Weather & Climate Matter

An indepth look at weather and climate by South Carolina's Weatherman Jim Gandy.

Sunday, August 4, 2024

Debby's Major Impact in South Carolina

Debby formed into a tropical storm on Saturday and turned northward toward the Big Bend of Florida. It is getting better or ganized and is l...

Sunday, June 2, 2024

Gandy's Garden: The Beginning

I was monitoring the snowpack in California in 2014 as the region was in a developing megadrought. The snowpack was at near record low level...

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About Me

Jim Gandy: A professional meteorologist for over 46 years, Jim Gandy retired as chief meteorologist at WLTX-TV (CBS affiliate) in Columbia, SC on June 1, 2019. Jim is a Certified Broadcast Meteorologist and has a number of awards and honors for his work over the years. Winner of 4 regional Emmys, an Emma, and the Masters Award by the SCBA in 2004. He is best known for his forecast of Hurricane Hugo in 1989, his work during the tornado outbreak in South Carolina in 1994 and the SC Flood of 2015. In Science Jim received The Award for Excellence in Science Reporting by a Broadcast Meteorologist from the American Meteorological Society in 2013, He was elected Fellow of the AMS in 2018. Jim was given the Order of the Palmetto upon retiring for his service over the years in South Carolina. It is the highest civilian honor awarded by the Governor of South Carolina.

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