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Major Hurricane Helene


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This is reminding me a little of Opal from 1995.

I remember waking up Thursday morning in Atlanta and it was really difficult to get anywhere as there was so many trees down (which then took out power, which took out traffic lights).

I believe Opal was also a very fast moving storm, though I think it may have actually been just on the west side of Atlanta, so that was likely worse than what Helene seems to be setting up for.

Keeping all the mountain folks in my thoughts as you'll look like are going to get hit so hard tomorrow.

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2 minutes ago, Met1985 said:

Went by to look at the Pigeon river.  Being in a drought here has helped but the river has risen several feet already.  If we get an additional 6 inches we are screwed here in Haywood and that looks likely currently.  All stay safe out there.

I’ve been thinking how lucky we are that it has been so low, also lucked out we didn’t have the same training of the truly heavy stuff yesterday like those to our East had to deal with. That said, I’m getting more and more concerned about wind again.  Saw the Pigeon is forecast to peak at 19 ft in Canton, so a little less than Fred but still flooding almost as bad. 

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14 minutes ago, Met1985 said:

Went by to look at the Pigeon river.  Being in a drought here has helped but the river has risen several feet already.  If we get an additional 6 inches we are screwed here in Haywood and that looks likely currently.  All stay safe out there.

The Tuck and little Tennessee very high already 

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22 minutes ago, franklin NCwx said:

Hwy 106 between Dillard and Highlands is about to washout 

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If that's the road I'm thinking of, it's dicey in the best of circumstances. Couldn't pay me enough to travel on it now.

(I used to co-own some property in Highlands so I'm a bit familiar with the area.)

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1 hour ago, RamblinRed said:

This is reminding me a little of Opal from 1995.

I remember waking up Thursday morning in Atlanta and it was really difficult to get anywhere as there was so many trees down (which then took out power, which took out traffic lights).

I believe Opal was also a very fast moving storm, though I think it may have actually been just on the west side of Atlanta, so that was likely worse than what Helene seems to be setting up for.

Keeping all the mountain folks in my thoughts as you'll look like are going to get hit so hard tomorrow.

Yep.  Opal was a very strong storm.  Differene is that is was very compact like Camille.  

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Tornado Watch 683

< Previous WW         Next WW >
  Public | Counties | Probabilities | Aviation | Warnings | Initial RADAR | Related MD  
WW0683 WOU
Hazard Tornadoes EF2+ Tornadoes
Likelihood High Low
Severe Wind 65 kt+ Wind
Low Low
Severe Hail 2"+ Hail
Very Low Very Low

Note: Click for Watch Status Reports.
   WOUS64 KWNS 261040
   WOU3

   BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   TORNADO WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WT 683
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   640 AM EDT THU SEP 26 2024

   TORNADO WATCH 683 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT FOR THE
    FOLLOWING LOCATIONS

   FLC009-011-015-017-021-027-043-049-051-053-055-057-061-069-071-
   075-081-083-085-086-087-093-095-097-099-101-103-105-111-115-117-
   119-127-270000-
   /O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0683.240926T1040Z-240927T0000Z/

   FL 
   .    FLORIDA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

   BREVARD              BROWARD             CHARLOTTE           
   CITRUS               COLLIER             DESOTO              
   GLADES               HARDEE              HENDRY              
   HERNANDO             HIGHLANDS           HILLSBOROUGH        
   INDIAN RIVER         LAKE                LEE                 
   LEVY                 MANATEE             MARION              
   MARTIN               MIAMI-DADE          MONROE              
   OKEECHOBEE           ORANGE              OSCEOLA             
   PALM BEACH           PASCO               PINELLAS            
   POLK                 SARASOTA            SEMINOLE            
   ST. LUCIE            SUMTER              VOLUSIA             


   AMZ550-552-555-610-630-650-651-GMZ656-657-830-836-850-853-856-
   270000-
   /O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0683.240926T1040Z-240927T0000Z/

   CW 

   .    ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE

   FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA-BREVARD COUNTY LINE 0-20 NM 

   VOLUSIA-BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN INLET 0-20 NM 

   SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET 0-20 NM 

   LAKE OKEECHOBEE 

   BISCAYNE BAY 

   COASTAL WATERS FROM JUPITER INLET TO DEERFIELD BEACH FL OUT 20 NM 

   COASTAL WATERS FROM DEERFIELD BEACH TO OCEAN REEF FL OUT 20 NM 

   COASTAL WATERS FROM CHOKOLOSKEE TO BONITA BEACH FL OUT 20 NM 

   COASTAL WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE FL OUT 20 NM 

   TAMPA BAY WATERS 

   CHARLOTTE HARBOR AND PINE ISLAND SOUND 

   COASTAL WATERS FROM TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER FL OUT 20 NM 

   COASTAL WATERS FROM ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS FL OUT 20 NM 

   COASTAL WATERS FROM BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD FL OUT 20 NM 

   ATTN...WFO...MLB...TBW...MFL...JAX...



