Death Storm Helene

[Chin Diesel]

Watching Weather Channel, they're talking Cat 3. Mrs Dove flicked to David Muir as he was saying, "Just in. Helen is a Cat 4!!!"

Weather Channel never said that.

Fox Weather just confirmed Cat 4

F-ed up, but if a Cat 4 has to hit, Big Bend is place to do it.
Quick storm and sparsely populated.

 

[CL82]

Watching Weather Channel, they're talking Cat 3. Mrs Dove flicked to David Muir as he was saying, "Just in. Helen is a Cat 4!!!"

Weather Channel never said that.

I don't know, a three cat hurricane doesn't seem so intimidating...

 

[ctchamps]

Between 12 and 15 inches have fallen where I live in South Asheville since yesterday from a stalled front that’s pulling up moisture from the gulf. We expect an additional 10 - 15 inches as Helene passes west of here. Needless to say grounds are saturated, streams and rivers are reaching levels of overflowing so they could set records in the coming days. Winds will down a lot of trees.

 

[Da_Aisijimo_Gou]

Between 12 and 15 inches have fallen where I live in South Asheville since yesterday from a stalled front that’s pulling up moisture from the gulf. We expect an additional 10 - 15 inches as Helene passes west of here. Needless to say grounds are saturated, steams and rivers are reaching levels of overflowing so they could set records in the coming days. Winds will down a lot of trees.

The Fujiwhara Effect in process. Good luck.

Fujiwhara Effect

 

[Da_Aisijimo_Gou]

F-ed up, but if a Cat 4 has to hit, Big Bend is place to do it. Quick storm and sparsely populated.

Helene being so large, she may be a tad bit less than ideal for Tallahassee, FSU, etc. 30 miles inland

 

[UConniki]

Almost no rain here in Ft Myers, 50+ gusts and we live on a direct ocean accessible Canal and the water level is just about 10’ above normal. We have a dock, a cement patio above that and then a 12’ retainer wall. It’s about 3rd highest water level including Ian two years ago ( that became a $218,000 dollar insurance claim ) since we moved here 24 years ago. Gotta feel bad for the panhandle because they never get hit where it’s going this time and they have an abundance of overgrown vegetation and easily toppled palms that’s gonna devastate their entire power grid. We lost power for 3 weeks with Irma ( 6 years ago ) thats something I don’t want to ever have to go through ever again.

 

[Dove]

Okay...we have random 120-gallon propane tanks floating down the street spewing propane into the air. Fun times.

 

[Chin Diesel]

I swear these storms just head to the dry areas.
The US Drought Map from this week. I suspect it will look dramtically different next Thursday.

 

[HCCForever]

On the Space Coast, we had light rain yesterday morning and a few tornado warnings and then heavier rain in the afternoon. Last night, we had strong winds until 1 or 2 in the morning. I had fallen palm fronds but nothing else. Co-workers in Columbia, SC had more power issues than my area.

Looks like some beach erosion in Cocoa Beach and Cape Canaveral.

 

[Scrutineer]

Okay...we have random 120-gallon propane tanks floating down the street spewing propane into the air. Fun times.

Hopefully no yahoo decides to take a shot at it..............

 

[husky429]

Hopefully no yahoo decides to take a shot at it..............

If not now, when?

 

[Dove]

This storm is a freakin' beast!!! Dam breaches possible in Virginia and the Carolinas.

 

[formerlurker]

Watching Weather Channel, they're talking Cat 3. Mrs Dove flicked to David Muir as he was saying, "Just in. Helen is a Cat 4!!!"

Weather Channel never said that.

Most Helen's are a 3 at best.

 

[StllH8L8ner]

Most Helen's are a 3 at best.

 

[storrsroars]

Most Helen's are a 3 at best.

Helene Svedlin

 

[formerlurker]

Yowza!

But @Dove said Helen, not Helene