rainfall values for […]

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Improving Weather Ahead

Improving Weather Ahead

| October 4, 2015 @ 8:18 am

After a period of several days with rather dreary, cloudy, cool weather, there are signs of improving weather ahead. But we’ll have to endure at least one more day of that dreary, cloudy, cool weather before sunshine returns. By the way, the observation site at the Birmingham airport yesterday recorded a high of only 59 […]

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