Tropical Storm Erika has been struggling to gain strength over the past couple of days, but is still expected to become a Hurricane by Monday and if it’s track doesn’t change between now and then it is headed for the eastern Florida coast. Though the track is still 5 days […]
There is currently a tropical low off the coast of the Carolina’s and it is creating some dangerous conditions for mariners and beachgoers. Our Ocean Map currently shows 3 foot seas off the coasts of North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. This system is not expected to develop into a […]
Hurricane Hugo made landfall on September 21, 1989 in a small town near Charleston, SC called McCleanville. The storm caused a total of 34 fatalities with 27 of those being in South Carolina. Hugo caused 10 billion dollars in damage, which at the time made this the most costly storm […]
Hurricane Floyd was the sixth named storm and the third major hurricane of the 1999 hurricane season. It made landfall near Cape Fear as a category 2 hurricane and caused flooding in some North Carolina rivers to reach there 500 year flood level. Hurricane Floyd claimed 57 lives and caused […]
We here at SevereWXWarn took images provided by ESRI & USGS that were taken from a satellite known as LandSat 8 and modified the coloring to better show algae blooms currently in the Chowan River. We have provided that image below and have pointed out the major algae bloom areas […]
Tropical Storm Fred has just moved off the African coast and is expected to strengthen over the next 5 days. At this time it is to far away to know if this will be a threat to the United States, but the current models are looking like that is a […]
Tropical Storm Erika remains to be a weaker storm and will Likely affect the gulf coast of Florida with some winds, which should be less than 45 mph and rain in the amounts of 2-5 inches. The main threats from the storm will be localized flooding and rough seas for […]
Tropical Storm Erika is not likely to be a direct impact to the Carolina’s and is eyeing the southern tip of Florida. Erika will likely bring tropical storm force winds to Florida and some heavy rain and flooding. Tropical Storm Erika isn’t looking to be much of a threat to […]
Tropical Storm Erika is looking more organized and beginning to push west at a faster pace. Erika’s path is still a little unknown as the models are showing this storm with slightly different paths. The eastern coast of Florida is likely to see a hurricane of Monday though the intensity […]
Tropical Storm Erika developed overnight and currently has winds of 40 mph with gusts to 50 mph. Erika is expected to strengthen into the second hurricane of the 2015 Atlantic season by Saturday and will likely be a threat to the Bahamas on Sunday. As of now it looks like […]