Update on Waterspout risk this morning

NWS Charleston sent this note about the thunderstorms this morning:

Warning about possible waterspouts in Southeast South Carolina and Southeast Georgia this morning, urging mariners to avoid them and advising beachgoers to seek shelter if one approaches.

Here’s their note:

Waterspouts: Forecast sounding output and elevated non-supercell tornado parameters values over the nearshore and offshore waters look to support a risk for waterspouts this morning. Satellite and radar already suggest a few cloud lines are trying to develop over the Atlantic which could become the focus for waterspouts through late morning. A Marine Weather Statement was issued to alert mariners to this possibility.

Here’s the radar with the lines they mention:

Radar image showing weather patterns over the southeastern United States, including precipitation areas depicted in varying colors indicating intensity.

So if you are near the coast, it’s not a crisis situation be watch out for these. We had an EF0 come ashore at Folly Beach this weekend (link to report).

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