As of about 6am this morning, there is an impressive cluster of thunderstorms in Southwest Georgia lighting up the night as seen from the GOES satellite …
And here from the NWS radar composite …
It’s impressive on satellite as well, here in infrared showing the very cold cloud tops indicative of strong convection:
This MCS (Mesoscale Convective System) is expected to move just about due east as dawn approaches, reaching the coast about 10am according to the latest estimates (so morning bus ride/commute should be ok). According to the Charleston WSFO, the worst of it should stay south of the Savannah/Fort Stewart area, although from here north will likely see some thunderstorms and rain during the day, probably over by early afternoon in Georgia but later as you move northward to Charleston where it won’t end until after sunset. Around but mainly south of Hinesville/Fort Stewart you may get some stronger storms so certainly pay attention.
As usual during these kinds of events, most people won’t experience anything other than the usual light show, some wind, and rain. You will see cautions like “wind gusts to 60 mph, Large hail, locally heavy downpours, an isolated tornado possible” (the official phraseology, that will be exaggerated by you-know-who). But … that is pretty much true of any severe thunderstorm. So be prudent, don’t fly any kites or climb any shrimp boat masts, keep your weather radio handy for warnings, but otherwise have a nice (if rainy) last day of the school/work week and look forward to a nice cool weekend!
With the rain here and flooding in South America, Central Asia, Texas, and Puerto Rico locally, it does feel like it’s raining all over the world, so here’s the immortal Brook Benton …