Temperatures dropped below freezing across parts of the Charleston tri-county area, and with areas of fog that formed, some of the fog became freezing fog. For the third day in a row the temperature in the Savannah area failed to reach 50 degrees. Major coastal flooding occurs in and around the Charleston area, with numerous road closures as tides reached 8.19 feet Mean Lower Low Water in Charleston Harbor. If you're interested in getting a taste of some of this extreme weather, guided tours of Mt. 15 degrees at the Charleston airport and 17 degrees in downtown Charleston. [67], In June 2008, the possibility of television returning to Mount Washington arose, with the filing by New Hampshire Public Television to move WLED-TV from its current location near Littleton to the old WMTW mast on top. Lightning hits several homes in Charleston, one person was injured by fallen powerlines in St. George and a boat was sunk in Beaufort. Last Updated: January 15, 2015, Forecasts The coldest Christmas day on record across the local area, with 10 degrees at the Savannah airport, 11 degrees at Charleston airport and 18 degrees in downtown Charleston. A lightning strike was suspected to have started a structure fire at a manufacturing plant in Ridgeville, SC. [17], The summit station of Mount Washington has an alpine climate or tundra climate (Kppen ET), although it receives an extremely high amount of precipitation, atypical for most regions with such cold weather. Tybee Island Fire Rescue reported persistent, strong and large rip currents that began the day before. Give today. For the second morning in a row an early spring freeze occurs across many northern and northwestern locations. Mount Washington Weather History for the Previous 24 Hours. It is one of the most severe storms to ever hit SC. With temperatures as cold as the lower and middle 30s, sleet falls in both Beaufort and Summerville. An F2 tornado injures 8 and causes a 2 mile path of damage in Savannah. Hurricane Irene passes off the coasts of SC and GA, producing more than 4 inches of rain in the Charleston area and winds as high as 59 mph at Buoy 41008. (MORE: When the First Snow of the Season Typically Falls). He correctly theorized that the winds in the storm system must have been rotating around a center. Meanwhile, an F1 tornado briefly touches down in the southeast part of Candler County, GA near the Canoochee River. Marine Obs (Map) Temperatures dropped into the mid and upper 30s across many locations, with the Cooperative Observer near Millen reporting a low temperature of 27 degrees. Today is the last day of a stretch of 320 straight days where the temperature failed to reach 90 degrees in downtown Charleston; it's longest streak on record. For comparison, Berlin, New Hampshire, less than 30 miles. A waterspout is sighted 2 miles southeast of downtown Charleston. The wildfire was fully contained on March 25. Large isallobaric pressure rises behind a strong cold front produced wind gusts of greater than 40 or 45 mph in many areas. Heavy rains dumped up to 1.5 feet of standing water in Hinesville, resulting in significant flooding of roads. Hurricane Hazel, a Cat 4 makes landfall near the SC and NC border. Local Climate Records An EF 0 tornado, with estimated winds of 70 to 80 mph occurs in Hanahan, SC. A waterspout was spotted off the northern end of Tybee Island, and lasted approximately 7 minutes before dissipating. Severe thunderstorms caused several trees to be blown down in and around Statesboro, Georgia, with winds estimated to be close to 70 mph. A hurricane moves through southeast Georgia before weakening to a tropical storm. The sea level pressure dropped to 28.81 inches (976 mb) at Savannah. The month ends as the wettest May on record at the Charleston airport, with a total rainfall for the month of 10.62 inches. The GOES-R satellite is launched from Cape Canaveral. Three rescues were made in a rip current in the early afternoon near Chatham Avenue on Tybee Island. Five swimmers caught in rip currents were rescued at Tybee Island. A brief F2 tornado touches down in the Carver Village area of Savannah, blowing the roof off a lumber company building. Two others were rescued about 200 yards from the beach and transported to a hospital. Doppler radar indicated that flurries also likely occurred in several other places from Allendale and Hampton County to Dorchester and Charleston County, but were not observed since it was early Christmas morning. Today is the median first freeze date for Yemassee, SC. Long period swell reaching the beaches along with a persistent onshore flow, resulted in numerous rip currents at Tybee Island, resulting in at least 20 rescues. Compare this with the highest February totals of 7.1 inches at the Charleston Airport in 1973, 3.9 inches in downtown Charleston in 1899 and 3.6 inches in the Savannah area in 1968. The earliest recorded freeze at Savannah occurs on this date when the airport drops to 32 degrees. One of these tornadoes was found to be of Enhanced Fujita 4 (EF4) strength, with estimated maximum wind speed of 185 mph. Please try another search. The level and extent of the damage was consistent with straight line winds of 60 to 70 mph. The latest breaking updates, delivered straight