4/15/07 NOW: SC / NC

[Mike Johnston]

Corresponding from Mount Pleasant, SC (northern suburb of Charleston) this morning. ~4 doppler-indicated warnings so far this morning on cells currently 60 miles to our west. Conditions here: temp 72, dewpoint 68, with south winds 25 gusting to 37. Surface low over the uplands has deepened to 994 mb, with convection along a pre-frontal convergence line over the midlands of SC. I'll be locating a few miles west of town limits here over the next hour as the storms move into the low country. Storm motions are indicated 45mph, so I'll be more in the "set up and watch" mode rather than trying to run down every warning. Decent wind shear is visibly evident with low-level clouds racing racing out of the SSE and mid level flow out of the SSW.

 

[Mike Johnston]

A few damage reports now from the storm with earlier rotation around Walterboro. Wind gusts here around Mt. Pleasant coming now 40 to 50mph, with some palm tree branches scattered around on the streets. Very low level clouds - almost tree top - racing hard, with little swirls and eddies. The skyscape reminds me more of a tropical system, except the storm approaches from inland rather than the sea. Very dark mass now visible on the western horizon, certainly the severe-warned storms over Dorchester/Berkeley counties, with ample morning sun rays still filtering in at my location.

 

[SteveCarter]

Barametric pressure dropped to 29.09 here (upstate of SC) late this afternoon!! This is REALLy low..no pun intended. People in the northeast must be shaking their heads. We've had on and off heavy rain, and even a clap of thunder earlier this afternoon. Falling temps...48 now, and winds in excess of 40mph. Reports of funnels, but most likely just cold core funnels...noithing serious. Instabilty high.