Major Hurricane Helene

[Tyler Penland]

Looks to me like she's moving due north right now. HRRR/NAM had been showing this all day.

[buckeyefan1]

Helene is east of the track, but the mid level low and surface low are separating. The mid low looks like it's heading more nne and the surface is heading n. The gfs looks to be right lol 

[NorthHillsWx]

First of likely many flash flood emergencies up. Avery county

[WNC_Fort]

1 minute ago, NorthHillsWx said:

First of likely many flash flood emergencies up. Avery county

Yep. Avery, Mitchell, Haywood Counties all have FF Emergencies right now. Swannanoa River in Asheville as well.

[buckeyefan1]

1 minute ago, NorthHillsWx said:

First of likely many flash flood emergencies up. Avery county

It's not the first   

[NorthHillsWx]

Escalating quickly 

[buckeyefan1]

Gusting close to 60 now here

[downeastnc]

Charlotte already gusting over 50....

 

27

05:52

E 25 G 52

3.00

Rain and Breezy

BKN016 OVC024

75.9

71.1

85%

76

29.46

998.1

0.05

[BooneWX]

Tree #1 is down 

[NorthHillsWx]

21 minutes ago, NorthHillsWx said:

Duke outages are skyrocketing. Up over 100k in last hour. Currently 176k and that’s likely to double 

Since I posted this 21 minutes ago. Outages have almost doubled. 350k in the dark and skyrocketing 

[calculus1]

Power outages map


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[BooneWX]

Tree #2 is down

[strongwxnc]

Just lost power here


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[NorthHillsWx]

Clemson sustained at 33 kts gusting to 55 kts 

[buckeyefan1]

Power here is out and I have underground utilities  Easily 60+ gusts and the freaky noises continue 

[NorthHillsWx]

Just now, buckeyefan1 said:

Power here is out and I have underground utilities  Easily 60+ gusts and the freaky noises continue 

Gusts to 55 in Charlotte right now and over 60 in Clemson. That’s a large area of lights out

[ForestHillWx]

Wishing everyone all the best down south.

I woke up thinking about any southbound hikers who might be out on the AT. Hopefully they got word of this storm in time. 

[Bryan63]

Any thoughts on Waynesville/Hendersonville area with new trajectory? Have some friends out that way and was concerned for them going into this but unsure how things have changed overnight.

[calculus1]

This hurricane is moving so quickly. The rain shield may be out of here in just another couple of hours, based off an eyeball analysis of radar loops.

[NorthHillsWx]

Downtown Greenville sustained 41 gusting 60

Anderson 67 mph gust

[strongwxnc]

Trees down all over in the county. Listening to the scanner and they have suspended all tree cutting across the county.
Lots of power outage now.

Weather station is down for me. No backup


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[QC_Halo]

1 hour ago, Tyler Penland said:

Looks to me like she's moving due north right now. HRRR/NAM had been showing this all day.

Hasn’t turned at all has it?

and did NWS really say “enuf”?

[WxKnurd]

Have heard 3 trees fall and watched another one fall here in Easley, winds are nasty.

[buckeyefan1]

Flash flood emergency alert made me jump again  

[buckeyefan1]

 

Flash Flood Warning
SCC073-077-272030-
/O.EXT.KGSP.FF.W.0088.000000T0000Z-240927T2030Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
717 AM EDT Fri Sep 27 2024

...FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR PICKENS AND OCONEE COUNTIES...

The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has extended
the

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Oconee County in upstate South Carolina...
  Pickens County in upstate South Carolina...

* Until 430 PM EDT Friday.

* At 717 AM EDT, emergency management reported hundreds of trees
  down preventing rescue operations. Shelter in place and do not
  travel unless fleeing floodwaters. Significant flooding is ongoing
  in multiple locations, resulting in road closures, first-floor
  inundation, and damage to some structures.  The risk of
  life-threatening landslide activity continues to increase in the
  South Carolina mountains. Between 5 and 8 inches of rain have
  fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1.5 to 2.5 inches in 1 hour.

  This is a FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY for Pickens and Oconee Counties.
  This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK HIGHER GROUND NOW!

  HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Heavy rain producing
           flash flooding.

  SOURCE...Emergency management reported.

  IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
           urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.
           Extensive flooding of homes and businesses.
           Widespread road closures.  Widespread life-threatening
           landslide activity.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Easley, Clemson, Seneca, Walhalla, Pickens, West Greenville,
  Welcome, Central, Pendleton, Liberty, Westminster, Gumlog, Norris,
  Six Mile, Tallulah Falls, Salem, Lake Keowee, Keowee Toxaway State
  Park, Devils Fork State Park and Lake Jocassee.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move to higher ground now! This is an extremely dangerous and
life-threatening situation. Do not attempt to travel unless you are
fleeing an area subject to flooding or under an evacuation order.

Heavy rain is significantly increasing the risk of landslides,
especially in areas where slides have occurred in the past. Slides
can destroy single homes and other structures and large sections of
roads. If you are in the warned area, you should not travel, except
to move away from flash flood or landslide dangers. If you are in
the vicinity of a stream near the heavy rainfall, especially on a
mountainside, or at the base of a mountain or in a cove, move
immediately to a safer location.

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are
potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded
roads. Find an alternate route.

&&

LAT...LON 3450 8307 3460 8316 3460 8317 3461 8323
      3470 8335 3482 8331 3482 8327 3493 8316
      3494 8311 3500 8310 3509 8278 3505 8275
      3507 8257 3501 8259 3502 8254 3498 8255
      3483 8248 3467 8279 3447 8300

FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CATASTROPHIC
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...1.5-2.5 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

 

[QC_Halo]

Randomly checking Flight Aware…was shocked to see 2 flights actually took off from CLT around 6:45am. All incoming flights on hold.

but here is purgatory…Spirit flight from LAX to CLT, apparently circling..

https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/NKS389

[buckeyefan1]

Brad posted this on fb 

[buckeyefan1]

Ya’ll…I’m in what’s left of the eye  

[Upstate Tiger]

2 minutes ago, buckeyefan1 said:

Ya’ll…I’m in what’s left of the eye  

Never forget, beauty is in the eye of the beholder

[KChuck]

2 minutes ago, buckeyefan1 said:

Ya’ll…I’m in what’s left of the eye  

Congrats! (Read heavy sarcasm)