Posted on 09/26/2024 8:04:50 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
An “unsurvivable” storm surge is trailing in the wake of fast-moving Hurricane Helene as it barrels towards Florida. Damaging winds, rains, and flash floods hundreds of miles inland across much of the southeastern U.S. may also be in the mix, forecasters said Thursday.
AP reports Helene is now a major hurricane — meaning an upgrade to Category 2 — as it makes towards landfall on Florida’s northwestern Big Bend coast late Thursday evening and into Friday morning.
The storm is so large that areas roughly 90 miles north of the Georgia-Florida line could expect hurricane conditions. States as far inland as Tennessee, Kentucky and Indiana could see rainfall.
As of early Thursday, hurricane warnings and flash flood warnings extended far beyond the coast up into south-central Georgia. The governors of Florida, Georgia, and the Carolinas have all declared emergencies in their states.
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105 mph ground track speed of storm cells she is breathing heavy and feeding on all that warm Gulf water. I pray people took this seriously and got out of the way that North East quad is going to bring a wall of water with it.
https://x.com/JamesVanFleet/status/1839365152032129214
https://x.com/SayHisNameJesus/status/1839108539127607341
This is what 20 feet of surge does, look down at the IKE images the second one from the Bolivar Peninsula is text book overwash then backwash.there was all homes along that stretch. Notice the erosion scarp in front of the house that survived that house was two or three rows back and the grass and its roots plus the dune that’s gone kept the sand from being washed out from under it. Plus that’s a new build
If the surge prediction holds true it will wipe clean the beachfront. I wouldn’t risk my life to stay and see if it’s 20 feet or 10 come back and let the insurance deal with it.
Hurricane Helene was the most intense tropical cyclone of the 1958 Atlantic hurricane season. The eighth tropical storm and fourth hurricane of the year, Helene was formed from a tropical wave east of the Lesser Antilles on September 21, 1958. It hit the southeast U.S. on September 25th thru 29th.
Maybe they should retire the name “Helene”.
THIS Helene is now a Cat 3 and barreling towards the Big Bend area of Florida’s gulf coast.
The tornado warnings in south Georgia and SC keep popping up. Flooding is the biggest risk for North Georgia, SC, and NC.
Our property borders on a creek. In all the 40+ years of living here, we have never had to worry about evacuating due to flooding. It has come within 150 yards of the house (2009 and 2013) but that’s about it.
We are keeping a close eye on it for this storm.
Maybe they should retire the name “Helene”.
I have a feeling they will.
There is predictions of 20 to 30” of rain in parts of the Appalachian mountains that’s a 2500 year or 5000 year event. The Gulf has been warm this year and its El Nino too. Good luck wishing all a safe outcome, life always comes before property that’s rule one.
I hear the rain there is already pretty serious, with more to come. Prayers up.
Supposed to be at least a three, probable 4 by the time the eye gets to shore.
I’m up here in the north GA mountains and after weeks of praying for rain, suddenly it’s, “ah, crap!”
We’re in Lilburn. The downpour just now started ramping up. No wind yet. Not supposed to get dicey until after midnight.
Mr. GG2 has the generator ready to fire up and we have weather radio, electric lantern and oil lamps sitting out. That’s about all you can do. We have all electronic devices charged up.
I’ll bet the people living here got a little excited about the rainfall. They should probably get in touch with you so you can tell them it’s no big deal.
Hot Springs, NC, Erwin, TN, Hampton, TN, and Damascus, VA hit really hard by flooding. Erwin lost its hospital, radio station and a large bridge.
I tried to explain that it was comic relief during a very stressful time. Maybe you didn’t scroll down another comment or two before you replied. I have family that was in the bullseye and are suffering the aftermath.
And I’m getting my own version of the remnants of the hurricane. Still have power, God willing.
Buzz off with your guilt trips. I’m guessing that’s what you meant to do to me, but I didn’t click your links.
Using humor as stress relief may be verboten to you. I apologize that it offended you for me to take a minute to find humor in an illustration full of irony.
I tried to explain that it was comic relief during a very stressful time. Maybe you didn’t scroll down another comment or two before you replied. I have family that was in the bullseye and are suffering the aftermath.
And I’m getting my own version of the remnants of the hurricane. Still have power, God willing.
Buzz off with your guilt trips. I’m guessing that’s what you meant to do to me, but I didn’t click your links.
Using humor as stress relief may be verboten to you. I apologize that it offended you for me to take a minute to find humor in an illustration full of irony.
Hey, going back over my post that you responded to, I’m guessing that you didn’t get that I was talking about how crazy folks get in California when they have a passing sprinkle of a rain. They run for cover as if they’re going to drown with a 20 minute rain shower.
Have a great evening.
I totally misunderstood and stand corrected. I hope you have a great weekend.
Thank you. You have a great weekend, too.
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