Tropical Major Hurricane Helene

[Jimmy Hypocracy]

Michael and Helene around the same areas. Look similar to me

If I remember correctly, Michael was in a rapid intensification phase all the way up until landfall. That one really turned on the afterburners.

 

[Drizzle Snizzle]

Only a million lost power with Zeta and that was a direct hit for ATL. This will miss us East by a good bit. I don’t expect bad power outages

Yeah this is definitely not going to be anything like Hugo was in Charlotte for Atlanta.

 

[Snowflowxxl]

Yeah this is definitely not going to be anything like Hugo was in Charlotte for Atlanta.

The fear mongering by some on Twitter was a bit much yesterday. Looking like 4-6 inches of rain and 30-40 mph gust.

 

[EmersonGA]

Atlanta area schools let out for some mist today.

A lot are on fall break or will have it next week. I agree it's BS but I'm sure that was the thinking of some people.

 

[Drizzle Snizzle]

The fear mongering by some on Twitter was a bit much yesterday. Looking like 4-6 inches of rain and 30-40 mph gust.

I mean it will be a decent storm for Atlanta but it's not going to be Armageddon. I do think some areas will lose power.

 

[HugeSnowStick]

Only a million lost power with Zeta and that was a direct hit for ATL. This will miss us East by a good bit. I don’t expect bad power outages

I'm going to save this, just in case. A good bit, 40, 50, 60 miles? That will still rock Atlanta with very high winds and torrential rains, the ground is now saturated, and even 40 to 50 mph is enough to cause power outages and tree damage.

 

[superjames1992]

A tick NW of the 06Z run, but yet again, east of the NHC cone. Yes, it's the NAM, yada, yada, yada. This is a 15-hour forecast.
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Damn, that track would wreck Cedar Key. Historically, that’s an unlikely place for a hurricane to make landfall, IIRC (the area north of Tampa to the Big Bend). I’ve seen some projected to but that area and track elsewhere in the end (i.e. Charlie - 2004).

 

[Snowflowxxl]

I'm going to save this, just in case. A good bit, 40, 50, 60 miles? That will still rock Atlanta with very high winds and torrential rains, the ground is now saturated, and even 40 to 50 mph is enough to cause power outages and tree damage.

Atlanta will be on the far weaker west side. I’m thinking 30-40.

 

[Drizzle Snizzle]

Atlanta will be on the far weaker west side. I’m thinking 30-40.

Where my dad lives in Carrollton probably won't get more than 30 mph.

 

[HugeSnowStick]

Atlanta will be on the far weaker west side. I’m thinking 30-40.

You are forgetting the northern wall, which will have significant punch.

 

[RoddyPiper]

Huge blowup of towers on the north side of the circulation. COC has been moving almost due north over the last 45 minutes.

 

[DustinWx]

No hurricane force FL winds in NW quad

 

[Henry2326]

Only a million lost power with Zeta and that was a direct hit for ATL. This will miss us East by a good bit. I don’t expect bad power outages

Was talking with the west track.

 

[k0skinne]

In my limited experience with tropical systems, the strong winds this far inland have seemed to come from the bands … perhaps mixing down. With Opal, memory serves (may not be completely accurate) that we had several inland spin-ups as well. That one hit me hard in Carrollton. Just my 2 cents … probably not worth that. Be safe everyone … prepare for worst and pray for best!

 

[Drizzle Snizzle]

In my limited experience with tropical systems, the strong winds this far inland have seemed to come from the bands … perhaps mixing down. With Opal, memory serves (may not be completely accurate) that we had several inland spin-ups as well. That one hit me hard in Carrollton. Just my 2 cents … probably not worth that. Be safe everyone … prepare for worst and pray for best!

I was in Carrollton for Opal and we had at least 70 mph winds. Many houses on my street had trees fall on them.

 

[lj0109]

 

[accu35]

@Shawn good call on the eastward trend since yesterday. Big eye, big storm will cover lots of our posters on here.

 

[Belle Lechat]

I cut and pasted from the right image into the left and drew out the orange line to show the updated center.

 

[RoddyPiper]

We will have an eye on VIS in the next couple of hours

 

[Stormsfury]

Huge blowup of towers on the north side of the circulation. COC has been moving almost due north over the last 45 minutes.

Been moving NNE per RECON, last pass was a little right, more NE than NNE. Almost close to 85.5°W already, way earlier than NHC.