The good news is that we had no severe weather in the Lowcountry today!  Our forecast for heavy rains and some flash flooding was on the mark, but the severe weather and tornado threat we were looking at did not, thankfully, materialize.

 We’ll see improving weather as we head into Thursday as drier air works its way into the area.  The storm system that brought all the rain is moving away. 

The tropics are rather busy with two waves we’re watching.  One in particular, about 400 miles east of the Leeward Islands, has the potential to develop into a tropical depression or storm over the next couple of days.  Some of the models brings this system towards the Bahamas and South Florida in a few days, but we’ll just have to see how organized it may get.  The environment has been a little less than ideal lately, but that may change a bit as it moves west/northwest.  We’ll keep you posted here and on our Hurricane Center website.

Busy day today after a fantastic lunch at the Palmetto Cafe’ at Charleston Place Hotel with Micky and the folks that run that great facility.  I have been asked and will be glad to help promote and host a wonderful benefit gala to be held at Charleston Air Force Base on October 5th which will help build a new recreation facility for our men and women in uniform.

This will be a big event and we look forward to being there and raising money for a great cause.  Micky tells me that they will have chefs from all across the Lowcountry, great food and deserts.  More on this to come and I’ll be talking about it often with ticket information and such.  Will keep you posted.

By the way, Leon Scott and the gang at Charleston Place put on a great lunch.  Thanks to all who work there everyday and represent some of the best hospitality that Charleston can offer.  (Try the shrimp or chicken salad and she crab soup!! The bread is awesome too!) 

We were busy here with our make-up consultant as we get ready for a big switch to High Definition television in September.  If you have a High Def television, you’ll see a huge difference.  If you don’t, you’ll also see a better picture quality in standard television.  High Def is different from Digital and the digital switch coming in February.  That’s the signal where High Def is the quality of the picture.  If you have cable or satellite, no worries, but if you use an antenna, you’ll have to get a converter box and their free from the government with a coupon.  Go to “The Big Switch” on our website for more.

Okay…time to get the weather together.  I hope you can join us for tonight’s broadcast as we look ahead to the weekend weather during the evening shows and again for an update before you go to bed at 11.

Have a great night….

Bill

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