re: Helene - Recovery Begins...Devastating Flash Flooding in Western NC and Eastern TN

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Power lines. Downed trees. Flooded roads. Debris causing flat tires. This is a bad plan. Go early and get a hotel room until check in if you can’t cancel.

If you get into trouble you’re diverting resources from people who really need it.

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Have we discussed that Hurricane John just made landfall, dissipated, reformed offshore of Mexico and is gonna make another landfall as a hurricane all within roughly 24 hours

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Have we discussed that Hurricane John just made landfall, dissipated, reformed offshore of Mexico and is gonna make another landfall as a hurricane all within roughly 24 hours

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Now that this is looking pretty bad, who are going to be the idiot storm chasers we can follow that will be in this mess? I want to see a dumbass like the one for Michael who had to abandon his vehicle then watch it float away.

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That truck looks to be too nice to be a storm chaser not a scratch on it. Most have hail and other damage. Maybe he stays far enough away?

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Hurricane Helene continues to strengthen in the southern Gulf of Mexico this evening. It is now forecast to rapidly intensify into a powerful Category 4 hurricane before making landfall along the Florida Big Bend on Thursday.

Confidence is increasing for catastrophic impacts across our region including high winds, catastrophic and life-threatening storm surge in Apalachee Bay, flash flooding from heavy rainfall, and a few tornadoes. Helene is a large storm and impacts will extend well outside the cone of uncertainty. Preparations should be completed this evening, as conditions deteriorate during the day Thursday.

Wind Threat: It is increasingly likely that Helene will make landfall along the FL Big Bend coast on Thursday as a Major Hurricane. While exact impacts will be heavily dependent on the eventual track, expect catastrophic wind damage across the Big Bend and into southern Georgia. Widespread and prolonged power outages, damage to critical infrastructure, catastrophic damage to the trees and powerlines, widespread inaccessibility due to blocked roads, and damage to well-built structures will all be likely, particularly close to and east of the track. Power outages will likely last days, if not weeks. Due to the quick forward speed of Helene, significant wind damage will likely extend well into Georgia.

Surge Threat: There is a danger of catastrophic and unsurvivable storm surge for Apalachee Bay. Storm surge may begin to arrive as early as late Wednesday night ahead of the winds. This forecast, if realized, is a nightmare surge scenario for Apalachee Bay. Please, please, please take any evacuation orders seriously!

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