Drought relief came with terrible danger today.  And it turned this dad a little more gray, just like the storm clouds.

    A tornado touched down in Hart County, Georgia around 1:30 this afternoon.  An hour or so later, the storm produced another possible tornado, this time in the vicinity of Clemson University’s football stadium, damaging trees and buildings.

A cold front brings the threat of strong and severe storms to the Upstate. Many counties are under a thunderstorm watch until 6 p.m. and some until 10 p.m.

It’s a win-win deal…secure nice weather for your outdoor event while I get some extra R & R.*

(*no guarantees implicit or implied—-the management)

Tropical Storm Edouard is expected to weaken as it makes its way inland.

Trees came crashing down in Woodruff, and power outages reported all over the Upstate

Thunderstorms have been in the forecast more often than not since the Fourth of July holiday weekend.  In fact, July precipitation has been “typical” for some of the area.  Don’t be misled by the steady rain chances of late; our drought is not improving soon.

The main threat from any severe storms will be damaging wind gusts with the possibility of penny-sized hail.

News Channel 7 meteorologists report that storms are possible again Tuesday afternoon.

The Southeastern drought means trees are weaker and more likely to suffer damage in high winds.  This causes a problem when determining how strong a storm really is.

This is a warning concerning learning about climate change.  The reason is simple: there is a multitude of information out there, and not all of it is legit.

Stormy weather of late…and a lightning strike in my backyard that fried my satellite TV…serve as a reminder that we need to take precautions when stormy weather moves through.

It’s been a long hot month for us around the Western Carolinas with mostly dry conditions.  June’s not over, though, and with high rain chances over the next few days, we have a chance to avoid seeing the driest June on record.  Besides the dry weather, we’ve dealt with early summer heat we haven’t seen in a while. 

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