to your email inbox. Just two days after blow-out tides occurred, an unusually high tide results in flooding over parts of coastal Georgia. This ties it with 1996 for the longest run of days reaching higher than 70 degrees in February. Rainfall reaches 8.38 inches in the Savannah area on this date. Also, windows were blown out of the cars. Meanwhile locally, the wind at the Savannah airport reached 24 mph, while at the Charleston airport the wind reached 28 mph. In addition, a teenage girl was struck and killed by lightning while in the water near 17th Street on Tybee Island earlier in the day. This late season cold snap produced widespread frost and freezing temperatures across much of South Carolina and Georgia. This lasting impact became clear when, almost half a century later, a group of civilians founded Mount Washington Observatory. A Lutheran minister, he is the first person known to have taken systematic weather observations in the American Colonies, back in 1644 and 1645 at New Sweden, near present day Wilmington, Delaware. Over the course of their trek, they gathered a wealth of information that was widely recognized by the scientific community as a landmark achievement. Also, an earthen dam burst in Allendale County, which caused a 100 yard section of US 321 near Fairfax to be washed away. He worked extensively on the collection of climate data, and compiled a five year study on the comparison of weather in Paris with those in Virginia. The Automated Surface Observing Systems(ASOS) instruments are commissioned at a centerfield location of the Charleston Airport. The temperature in Walterboro reaches 102 degrees, with 100 degrees in the Savannah area. The central pressure in Cat 5 Hurricane Gilbert falls to 888 millibars or 26.13 inches, making it the second most intense storm as measured by the central pressure in recorded history. The tornado crossed Highway 17 and produced additional tree damage off Lockwood Blvd and damaged police cars at the Charleston Police station motorpool. The river gage at Rocky Ford on the Ogeechee fell to 2.34 feet, the lowest in recorded history. He was the first person to chart the Gulf Stream and discovered that lightning is electricity. In addition, there is as much as 6 to 9 inches of rain in parts of Charleston and Berkeley counties in the morning, resulting in numerous cars that become stranded in high water. Excessive heat occurs across many locations, with heat indices of 110 degrees or greater across numerous places. Downtown Charleston receives 3.67 inches of rain on this date, its greatest 1-day rainfall in April. 14", "A Day Hike in New Hampshire's White Mountains", "Skurka's Top Ten Favorite Hikes Short (1 to 2 Days)", "Lion Head Winter Route, Mount Washington", "Sylvester Marsh and the Mount Washington Cog Railway", "Results - Mount Washington Auto Road, Gorham NH", "Watch Travis Pastrana Shatter the Mt. The strong winds were responsible for a shipping container being blown off a truck on the James B. Edwards Bridge of I-526 in the Charleston/Mt. A short time later an F1 tornado touches down and travels 2.5 miles on James Island. A Cat 2 hurricane makes landfall just south of Savannah, GA with winds around 105 mph, before moving west into central GA and weakening into a tropical storm. Locally, it reached a record high for the date of 98 degrees at both the Charleston and Savannah airports. They were later rescued by the US Coast Guard. The storm brought significant storm surge inundation and wind gusts near hurricane-force to coastal areas, as well as several tornadoes, flooding rains and river flooding. In Wilmington the temperature fell to 5 degrees on the morning of January 21, 1985; this tied the all-time record low for Wilmington orginally established on February 13, 1899. Several waterspouts were reported by the Charleston Harbor Pilots and the public in Charleston Harbor. Today is National Weatherpersons Day, which celebrates the birth of John Jeffries in 1744, one of the first American weather observers. Washington Observatory are open to the public. Its summit forecast mid-morning Saturday was a high in the mid-20s below, and a wind chill factor of 70-80 below, and potential for wind gusts up to 105 mph. Observations Listing The mountain is part of a popular hiking area, with the Appalachian Trail crossing the summit and one of the Appalachian Mountain Club's eight mountain huts, the Lakes of the Clouds Hut, located on one of the mountain's shoulders. After he joined the army, he helped develop a system for communicating across great distances using flags in a coded manner. For the first time in 315 straight days, a freezing temperature is observed at the Charleston airport. The Savannah airport hits 100 degrees, while Newington, GA reaches 102. (Weather station: Standiford Field, USA). A 1.9 magnitude earthquake occurs 4 miles southwest of Ladson, SC. Strong to severe thunderstorms impact parts of the area with large hail and wind damage. The lifeguards on Hilton Head reported a short-lived waterspout or gustnado approximately 3 miles off the coast. There is also 1 inch of snow reported at Savannah. CoCoRaHS. A waterspout is sighted 1 mile east of Tybee Island. Significant flooding occurred in downtown Charleston