El Niño Brewing, Tropical Increase in the Pacific & SC Flash Flooding [Ep. 595]

In this live "Shooting the Breeze" episode, James Brereton and Frank Strait break down an action-packed week of weather across the Carolinas and beyond!The team covers recent severe downpours and flash flooding in Columbia, SC—including a submerged car on Whaley Street—and tracks live severe thunderstorm warnings in real time across Upstate South Carolina. Plus, Greg Fishel checks in (fresh from band rehearsal!) with a detailed El Niño status update that could signal historical climate impacts heading into winter.🌩️ In This Episode:Severe Weather & SC Flooding: A look at torrential rain totals, notorious flood spots in Columbia, and live radar tracking.Tropics Update: Breaking down Tropical Storm Cristobal, Saharan dust in the Atlantic, and Potential Tropical Cyclone 1C taking aim at Hawaii.Greg Fischel’s El Niño Briefing: CPC temperature anomalies, oceanic gradients, European model trends, and what a record-setting El Niño means for winter.The Sizzling Carolinas Forecast: Dangerous heat indices approaching 110 and mid-90s to triple-digit highs standard for the week ahead.00:00 - Welcome & "Shooting the Breeze" Intro03:00 - Columbia, SC Flash Flooding & CoCoRaHS Rain Totals10:00 - Midwest Wind Damage & NWS Warning Tech Issues15:15 - Tropical Update: Cristobal, Atlantic Dust & Hawaii Threat33:55 - Greg Fischel's El Niño Forecast & Model Outlook43:30 - Live Radar Tracking: Upstate SC Storms47:30 - Extended Heatwave & Weekend Carolinas Forecast01:04:00 - Greg Joins Live + Union/Chester Severe Warnings & Wrap-Up🤝 SUPPORT THE CHANNEL & GET PERKS📹 Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmhGiYbMDccQcdSjpf87nGg/join🧢 MERCH: https://carolinaweathergroup.qbstores.com/💸 LEAVE A TIP: https://streamelements.com/carolinawxgroup/tip🎙️ SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PODCAST: https://anchor.fm/carolinaweather🔔 SUPPORT US ON PATREON: https://patreon.com/carolinaweathergroup💻 VISIT OUR WEBSITE: https://carolinaweathergroup.com 🌤️ ABOUT THE CAROLINA WEATHER GROUPThe Carolina Weather Group operates a weekly talk show of the same name. Broadcasting each week from the Carolinas, the show is dedicated to covering weather, science, technology, and more with newsmakers from the field of atmospheric science. With co-hosts across both North Carolina and South Carolina, the show may closely feature both NC weather and SC weather, but the topics are universally enjoyable for any weather fan. Join us as we talk about weather, the environment, the atmosphere, space travel, and all the technology that makes it possible.