LithiaWx

As the speed goes up the force and amount of energy required is insane. We are somewhere around 3/4 the way down this chart. going from 20mph to 40mph is nada compared to going from 140 to 160. or 160 to 180 etc....

ended up just sub 980 imby from Helene. Pretty remarkable being on the west side of Atlanta.

45 deaths so far with only 2 deaths reported in NC. I'm afraid that number will go way up in NC as we get access to the most hit areas. The area of the country we are talking about is rural, spread-out and sometimes isolated places. They can easily be cutoff.

Yep wide 5-6" totals across downtown. isolated 8+ near milner SE.

weird that on radar worst appears on the north and northwest side but most winds on the east side.

Cat 3 120

Larger storms have winds that tend to react slowly to fast pressure drops. I am not on the windshield wiper ride on intensity though. I'm here to watch and learn, the GoM can escalate storms quickly. If we have an organized hurricane hitting primo water there is no telling how strong she can ramp up in the short time over water.

wishcasting the worst of this thing right into mby. Bring it.

If you think about it models specifically designed for the tropics should be more accurate than globals. Why have them if not?

I'm in my 40's and still remember Opal. Smaller storm at different angle but that was memorable in Atlanta.

nasty track for Metro ATL for winds if the core passes just west of the city.

Is RI still forecast overnight?

I would like to see these diving in towards Texas and not Arizona/New Mexico.

Meh, historic cold spell over Xmas, we all know the balance that tries to restore itself. We were due for boring and possibly warm following that. Timing and flips are legit and we could be headed toward a flip/reshuffle in late January based on pattern flips and timing.

Light snow flurries in Dallas, ga again. Pretty.