Dan Bickford

Spartanburg

Meteorlogist at WSPA-TV (Spartanburg, SC)

Meteorlogist at WYCW 62 (Spartanburg, SC)

Morning Meteorologist, WSPA-TV Storm-Wrangler Ex-Proprietor of "Carolina Blends and Brews" Twice-graduated from the University of Oklahoma

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Free adult swim lessons

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Dan Bickford

(WSPA) – The summer season means many of you will be spending time at pools, lakes or the beach. Not everyone who enjoys the water knows how to swim. Kelly Colley, the Aquatics Director for the YMCA of Greater Spartanburg, knows that it is a safety issue. “There are times where being in and around the water is unexpected and unplanned.
Free adult swim lessons

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Dan Bickford

9 hours ago d4vd Talks Fashion and Dragon Ball Z While Getting Ready for the Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2025 “My style had evolved a lot, one because my mom stopped dressing me." “I'm so excited to see everybody in the room to celebrate anime, dude,” d4vd tells Teen Vogue backstage at the Grand Prince Hotel Shin Takanawa, where the 2025 Crunchyroll Anime Awards will be taking place just in a little over 24 … 8 hours ago Cartoon Network changed animation forever – Warner Bros shouldn’t let it...
Free adult swim lessons

1 week ago | wspa.com | Dan Bickford
Do's & Don'ts of Tree Trimming

2 months ago | wspa.com | Dan Bickford
Do’s & Don’ts of Tree Trimming

2 months ago | yahoo.com | Dan Bickford

(WSPA) – They provide shade, they are an animal habitat and in fall they are a tourist attraction. Our trees are important but can be dangerous when gusty storms blow through. Spring is the start of storm season, but we get thunderstorms any time of year. Our most common cause of storm damage is from straight-line wind. Damage can be isolated; damage from Helene this past fall was widespread. This spring before the storms hit, you want to make sure that your trees are in shape for the season.
Space Weather & Clemson Research

Feb 18, 2025 | wspa.com | Dan Bickford

CLEMSON, S.C. (WSPA) – Space weather. It refers to how solar eruptions affect Earth. The Earth’s magnetic field deflects most of this energy, but some slip past and reach the upper edges of the atmosphere. The result can be spectacular: aurorae. For us, that’s known as the northern lights. The consequences can be crippling. Extreme geomagnetic storms have taken out power grids. Damage can occur to satellites, which can disrupt worldwide communication systems and GPS navigation.
Fall Weather Week: Sip the season - apple cider

Oct 29, 2024 | wspa.com | Dan Bickford
Back To School Weather Week: Apps for science experiments

Aug 14, 2024 | wspa.com | Dan Bickford

(WSPA) – It’s another Back to School Weather Week, and the past couple of years we’ve shown you science experiments that you can do in your kitchen. We’re doing something a little different this year, it’s all based on free apps you can get for your phone. A smartphone is full of sensors that are useful for science projects, measuring pressure, acceleration, sound and more. Here we’re using two free apps: Physics Toolbox and PhyPhox.
Watching potential impacts locally, from Tropical Storm Debby

Aug 4, 2024 | yahoo.com | Dan Bickford

Dan BickfordAugust 4, 2024 at 5:55 PM·1 min readForecast as of Sunday eveningForecast as of Sunday eveningNHC forecast as of 5 PM 8/4SOUTH CAROLINA (WSPA) – Tropical Storm Debby is expected to intensify through Monday morning, making landfall as a hurricane near the Big Bend region of Florida sometime around midday. The storm should then turn northeast as it moves inland, but there’s still a lot of questions as to where it will go as upper-level winds will be weak.
Watching potential impacts locally, from Tropical Storm Debby

Aug 4, 2024 | wspa.com | Dan Bickford