2024 Hurricane and Tropical Weather

[PayrollNerd]

It’s getting dark here in Sarasota. The islands are closed (Siesta Key, etc). Streets downtown are flooded. Still windy but not much rain.

I have tree pieces everywhere. Front and back yard. Nothing I can’t gather up in the morning. I may need to tilt the sunflower patch back up.

Delta has delayed the kids flight out of Honolulu to Atlanta by 3 hours now. If it gets canceled, they have a friend they can stay with.

 

[UnapologeticallyAspie]

If anyone has the time and/or is interested in watching Reed Timmer he is live right now on Facebook as well as YouTube:

 

[HmmMysterious]

...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS HURRICANE HELENE NEARING THE NORTHEAST GULF COAST... ...CATASTROPHIC STORM SURGE AND LIFE-THREATENING WINDS EXPECTED IN THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AREA...

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8:00 PM EDT Thu Sep 26
Location: 28.7°N 84.3°W
Moving: NNE at 23 mph
Min pressure: 942 mb
Max sustained: 130 mph

 

[Herat]

Uh-oh

Pressure drop, wind speed up

Now a Category 4

 

[Izzylizzy]

Randy Hall has very good responsible coverage.
Power outages already in Georgia,16,000 and NC14,000.
Over 350,000 in Fla.

 

[Izzylizzy]

Good coverage too,

 

[Izzylizzy]

It’s getting dark here in Sarasota. The islands are closed (Siesta Key, etc). Streets downtown are flooded. Still windy but not much rain.

I have tree pieces everywhere. Front and back yard. Nothing I can’t gather up in the morning. I may need to tilt the sunflower patch back up.

Delta has delayed the kids flight out of Honolulu to Atlanta by 3 hours now. If it gets canceled, they have a friend they can stay with.

Sending safe vibes from Vermont.

 

[lonetraveler]

Praying for all of you who will be impacted by Helene. My heart goes out to you.

 

[Izzylizzy]

500,000 w/o power in Fla.
update from Randy Hall.

 

[HmmMysterious]

...HELENE SLIGHTLY STRONGER AS ITS EYE APPROACHES THE COAST OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND... ...900 PM EDT POSITION UPDATE...

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9:00 PM EDT Thu Sep 26
Location: 29.1°N 84.2°W
Moving: NNE at 24 mph
Min pressure: 941 mb
Max sustained: 140 mph

 

[IceIce9]

Stay safe everyone. Please keep your pets safe too.

 

[bestill]

Siesta Key Beach parking lot - SIESTA KEY | Siesta Key Beach Parking Lot - 7:18pm | Facebook

Devastating!!

 

[Izzylizzy]

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...HELENE SLIGHTLY STRONGER AS ITS EYE APPROACHES THE COAST OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND... ...900 PM EDT POSITION UPDATE...

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9:00 PM EDT Thu Sep 26
Location: 29.1°N 84.2°W
Moving: NNE at 24 mph
Min pressure: 941 mb
Max sustained: 140 mph

Reporting that the 140 winds will be non-stop which is very unusual.
???

 

[Izzylizzy]

NBC live updates

More than 600,000 customers in Florida are without power tonight.
At 9 p.m. ET, 600,105 customers were without power, according to the website PowerOutage.us.
Hurricane Helene is a powerful Category 4 storm that is expected to make landfall later tonight near Florida’s Big Bend. The majority of Florida is under hurricane or tropical storm warnings.
8m ago / 9:00 PM EDT
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Biden approves emergency declaration for Alabama​

Caroline Kenny and Antonio Planas
President Joe Biden today approved an emergency declaration for Alabama to assist with hardships brought on by Hurricane Helene.
The declaration authorizes the Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency Management Agency to coordinate disaster relief efforts, "which have the purpose of alleviating the hardship and suffering caused by" the storm "and to provide appropriate assistance for required emergency measures," according to a statement from the White House.
More than 30 counties were named in the declaration.
Hurricane Helene is a Category 4 storm and was expected to make landfall tonight along Florida’s Big Bend region.
14m ago / 8:54 PM EDT
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[Izzylizzy]

Landfall approx 1 hr

 

[IHAVENOCLUE]

God Bless all of you in the path of Helene!

 

[cujenn81]

My family lives in Georgetown & Horry Counties. Pretty scary to be there too.

I’m in Myrtle Beach. It’s been raining steady all day but that’s about it.

 

[Herat]

Flooding in condominiums in Siesta Key, south of Sarasota. People did not evacuate and now the bridges are closed and 911 is overwhelmed.

https://scontent-iad3-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/461303181_10102685757422709_5880283727039399874_n.jpg?stp=cp6_dst-jpg&_nc_cat=111&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=aa7b47&_nc_ohc=qbRFL5MRT-EQ7kNvgEGnA8h&_nc_ht=scontent-iad3-2.xx&oh=00_AYDC4BQs4TM53rlEhk8lOlkNb9iJUlSsYMsbQx0t_Wm0EA&oe=66FBE1E2

 

[whitelilac]

Video here while a reporter talks. Reporter says no way will I be outside.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/weather/live-blog/hurricane-helene-live-updates-rcna172799

eta,,,,now a reporter in Georgia

 

[Izzylizzy]

CNN updates:

2 min ago

Rare extreme wind warning issued​

From CNN Meteorologists Mary Gilbert and Brandon Miller
Parts of Florida’s Big Bend region are now under an extreme wind warning.

This type of warning is the most severe, most urgent alert for wind.

“This means to expect high winds of 115 mph or greater due to the eyewall of a major hurricane,” the National Weather Service in Tallahassee warned. “Treat this warning like a tornado warning.”

https://www.cnn.com/weather/live-news/hurricane-helene-florida-09-26-24?t=1727399955920