Thursday and Friday are First Alert Weather Days as heavy rain will come with the potential for flooding and a low-end risk for severe weather. Most of Wednesday will be dry; temperatures will climb into the low and middle 90s under partly cloudy skies. The chance for rain will increase Wednesday night into Thursday, with widespread showers and thunderstorms expected both Thursday and Friday. Rain will remain possible into the weekend, though the chances will be lower and the risk for flooding does not appear as high.
Today in weather history... September 29, 1938, several tornadoes spawned by a tropical depression impacted the Charleston, SC, area. A pair of estimated F2s killed 32 people as many poorly-constructed homes and other structures collapsed. The damage toll was around $2 million (1938 USD). Today's daily weather history segment comes to us courtesy of the Southeast Regional Climate Center.
Also on today's show, details on tidal flooding in Florida, the effects of Hurricane Polo in California, new research on the world's loudest bird, and a view of Earth from the International Space Station. Finally, our satellite imagery of the day, showing Hurricane Polo making landfall in Baja California del Sur and then crosses the Gulf of California before making another landfall near Guaymas, Mexico, courtesy of the Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere.
