Tropical Major Hurricane Helene

Drizzle Snizzle · 2024-09-26T19:57:41-0400

3.35" storm total, 9" for the month.

HugeSnowStick · 2024-09-26T19:57:59-0400

When hurricanes get over land, the wind field spreads out, don't be so sure.

Shawn · 2024-09-26T19:58:02-0400

RI means rapid intensification

wind speed I still expect to catch up and be a tick higher soon though. but that 7 mb drop in an hour shenanigans seems to have slowed (for now)

Brent · 2024-09-26T19:58:40-0400

Probably peaking now

BullCityWx · 2024-09-26T19:59:34-0400

Most of the models showed the plateau right around now

dsaur · 2024-09-26T20:00:10-0400

Drizzle Snizzle said:
If this map is even close to being correct, FFC may want to consider downgrading the Hurricane Warnings West of I-75 in Georgia.

Suits me fine. Given how much rain I've gotten, 50mph or less would be bad enough. ......And back in the downpours now.

Brent · 2024-09-26T20:00:26-0400

Add this to the list of Gulf hurricanes that have bombed out since 2017

Drizzle Snizzle · 2024-09-26T20:01:24-0400

dsaur said:
Suits me fine. Given how much rain I've gotten, 50mph or less would be bad enough. ......And back in the downpours now.

Yeah even 50 mph wind gusts is going to cause power outages i think.

HugeSnowStick · 2024-09-26T20:01:58-0400

NCSNOW · 2024-09-26T20:02:28-0400

1:50 AM location. This is point models have it get on a due north heading

Chazwin · 2024-09-26T20:02:34-0400

HugeSnowStick said:
TWC just said it is now bending to the left, so, mostly straight North.

Not by the look of the satellite and radar. Still a fairly noticeable NNE movement

RoddyPiper · 2024-09-26T20:02:54-0400

NCSNOW said:
Think he was talking about forward speed,not wind

He was talking about the RI cycle we were in

SD · 2024-09-26T20:03:00-0400

latest HRRR wind gusts
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weatherfide · 2024-09-26T20:03:33-0400

Drizzle Snizzle said:
I've gotta think that even if they're on the west side, they'll at least get Hurricane gusts ? Heck way up in GA 200 miles north is forecast to get Hurricane gusts on the west side of the storm.

East side of the storm, you mean.

dsaur said:
When I checked my hurricane only bucket a few hours ago I had 3 in there. Over 7 for the adventure so far. I've missed the heavier slugs since then.

3.08 today as of a few hours ago.

I'm at 7.69" so far. Creek is now filling up!

Drizzle Snizzle · 2024-09-26T20:04:13-0400

weatherfide said:
East side of the storm, you mean.

I'm at 7.69" so far. Creek is now filling up!

No, locations like Griffin (west of the track) are under a Hurricane Warning.

SD · 2024-09-26T20:05:00-0400

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RoddyPiper · 2024-09-26T20:08:51-0400

Its trying to choke off that influx of drier air as we speak, but its running out of time. She may have peaked off shore, and that's a good thing, but I don't think it will matter much either way. Like I said earlier....it will be WAYYY better being 10 miles west of the eyewall than it will be being 100 miles east of it, especially when you get inland into GA.

dsaur · 2024-09-26T20:09:14-0400

weatherfide said:
East side of the storm, you mean.

I'm at 7.69" so far. Creek is now filling up!

Wow. I can't imagine where we'll be in 36 hours. Just did my calculations and it's 7 5/8's for me, as of two hours ago, and until the last 15 minutes I was in light showers, not down pours.

Downeastnc · 2024-09-26T20:11:03-0400

Gonna be a problem....

Also they confirmed the HH that was doing loops in the eye checking to make sure they were not damaged in a violent updraft...

jrips27 · 2024-09-26T20:11:17-0400

Just north of Macon. My plan was to find a parking deck downtown and ride out the core later but now wondering if we will be too far west and if I may need to go East on 16 to like Dublin or something to hit the core. But no parking decks out there in those small towns lol

Tropical Major Hurricane Helene

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