Fay may pay call on area on WednesdayBy Schuyler Kropf (Contact)
The Post and Courier
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
The Charleston area could begin experiencing the effects of Tropical Storm Fay on Wednesday, when the storm would be expected to move into Georgia, according to computer model predictions late Monday. But the rainfall might be less than predicted if it takes that track. South Carolina as a whole would be expected to see only 2-4 inches, said meteorologist Vern Beaver, National Weather Service, Charleston. The storm's earlier track up the coast was expected to bring 8 to 10 inches. There's still uncertainty about the storm's exact path northward. But South Carolina will feel some of her remaining punch, even if no one is sure where Fay is going. And some forecasts suggest the storm could stall out over Georgia as a tropical depression. The storm won't significantly affect South Carolina's drought, said Mark Malsik, severe weather liaison for the state Department of Natural Resources. The biggest help to reverse the drought would be for normal rainfall patterns to return, officials contend. As much as one-quarter of South Carolina remains under an extreme drought warning. Charleston County emergency officials said Monday the storm is too far away to trigger any immediate reaction. They are watching its progress for potential changes. AccuWeather.com warned the storm could intensify or stall off the Florida or Georgia coast, affecting its progress north. "It's a tricky situation," to predict storms, said meteorologist David Houk, and with Fay "a lot of options are still on the table." AccuWeather.com is a private forecasting company. The Post and Courier is an AccuWeather.com customer. Meanwhile, officials are monitoring another low pressure area located about 750 miles west-southwest of the Cape Verde Islands. It will be at least 10 days or so before it begins to potentially affect the southeast United States. |
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Posted by summerville_guy on August 19, 2008 at 9:52 a.m. (Suggest removal)
This has got to set some kind of a record for the most rhyming words in a row in a newspaper headline!
Posted by abitskeptical on August 19, 2008 at 5:48 p.m. (Suggest removal)
We can be sure to expect, if any "feeder bans" whirl w/in 50 mi. of us, to be shown video of how the wind is waving the palm branches around.
I actually saw some great footage(tee hee) this a.m. on TWC of some Fay wind moving around palm branches (which still were attached to the trees) somewhere on the mid-west coast of Fl.
Tell you the truth, I could not tell the difference in how those palms in FL, which were responding to Fay's wind, were waving & the way one in my backyard is moving around (presumably from wind blowing on it) as I write this.
Maybe I'm just not as discriminating or observant as I should be. I mean, that reporter went to all the trouble to show us footage of palm branches swaying to Fay(maybe a song title??) & I just was not able to appreciate the magnitude of what he was showing us.
Other branches on other tress in my back yard also are moving a bit at the moment. I suppose there is some difference I should notice in how they are moving to just "regular wind", but I'll just have to trust that even though I do not see it, it will be more special if FAY blows my tree branches, even if only a little bit.