due to the combined effects of high tide and heavy rains. It was a bitterly cold day across the area, with highs in many locations only in the mid and upper 30s, after morning lows mostly in the teens. Today is the last day in a stretch of 12 straight days where the temperature fell to 30 degrees or colder at the Charleston Airport. The temperature in Walterboro reaches 106 degrees, the hottest in July for that location. Extremely cold temperatures affected every state east of the Rockies with three new state record lows established: -34 at Mt. His studies of the physical structure and the dynamics of oceans transformed oceanography from a science that was mostly descriptive to a science based on the principles of physics and chemistry. The National Weather Service confirms 20 tornadoes in the local forecast and warning area in association with Tropical Cyclone Frances. While nearby NC is dumped with 14-18 inches of snow, downtown Charleston receives a trace of snow on this date, with a high temperature of only 43 degrees. An F1 tornado impacts the area near Hardeeville, SC, causing numerous trees to be uprooted or snapped off, shingles taken off of nearby roofs, and several other buildings damaged. This so-called "Great Freeze" ended attempts to commercially grow citrus in southeast SC and southeast GA, and also in northern FL. For 43 straight days the mercury topped out higher than 90 degrees at that location. Meanwhile locally on this date, thunderstorms dumped 2.31 inches of rain at the airport in Savannah. The Mount Washington Cog Railway ascends the western slope of the mountain, and the Mount Washington Auto Road climbs to the summit from the east. A 2 mile long F0 tornado touches down in the morning on James Island, not far from Fort Johnson. Fortunately there is only minor roof damage along with numerous trees down. Strong offshore wind results in blow-out tides in the Fort Pulaski area. This is the only day in April where the record high temperature at the Savannah airport for the month has failed to reach at least 90 degrees. A funnel cloud was sighted at Bloomingdale, GA on this date. On the other end of the spectrum, the Mt. A tornado struck Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma City on March 20th, and both noticed similar conditions on March 25th. 2023 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. Meanwhile locally, temperatures reached the lower and middle 80s. A M2.4 earthquake is recorded in Summerville, SC. Tropical Storm Dennis produces 5 to 6 inches of rain in the Charleston area. Strong thunderstorms produced wind gusts as high as 45 mph at the Savannah airport and 39 mph at the Charleston airport. The temperature at the airport in Charleston reaches 87 degrees, its warmest reading so late into the year since records began. Parts of route 80 near Tybee Island and Savannah are flooded, as tides reach 10.00 feet Mean Lower Low Water at Fort Pulaski. Routes from the western slopes include the Ammonoosuc Ravine and Jewell trails and the Crawford Path and Gulfside Trail (coincident with the Appalachian Trail from the southwest and from the north, respectively). Since rain began on the 28th, rainfall totals reached 3.78 inches in Reidsville, 3.61 inches in Hinesville and 3.42 inches in Richmond Hill. It causes livestock to be killed, minor damage to a home, a boat lifted off a trailer and thrown 1/4 mile and damage to farm equipment. The Savannah airport observes its hottest October temperature, when the mercury climbs to 97 degrees. An F1 tornado touches down 3 miles south of Sylvania near Greenhill, causing a mobile home to roll into a car and trapping one person inside, who was not injured. Rainfall and Rivers, Additional Information Also, another severe storm caused hail up to 2 inches in diameter near McIntosh in Liberty County, GA. Today is the median last freeze date for Yemassee, SC and Millen, GA. Tree damage was observed at the MUSC Hospital parking lot as well as numerous cars damaged from flying debris at the hospital and nearby hotel parking lot. Today is the last day in a stretch of 41 days in a row of no measurable rainfall at the Savannah airport, which ties it with a dry period ending November 25, 2016 for the longest number of consecutive days withou measurable rainfall at thatlocation. There was extensive damage and several were injured by flying debris and shattered glass. Also, the temperature at the Savannah airport reaches 86 degrees, its warmest so early in the year and tied for its warmest temperature in February. A waterspout is reported off the coast of Fripp Island, SC. Fortunately none of them produced any major damage. A Cat 2 hurricane makes landfall near Savannah and Tybee Island, producing minor to moderate damage and tides well above predicted levels. Washington, New Hampshire, is home to the most extreme weather observatory on Earth. Today marks the start of a 5 day stretch of temperatures down into the teens and 20s across the local area. An F0 tornado briefly touches down in Ellabell of Bryan County, GA. A severe thunderstorm destroys or heavily damages 20 boats on Hilton Head Island. Temperatures drop into the lower and middle 30s, with a freeze far inland that damages much of the South Carolina