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Tropical Major Hurricane Isaias

I’ve received 0.75” so far from Isaias’ influence.

I just went outside and it felt like a midsummer steam bath! Then I saw that dewpoints are way up in the high 70s, something very rare this late into fall. That with the 86 temp gives a heat index way up at 99-100 on Oct 10th! The shift from E to SE winds allowed this:

CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS
SAVANNAH ARPT PTSUNNY 87 77 72 S17G28 29.95F HX 99


HUNTER AFB MOSUNNY 86 79 79 SE17 29.92F HX 99 TC 30

Wind gusts have picked back up with the increasing sunshine and winds at 5K feet being 30 knots (cumulus clouds are hauling) from the S along with strong SW winds at H5+ thus setting up a potential for severe thunderstorms late this afternoon/eve.The severe risk is only “slight”, but I don’t even recall that here anytime recently:
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Have been trying to rest/focus on football, but it is absolutely pouring outside. Probably best shot at something that's anywhere close to severe in my county is to my southwest and may miss me, but there have been a couple tornado warnings to my southeast.

Won't know what the rain gauge has to say until tomorrow but probably have to be pushing 2" (at least).
 
Fine fishing weather here on Topsail island..

72°

Feels like 72°
E 35 mph
Gusts 42 mph

Humidity 89%
Pressure 30.30 in
Dew Point 69°
Rain Today 1.11"
Waves 8~10 feet
Water Temp 76F
 


Very serious, longtracked (been going 1 hour+!!) violent tornado moving N at 25 toward Allendale Cty of SC:

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
340 PM EDT SAT OCT 10 2026

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF...
SCREVEN COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN GEORGIA...
ALLENDALE COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA...

* UNTIL 415 PM EDT.

* AT 340 PM EDT, A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF
HUNTERS, MOVING NORTH AT 25 MPH.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.

SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.

IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS, WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BURTONS FERRY LANDING AND MILBURY.
 
Still learning this upslope personally after moving to Transylvania county
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. The radar shows pretty much nothing but raining
Moderately in Brevard. Radar shadow ?

Crazy.

Sitting at 1.5 inches and latest SPC discussion saying we just getting started .. learning everyday


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The 1st pic of this tornado was posted way back at 2:33PM, 100 minutes ago! This is going to go down into history for that reason alone.


0327 PM TORNADO 2 NW NEWINGTON 32.61N 81.52W
10/10/2026 SCREVEN GA FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER POLES DOWNED NEAR OLD SAVANNAH
HWY AND HWY 21 LIKELY DUE TO TORNADO. DAMAGE WAS
ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT 200 YARDS WIDE.
 
Very serious, longtracked (been going 1 hour+!!) violent tornado moving N at 25 toward Allendale Cty of SC:

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
340 PM EDT SAT OCT 10 2026

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF...
SCREVEN COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN GEORGIA...
ALLENDALE COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA...

* UNTIL 415 PM EDT.

* AT 340 PM EDT, A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF
HUNTERS, MOVING NORTH AT 25 MPH.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.

SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.

IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS, WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BURTONS FERRY LANDING AND MILBURY.
Tornado Paigeyy has been chasing it on youtube.
 
The 1st pic of this tornado was posted way back at 2:33PM, 100 minutes ago! This is going to go down into history for that reason alone.


0327 PM TORNADO 2 NW NEWINGTON 32.61N 81.52W
10/10/2026 SCREVEN GA FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER POLES DOWNED NEAR OLD SAVANNAH
HWY AND HWY 21 LIKELY DUE TO TORNADO. DAMAGE WAS
ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT 200 YARDS WIDE.
Highly unusual for a tropical system. Wow.

I suppose one could argue that because the system is now extratropical, the aforementioned is moot. But still.
 
0419 PM TORNADO 5 SSW APPLETON 32.97N 81.40W
10/10/2026 ALLENDALE SC STORM CHASER

LIVE STREAM SHOWED ACTIVE TORNADO ON THE GROUND,
CAUSING TREES TO BE SHREDDED AND DEBRIS TO BE LOFTED.
ROOF AND SIDING WERE ALSO RIPPED OFF MANUFACTURED HOME,
AND POWER LINES WERE SNAPPED.
 
Big tornado on freddy Mckimney livestream

Again, at least a moment ago.

Credit to the short range models as they projected this in Allendale. And I just hope this is out of the area in about a couple hours.

(since they're doing severe weather coverage on most local channels, I've gone "if you can't beat them, join them" and put his stream on)
 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
430 PM EDT SAT OCT 10 2026

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN COLUMBIA HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN BARNWELL COUNTY IN CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA...

* UNTIL 500 PM EDT.

* AT 428 PM EDT, A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER APPLETON, OR
NEAR ALLENDALE, MOVING NORTH AT 25 MPH.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.

SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.

IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
DAMAGE TO ROOFS, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE
DAMAGE IS LIKELY.

* THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
SOUTHEASTERN BARNWELL COUNTY, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
KLINE.
————

*Edit 5:02PM storm has traveled 50 miles since tornado first spotted
 
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The tornado is now being spotted in Barnwell:

TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
451 PM EDT SAT OCT 10 2026

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN COLUMBIA HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN BARNWELL COUNTY IN CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA...

* UNTIL 515 PM EDT.

* AT 450 PM EDT, A TORNADO PRODUCING STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BARNWELL,
MOVING NORTH AT 25 MPH.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.

SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO.

IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
DAMAGE TO ROOFS, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE
DAMAGE IS LIKELY.

* THIS TORNADIC STORM WILL BE NEAR...
BARNWELL AROUND 455 PM EDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
BARNWELL COUNTY AIRPORT.
 
Still going and going with this released just 4 minutes ago:

ETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
509 PM EDT SAT OCT 10 2026

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN COLUMBIA HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN BARNWELL COUNTY IN CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA...

* UNTIL 545 PM EDT.

* AT 509 PM EDT, A TORNADO PRODUCING STORM WAS LOCATED OVER BARNWELL,
MOVING NORTH AT 25 MPH.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.

SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO.

IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
DAMAGE TO ROOFS, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE
DAMAGE IS LIKELY.

* THIS TORNADIC STORM WILL BE NEAR...
WILLISTON AROUND 515 PM EDT.
 
I’m up to 2.2”. Started drizzling around 10 last night and been going strong since. Very heavy downpours right now with a ton of stuff down all the way deep into Florida heading due north. Latest HRRR has another 3-5” so looks like we aren’t close to being done.
 
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
527 PM EDT SAT OCT 10 2026

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN COLUMBIA HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTH CENTRAL BARNWELL COUNTY IN CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA...
EAST CENTRAL AIKEN COUNTY IN CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA...

* UNTIL 600 PM EDT.

* AT 526 PM EDT, A TORNADO PRODUCING STORM WAS LOCATED OVER
WILLISTON, OR 11 MILES NORTH OF BARNWELL, MOVING NORTH AT 30 MPH.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.

SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO.

IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
DAMAGE TO ROOFS, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE
DAMAGE IS LIKELY.

* THIS TORNADIC STORM WILL BE NEAR...
WILLISTON AROUND 530 PM EDT.
AIKEN STATE PARK AROUND 535 PM EDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE AIKEN
GOPHER TORTOISE HERITAGE PRESERVE, WINDSOR, AND ELKO.
 
I just saved the radar loops on my PC because of the historic nature of this. This supercell will almost certainly be featured in the write-ups for the post-tropical phase influence of Isaias. This supercell has been going THREE hours since a tornado pic was first released!!
 
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