Weather Wise

Chief Meteorologist Rich Wirdzek and Meteorologist Jake Grant are back this week to talk about a brief tornado that touched in Dagsboro on Monday afternoon, and why this occurred despite a low risk for severe weather. They also take a look at Hurricane Lee as it continues to churn in the Atlantic and talk about the expected impacts the East Coast and Delmarva can expect later this week.

Chief Meteorologist Rich Wirdzek and Meteorologist Erich Ahlf are back this week to talk about an increasingly active situation in the tropics, recapping Idalia and focusing on a new storm in the Atlantic. In the meantime, a late-summer heat wave is expected to last through the week across all of Delmarva as dry conditions persist in the Mid-Atlantic region.

Chief Meteorologist Rich Wirdzek and Meteorologist Jake Grant are back this week to talk about the explosive development in the tropics. With hurricane Franklin moving away from the coast, the attention has shifted to the rapidly developing and dangerous Idalia which is expected to bring devastation to parts of Florida. They discuss the expected impact to the east coast, including Delmarva, as Idalia is forecast to move off the coast late in the week.

On this week's episode, Chief Meteorologist Rich Wirdzek and Meteorologist Jake Grant discuss the rapid increase in tropical activity in the Atlantic. Also, they talk about the Pacific where Tropical Storm Hilary made the rare trek into southern California where a first ever tropical storm warning was issued. In Hawaii, many variables created unprecedented conditions that fueled the catastrophic fires in Maui. Locally in Delmarva, more frequent breaks from the high humidity are signs of a larger shift in the overall pattern heading into the final days of August.

In this week's episode, WMDT's newest Meteorologist Erich Ahlf joins Chief Meteorologist Rich Wirdzek for the first time on Weather Wise! Get to know Erich as he talks about his passion for meteorology and his story that brought him to Delmarva. You can catch Erich's forecasts every weekend on 47abc WMDT.

Monday brought a significant outbreak of severe weather to the mid-Atlantic region, resulting in numerous severe thunderstorms that moved across Delmarva late in the evening. Rotating supercells triggered tornado warnings across the lower shore of Maryland, while torrential rains triggered a rare Flash Flood Emergency to be issued by the National Weather Service for the city of Cambridge. Chief Meteorologist Rich Wirdzek and Meteorologist Jake Grant break down the specifics of the setup that caused the severe weather. 

Weather Wise returns after a week break for the Delaware State Fair! Chief Meteorologist Rich Wirdzek and Meteorologist Jake Grant recap their time broadcasting at the fair and the long awaited break from the excessive heat. Severe thunderstorms ushered in the change in weather pattern on Sunday with wildfire smoke returning with the cooler northwesterly winds. They also check in the tropics as the month of August begins.

Fresh off of a deluge on Sunday where parts of Delaware received 5-7 inches of rain, smoke has again drifted into the region as Canadian wildfires continue to burn. The heat and humidity has been on par for July standards across Delmarva, but on the other side of the country record heat continues to sear many locations in the desert southwest.

Summer temperatures and high humidity have quickly become the norm across Delmarva since the start of July. Chief Meteorologist Rich Wirdzek and Meteorologist Jake Grant talk about the issue of acclimation and how a cooler June has made typical July heat a bit more difficult to handle. 

The lead up to the 4th of July was increasingly hot and humid, which set the stage for severe weather on the evening of the 3rd. A large supercell thunderstorm cut across Talbot, Caroline, and Sussex counties, bringing wind damage and flooding to some areas and even prompting a brief tornado warning. Meteorologist Jake Grant joins Chief Meteorologist Rich Wirdzek to recap the event while taking a look at the current heat pattern that's settled into the region for the first week of July.