Like a hurricane? Strong wind, heavy rain on the way through Beaufort County Thursday
The weather seems like a hurricane in February. That’s how one popular weather personality described the coming storm in a Facebook Live broadcast around 10:30 a.m. Thursday.
While Mike Boylan of Mike’s Weather Page is based in the Tampa area, the same weather system will move across Beaufort County starting later today.
“We can expect strong, damaging winds, and an isolated tornado is not out of the question,” said Michael Stroz, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Charleston.
He said coastal South Carolina should expect to see the worst weather between 6 and 10 p.m. as the cold front pushes through.
Isolated storm activity is possible ahead of the line of showers and thunderstorms.
“The main concern with thunderstorms late this afternoon and tonight will be damaging wind gusts. Downed trees and power lines are possible,” said an 11 a.m. bulletin from the Weather Service.
Once the storm passes, temperatures will drop significantly. The forecast for Friday has high temperatures in the 50s and lows in the 30s.
Beaufort and Jasper county school districts both announced they would close schools early because of the anticipated weather.
Beaufort County forecast
Today: Cloudy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s. Breezy. South winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
Tonight: Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Some thunderstorms may produce damaging winds in the evening. Locally heavy rainfall possible in the evening. Lows in the lower 50s. Breezy. Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph. Gusts up to 40 mph in the evening. Chance of rain near 100 percent.
Friday: Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers in the morning, then sunny in the afternoon. Cooler with highs in the mid 50s. Breezy and less humid. West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
Friday night: Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
Saturday: Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Northwest winds around 5 mph, becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday night: Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.
Sunday: Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.
Source: National Weather Service Charleston
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This story was originally published February 6, 2020 at 11:42 AM.