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Tornado Watch 685

< Previous WW
  Public | Counties | Probabilities | Aviation | Warnings | Initial RADAR | Related MD  
WW0685 WOU
Hazard Tornadoes EF2+ Tornadoes
Likelihood High Low
Severe Wind 65 kt+ Wind
Low Low
Severe Hail 2"+ Hail
Very Low Very Low

Note: Click for Watch Status Reports.
   WOUS64 KWNS 261445
   WOU5

   BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   TORNADO WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WT 685
   NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
   1045 AM EDT THU SEP 26 2024

   TORNADO WATCH 685 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT FOR THE
    FOLLOWING LOCATIONS

   FLC001-003-007-013-019-023-029-031-035-037-039-041-045-047-063-
   065-067-073-077-079-089-107-109-121-123-125-129-270200-
   /O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0685.240926T1445Z-240927T0200Z/

   FL 
   .    FLORIDA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

   ALACHUA              BAKER               BRADFORD            
   CALHOUN              CLAY                COLUMBIA            
   DIXIE                DUVAL               FLAGLER             
   FRANKLIN             GADSDEN             GILCHRIST           
   GULF                 HAMILTON            JACKSON             
   JEFFERSON            LAFAYETTE           LEON                
   LIBERTY              MADISON             NASSAU              
   PUTNAM               ST. JOHNS           SUWANNEE            
   TAYLOR               UNION               WAKULLA             


   GAC001-003-005-007-017-019-025-027-037-039-049-061-065-069-071-
   075-087-095-099-101-127-131-155-161-173-177-185-201-205-229-239-
   243-253-273-275-277-287-299-305-321-270200-
   /O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0685.240926T1445Z-240927T0200Z/

   GA 
   .    GEORGIA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

   APPLING              ATKINSON            BACON               
   BAKER                BEN HILL            BERRIEN             
   BRANTLEY             BROOKS              CALHOUN             
   CAMDEN               CHARLTON            CLAY                
   CLINCH               COFFEE              COLQUITT            
   COOK                 DECATUR             DOUGHERTY           
   EARLY                ECHOLS              GLYNN               
   GRADY                IRWIN               JEFF DAVIS          
   LANIER               LEE                 LOWNDES             
   MILLER               MITCHELL            PIERCE              
   QUITMAN              RANDOLPH            SEMINOLE            
   TERRELL              THOMAS              TIFT                
   TURNER               WARE                WAYNE               
   WORTH                


   AMZ450-452-454-470-472-474-GMZ730-752-755-765-772-775-270200-
   /O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0685.240926T1445Z-240927T0200Z/

   CW 

   .    ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE

   COASTAL WATERS FROM ALTAMAHA SOUND TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL OUT 20
   NM 

   COASTAL WATERS FROM FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST. AUGUSTINE FL OUT 20
   NM 

   COASTAL WATERS FROM ST. AUGUSTINE TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT 20 NM 

   WATERS FROM ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL FROM 20 TO
   60 NM 

   WATERS FROM FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST. AUGUSTINE FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM 

   WATERS FROM ST. AUGUSTINE TO FLAGLER BEACH FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM 

   APALACHEE BAY OR COASTAL WATERS FROM KEATON BEACH TO OCHLOCKONEE
   RIVER FL OUT TO 20 NM 

   COASTAL WATERS FROM MEXICO BEACH TO APALACHICOLA OUT 20 NM 

   COASTAL WATERS FROM  OCHLOCKONEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL OUT TO
   20 NM 

   COASTAL WATERS FROM  SUWANNEE RIVER TO KEATON BEACH OUT 20 NM 

   WATERS FROM MEXICO BEACH TO APALACHICOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM 

   WATERS FROM SUWANNEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM 

   ATTN...WFO...JAX...TAE...

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