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Breaking down a winter weather forecast

Jan 16, 2025 | wsav.com | Brian Michigan

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) – Forecasting the weather for the coming days is no easy task, especially when wintry weather is involved across the Southeast and so many ingredients need to come into play to make it happen. These storms take multiple days of forecasting to fine-tune the details and come up with the most accurate scenarios, so let’s break down how this process works.
Major winter storm set to unleash snow, sleet and rain across Southeast

Jan 8, 2025 | wsav.com | Brian Michigan

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — It has been cold across the Southeast over the past few days, and this cold air will persist through the end of the workweek. With temperatures 10 to 20 degrees below average and a storm system on the way, portions of the Southeast may experience a wintry mess. A major question with this storm is which areas will experience only rain and which areas will see a wintry mix of snow. The latest model guidance shows better agreement as to where this rain and snow line will set up.
Will all of this rain relieve the region from drought?

Nov 7, 2024 | wsav.com | Brian Michigan

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — After an abnormally dry October, rain has returned to the Coastal Empire and Lowcountry. In some areas, especially west of I-95, heavy rain has totaled close to 10 inches, according to Doppler radar estimates. Storm reports from Thursday in Bulloch County state that water has started to pile up on certain low-lying roadways. This heavy rainfall is due to several factors, the first being a boundary slowly moving into the southeast United States.
Wednesday Weather Why’s: How do waves form?

Oct 23, 2024 | wsav.com | Brian Michigan

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — The late summer and into the fall and winter seasons are typically when we see frequent wave activity along the east coast. This is caused by several factors, one being increased tropical development during the fall due to warm sea surface temperatures, calm vertical wind shear, and less Saharan dust.
Wednesday Weather Why’s: A Once in a Lifetime Comet

Oct 16, 2024 | wsav.com | Brian Michigan

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — This year has been a spectacle to behold when it comes to astronomical phenomena. In April of 2024, a total solar eclipse tracked through parts of the United States while here in the Coastal Empire and Lowcountry witnessed a partial eclipse. Next, a powerful geomagnetic storm lit up the night sky with the northern lights for northern portions of the lower 48, and with a proper camera, our region could see it as well.
Hurricane Helene: Extreme flooding in western North Carolina

Oct 3, 2024 | wsav.com | Brian Michigan

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) – Hurricane Helene was a historic storm that will be on the minds of those affected for years to come. During the evening of Sept. 26, the storm made landfall along Florida’s Big Bend area as a category 4 with wind speeds of 140 mph. The storm brought a wide range of impacts from hurricane-force wind gusts which knocked down trees and wiped out power, to storm surge flooding and even tornadoes.
Will waves return along with the start of fall?

Sep 22, 2024 | wsav.com | Brian Michigan

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — The fall season officially begins with the autumnal equinox at 8:43 am Sunday. It is during the fall season that the east coast comes alive with surf as tropical systems become more numerous. However, as we head through the first few days of the fall season surfers in our area will have continue to be patient as swell will be hard to come by. SURF-CASTAfter a week of small windswell, high pressure settles in and will provide for sunny and calm conditions.
Weekend beach and surf forecast: September 14 and 15

Sep 13, 2024 | wsav.com | Brian Michigan

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — For the past few days a strong pulse of northeasterly wind swell allowed for multiple windows of fun surf sessions across the region. As a low pressure system develops off our coastline over the next few days it will reinforce the swell which means more days of waves are on the horizon. Unfortunately, the winds do not look to cooperate as they will be strong out of the northeast at 10-20 mph with gusts closer to 25 and 30 mph.
Weekend beach and surf forecast: September 14 and 15

Sep 13, 2024 | yahoo.com | Brian Michigan

Brian MichiganSeptember 13, 2024 at 9:50 PM·3 min readSAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — For the past few days a strong pulse of northeasterly wind swell allowed for multiple windows of fun surf sessions across the region. As a low pressure system develops off our coastline over the next few days it will reinforce the swell which means more days of waves are on the horizon.
Weather Wednesdays: Surfing with Professional Surfer Ben Gravy

Sep 12, 2024 | wsav.com | Brian Michigan

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — Yesterday, one of the biggest names in surfing spent his day on Tybee Island as part of a surf trip up the East Coast. Ben Gravy is a professional surfer from New Jersey. He is best known for his popular YouTube videos which highlight his surfing adventures as well as allow him to spread stoke, and positive energy and encourage others to chase their dreams.