Looks like the summer heat and increased humidity this afternoon is going to set the stage for some isolated strong to severe storms across the Lowcountry. There have already been several warnings for the midlands over the past hour and the latest radar trends show storms developing west of I-95 that are moving east. Click “Live SuperDoppler 5000″ above for the latest radar picture.

It looks like the action has also caught the eye of the Storm Prediction Center. Below is a “MCD” or mesoscale convective discussion that are issued to advise us that there may be severe weather watch is coming down the pipe. We wil keep a close eye on it. Make sure you are ready if strong storms pop up near where you are. We will have the latest severe weather watches and warnings here on the website and on the air with our Live 5 StormALERT.

Stay Tuned…

   MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1139
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   1239 PM CDT SUN JUN 01 2008

   AREAS AFFECTED...COASTAL SC/NC

   CONCERNING...SEVERE POTENTIAL...WATCH POSSIBLE 

   VALID 011739Z - 011845Z

   OFFSHORE LOW LEVEL COMPONENT HAS ALLOWED SFC TEMPERATURES TO SOAR
   INTO THE LOWER 90S AND BOUNDARY LAYER LAPSE RATES TO STEEPEN
   SIGNIFICANTLY ACROSS SERN SC AND SRN NC.  INHIBITION IS ALL BUT
   REMOVED ACROSS THIS REGION WITH CU FIELD NOW EXPANDING...AND
   ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS INTENSIFYING ALONG SEWD-MOVING OUTFLOW FROM
   SRN SUMPTER COUNTY TO ORANGEBURG COUNTY IN SC.  LATEST SATELLITE
   IMAGERY CONTINUES TO DEPICT REMNANT MVC N OF CAE...DRIFTING ESEWD.
   THIS FEATURE MAY ENHANCE BACKGROUND SUPPORT FOR ADDITIONAL
   THUNDERSTORM CLUSTERS ALONG/AHEAD OF WIND SHIFT FROM SERN SC...INTO
   SRN PORTIONS OF NC.  SHEAR PROFILES ARE NOT PARTICULARLY STRONG BUT
   LOOSE STORM ORGANIZATION IS POSSIBLE.  WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS
   REGION FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH.

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