peach crop. The Savannah airport receives 5.32 inches of rain on this date. ), The first regular meteorological observations on Mount Washington were conducted by the U.S. Signal Service, a precursor of the National Weather Service, from 1870 to 1892. The center of the system brushes our far inland counties, and is responsible for 5 tornadoes. There are reports of waterspouts near Little Tybee Island and also near Wilmington Island, GA. The lifeguards reported multiple rip currents throughout the day, and mostly on the southern portion of Tybee Island. Locally, our 24 hour rainfall records pale in comparison; 10.52 inches on September 21, 1998 at the Charleston airport, 10.38 inches on June 11, 1973 in downtown Charleston and 9.02 inches on September 16, 1924 in the Savannah area. Extremely high tides occur in the Charleston area, resulting in areas of coastal flooding. An F1 tornado causes damage to homes and trees as it travels almost 7 miles across St. Helena Island, SC. Washington Observatory and continued the work of theUnited States Signal Service. A waterspout moved onshore as an F1 tornado at the USCG Station, with winds measured at 75-80 kt for 30 seconds. This is the warmest on record for February and also the warmest so early in the year. The so-called Groundhog Day Tropical Storm, that formed the day before near the Yucatan peninsula, passes about 300 miles off the SC and GA coasts on this date. This included trees down on a home near Perkins, GA, homes that were destroyed or sustained damage near Portal, GA, 25 homes in Rincon, GA that sustained minimal damage, and a tree on a home near Eulonia, GA. Cars were also damaged by fallen trees and tree branches in Rincon and near Eulonia. Where most unstaffed weather stations have undergone technology . Website User's Guide, Weather Safety/Preparedness For the 98th and last time during the year, the temperature at the Charleston airport reaches at least 90 degrees. This is the longest stretch of temperatures above freezing at that location since records began. The result is several rip currents, including 1 where a 20 year old drowns after being caught in a rip current just north of the county park. Winds reached 35 to 45 mph in many areas, with the highest wind of 48 at Pineville, near Lake Moultrie. An F1 tornado touches down in the northeast part of Hamtpton, then again about 5 miles to the northeast near Crocketville, SC. A waterspout is reported about 5 to 10 miles off the coast of Hilton Head Island. Severe thunderstorms moved through parts of Charleston, Dorchester and Beaufort counties. Observed Rainfall A hurricane weakens to a tropical storm along the coast near the South Carolina and Georgia border. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. We rely on readers like you to support the local, national, and international coverage on this website. But 13 years later there are abnormally high tides in the Charleston Harbor and nearby areas, resulting in coastal flooding and beach erosion. The coolest July temperature ever recorded occurs at the Charleston airport, when the temperature falls to 58 degrees. Hurricane Charley makes landfall as a Cat 1 near Cape Romaine, producing winds as high as 74 mph at Buoy 41004, 63 mph at Isle of Palms and 58 mph at Folly Beach. The Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network officially starts in Georgia. The temperature drops to 28 degrees at the Savannah airport, its coldest in recorded history during the month of October. Finally an F0 tornado touched down near Springfield, causing just minor damage. Two other F1 tornadoes occur in the Hillview Community of northern Tattnall County and in the northern part of Effingham County. There was also minor damage to the Ben Hazel Primary school and several trees were knocked down in and around the city. The morning low temperature of 50 degrees at the Charleston airport in the coldest for the month of June. Three waterspouts are sighted a few miles off the southern end of Tybee Island. Temperatures fell into the upper teens and lower 20s. Today is National Weather Observers Day, a special day for everyone that enjoys watching and observing the weather. At precisely midnight the scientific genius and visionary inventor Nikola Tesla was born in Croatia. A strong line of thunderstorms races east and causes a large swath of trees to come down from Hampton County to Berkeley County. The year ends with the Charleston airport recording 68 days with a temperature at or below 32 degrees, while at the Savannah airport there were 64 such days during the year. The temperature falls to 32 degrees at the Savannah Airport, the latest date of a freeze at that location. The first regular meteorological observations on Mount Washington were conducted by the U.S. Signal Service, a precursor of the Weather Bureau, from 1870 to 1892. About 25 homes received minor roof and siding damage and a half dozen homes received moderate damage. [59] This station's facilities included construction of the original broadcast tower, the Yankee Building housing the crew and transmitter equipment, and the first power house building. He was a meteorologist who created the Fujita Scale, or F-Scale, a system of classifying tornado intensity based