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Stormy evening ahead

Water vapor imagery from GOES-16 shows the deep trough digging into the eastern half of the country, which will drive our weather this afternoon and evening.

We in #chswx continue to monitor the risk for strong to severe thunderstorms this afternoon and evening as a strong cold front driven by a highly amplified upper-air pattern makes its way to the coast.

Windy, stormy Christmas Eve ahead

Jared Smith / December 23, 2020 at 8:51 PM

Details are coming into focus around what will be quite a strong storm for the Eastern Seaboard for Christmas Eve. Model guidance is in unanimous agreement for a strong band of showers and thunderstorms ahead of the cold front that could produce occasional damaging wind gusts during the afternoon and early evening hours. The good news is that this activity should get out of here by the time Santa is ready to make his rounds in the Lowcountry.

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