Ray Hawthorne
Meteorologist-
Afternoon highs are on track to approach or achieve their daily records on Thursday and Friday over parts of South Carolina. -
The drier pattern that had settled into the Palmetto State the last two weeks of September is not likely to last much longer. -
Swells from Major Hurricane Sam are expected to reach the coast on Friday and continue into the weekend as it spins well offshore. -
Swells from Major Hurricane Sam are expected to reach the coast on Friday and continue into the weekend as it spins well offshore.
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Hurricane Sam is not expected to reach the U.S. coast, but beachgoers will feel the effects in the form of swell starting in a day or two. -
Major Hurricane Sam is forecast to stay at sea, but swells from it could affect the coast in time for the weekend. -
Hurricane Sam reached category 4 intensity late Saturday afternoon. It is the fourth Atlantic hurricane to achieve major hurricane status in 2021. -
Tropical Depression Eighteen formed in the eastern Atlantic Ocean Wednesday afternoon and is likely to become a long-lived hurricane. It is not possible yet to be confident this storm will turn out to sea like Peter and Rose, or Hurricane Larry before it. -
The Tropical Atlantic has had no shortage of tropical storms in recent days, but they have been weak so far. That may change with a tropical wave, called "Invest 98L" in a few days. -
More than 10 inches of rain have fallen in parts of South Carolina's Lowcountry since late Sunday, and additional heavy rain is expected to maintain or heighten the flash flood risk through Tuesday evening.