on damage to structures and vegetation. Today is the last day in a stretch of 41 days in a row of no measurable rainfall at the Savannah airport, which ties it with a dry period ending November 4, 2000 for the longest number of consecutive days withou measurable rainfall at that location. Tides fall to minus 4.08 ft MLLW at Charleston and minus 4.20 ft MLLW at Fort Pulaski. It was also the wettest February on record at the Savannah airport with 9.75 inches of rain. Mount Washington breaks temperature record for third day in a row By Alyssa Meyers Globe Correspondent, September 26, 2017, 6:28 p.m. Mount Washington on Tuesday marked the warmest Sept. 26. The Dallesport Airport just across the Columbia River from The Dalles, Oregon, apparently tied an all-time record high for Washington state, soaring to 118 degrees on June 28.Four other locations . Washington is 72 degrees, which occurred in both August 1975 and June 2003. Several homes were also damaged when trees fell on top of them. A busy day for waterspouts, with sightings off the coast of Isle of Palms, Edisto Beach and Hilton Head Island. A waterspout is sighted off Sullivans Island, South Carolina. Quarter sized hail fell near Ulmer, in Allendale County of South Carolina. There was also a 10 mile long F0 tornado that moved through McIntosh County, from near Townsend to near Meridian. These unseasonably cold values were some 20 to 25 degrees below climatological norms. Weather historian, David Ludlum reports that an alligator supposedly fell from the sky in a thunderstorm on Anson Street in downtown Charleston. Very strong low to mid-level wind fields and ample forcing contributed to the development of a strong squall line of thunderstorms, which produced widespread damaging winds ahead of a surface cold front tracking east through Southeast South Carolina. The coldest temperature ever recorded in the Colonial South occurs in Charles Towne (Charleston), with a reading of 10 degrees. Winter, Past Weather The remains of what once was Hurricane Ida forms into a new area of low pressure just north of the South Santee River, before it moves into the nearby Atlantic. Tropical Depression Gordon, which earlier in the month was a hurricane, moves north along the GA and SC coasts before dissipating over northeast SC. [35] Alpine Gardens drops off precipitously into two prominent glacial cirques. Both were taken to the hospital and later released. Earlier in the day a small M1.4 earthquake occurs about 5 miles south of Summerville, SC. There are also roads flooded and/or closed on parts of Edisto Beach. Multiple short-lived waterspouts were seen in St. Helena Sound. A tornadic waterspout moves across Lake Moultrie and hits Saint Stephen as an EF1 tornado. A waterspout was sighted from the Isle of Palms Connector and estimated to be near Capers Inlet. Freezing temperatures covers much of the area, with early morning lows down as cold as 26 degrees in Witherbee, SC, 27 degrees at Wambaw, SC and 27 degrees in Millen, GA. For the second morning in a row there is a hard freeze in many areas; this time mainly west of US-17, with freezing temperatures at or near the coast. Fortunately no one was injured. The first was a M2.8, the second a M2.0 and the third was ths strongest and felt by many, as a M3.3. Today is the birthday of Christian Doppler, an Austrian physicist who first described how light and sound waves would have a higher frequency if the source was moving toward the observer and a lower frequency if the source was moving away from the observer. Regional Temps and Precipitation Washington, whose summit has an annual average of 27 F, compared to averages of 40 to 42 at other stations in the general area. Severe thunderstorms, possibly accompanied by tornadoes swept through Walterboro, SC, destroying over 100 dwellings and all churches. A hurricane struck South Carolina with a glancing blow, resulting in trees and fences that were leveled in Charleston. [39], The weather at Mount Washington has made it a site for glider flying. Multiple locations were found. In September 2020, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) recognized the Downtown Charleston climate site as a Centennial Observing Station. Across the State, the highest temperatures can top 100 F while the lowest can drop lower than -45 F. Summer temperatures are delightfully comfortable for the most part. Copyright TWC Product and Technology LLC 2014, 2023. The lifeguards at the county park on Isle of Palms reported several rip currents throughout the day, including 5 rescues near the pier. There are no public facilities on the summit in winter. There is as much as an 8 to 12 degree temperature drop in some areas during the totality. Using the data from the summit and a nearby, lower elevation site at Pinkham Notch, the Appalachian Mountain Club studied the climate of the White Mountains. Using modest funds from research grants, they hoped to continue the work of the Signal Service and live humbly atop the mountain, taking observations and hoping to advance the understanding of climate, weather, and Mount Washington. An F1 tornado briefly touches down south of Sylvania, damaging a few homes and a corn crop. 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