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Apr

The 17 Year Cicadas are Returning to Parts of North Carolina

Over the next few weeks you may begin to the see & hear the distinctive sights and sounds of the 17 year Cicadas returning after their hiatus. Now they aren’t returning everywhere in our area just locations from around Lake Norman North.You can’t miss the sound or miss their appearance once you see them. These little guys are waking up after being in the ground for 17 years. Read more

Jul

Purple Martin Roost Rings on Doppler Radar

Pretty cool sight the past few morning on the Doppler radar as thousands of purple martins take flight from their overnight roosts. These birds gather in the thousands in certain locations to roost for the night. Then each morning for a few weeks in the summer they all take off to forage for food around sunrise. These flocks are so large that they show up on Doppler radar as rings. These rings start small then get larger until the birds have spread out and the ring disappears.

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- Flood Watch issued May 04 at 12:07PM EDT until May 06 at 6:00AM EDT by NWS May 4, 2013
  ...HEAVY RAIN EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA... .A LARGE AND DYNAMIC UPPER LOW WILL APPROACH SLOWLY FROM THE WEST TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...AND SHOULD EVENTUALLY MOVE PAST JUST TO THE SOUTH ON MONDAY NIGHT. MOISTURE WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AS THE LOW APPROACHES. THE MOVEMENT OF THE LOW WILL FOCUS AN […]
- Flood Watch issued May 04 at 12:07PM EDT until May 07 at 12:00AM EDT by NWS May 4, 2013
  ...HEAVY RAIN EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA... .A LARGE AND DYNAMIC UPPER LOW WILL APPROACH SLOWLY FROM THE WEST TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...AND SHOULD EVENTUALLY MOVE PAST JUST TO THE SOUTH ON MONDAY NIGHT. MOISTURE WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AS THE LOW APPROACHES. THE MOVEMENT OF THE LOW WILL FOCUS AN […]
- High Surf Advisory issued May 04 at 11:01AM EDT until May 04 at 10:00PM EDT by NWS May 4, 2013
  ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * WAVES AND SURF...NEARSHORE WAVES 6 TO 9 FEET. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. […]
- Flood Watch issued May 04 at 10:47AM EDT until May 06 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS May 4, 2013
  ...AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING THIS WEEKEND ACROSS THE PLATEAU..SOUTHEAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA... .A SLOW MOVING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING RAIN TO THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION THROUGH MONDAY. THE RAIN MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY TODAY AND TONIGHT ACROSS SOUTHEAST […]
- Flood Watch issued May 04 at 10:05AM EDT until May 07 at 12:00AM EDT by NWS May 4, 2013
  ...VERY HEAVY RAIN EXPECTED ALONG THE CREST OF THE BLUE RIDGE... .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL TRAVEL FROM THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY SOUTHEASTWARD INTO GEORGIA SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. THE RESULT WILL BE A PROLONGED PERIOD OF STRONG ONSHORE FLOW FROM OFF THE ATLANTIC INTO THE SOUTHEAST U.S. AND THEN INTO THE CENTRAL APPALACHIANS. VERY HEAVY UPSLOPE R […]
South Carolina Weather Alerts
- Flood Watch issued May 04 at 12:07PM EDT until May 06 at 6:00AM EDT by NWS May 4, 2013
  ...HEAVY RAIN EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA... .A LARGE AND DYNAMIC UPPER LOW WILL APPROACH SLOWLY FROM THE WEST TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...AND SHOULD EVENTUALLY MOVE PAST JUST TO THE SOUTH ON MONDAY NIGHT. MOISTURE WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AS THE LOW APPROACHES. THE MOVEMENT OF THE LOW WILL FOCUS AN […]
- Rip Current Statement issued May 04 at 11:53AM EDT until May 05 at 12:00PM EDT by NWS May 4, 2013
  ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT SUNDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH. * SURF HEIGHT...BREAKERS OF 4 TO 7 FT WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY WITH THE HIGHEST SURF OCCURRING ON EAST AND NORTHEAST FACING BEACHES. […]
- High Surf Advisory issued May 04 at 11:53AM EDT until May 05 at 12:00PM EDT by NWS May 4, 2013
  ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT SUNDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * RIP CURRENT RISK...HIGH. * SURF HEIGHT...BREAKERS OF 4 TO 7 FT WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY WITH THE HIGHEST SURF OCCURRING ON EAST AND NORTHEAST FACING BEACHES. […]
- Lake Wind Advisory issued May 04 at 11:22AM EDT until May 04 at 6:00PM EDT by NWS May 4, 2013
  ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR LAKE MOULTRIE... * WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 KT. * WAVES...1 TO 2 FT...HIGHEST ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE LAKE. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF INCREASING WINDS AND WAVES WILL […]
- Wind Advisory issued May 04 at 11:22AM EDT until May 04 at 6:00PM EDT by NWS May 4, 2013
  ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...INCLUDING AREAS SUCH AS MCCLELLANVILLE... ISLE OF PALMS...DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON...FOLLY BEACH...KIAWAH ISLAND...EDISTO BEACH...HILTON HEAD...TYBEE ISLAND AND SAPELO ISLAND. […]
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