Hurricane Category 4 Hurricane Helene

[Clancy]

Power outages increasing rapidly across southern Georgia. Nearing 100K customers without power.

 

[notsoencrypted]

Oh man, I had looked at the Steinhatchee gauge before landfall, but not since. That's really wild.

Also, wow, Helene is booking it into Georgia.

 

[TornadoFan]

 

[vanni9283]

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Hard to believe it's holding onto the same intensity that far inland!!!

 

[Clancy]

At a glance, Helene seems to be maintaining much of her fury as she moves north.

 

[Blountwolf]

"It's a Rainy Night in Georgia!"

Where in Georgia?

Yes.

 

[MQATLSNOW]

At a glance, Helene seems to be maintaining much of her fury as she moves north.

She is not weakening at all- a Cat 4 in southern GA... wow wow wow!

 

[Blountwolf]

 

[Clancy]

Intense winds from Helene in Valdosta.

 

[Clancy]

Strongest reported winds of the night I've seen coming from Valdosta of all places!

 

[vanni9283]

Down to a 110 mph Category 2. Pressure up to 950. Weakened significantly since the last update.

 

[Clancy]

Waterspout with nasty looking signature inbound to Beaufort, SC.

 

[notsoencrypted]

Down to a 110 mph Category 2. Pressure up to 950. Weakened significantly since the last update.

The fact that it's still a hurricane this far from landfall is amazing to me. Obviously its speed is a big part of that, but it's still amazing.

 

[Brice W]

Waterspout with nasty looking signature inbound to Beaufort, SC.

 

[Brice W]

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One of the more healthier storms I’ve seen so far.

 

[Blountwolf]

Missed Tallahassee (mostly) to the east, now if she goes east of Macon and Atlanta, I'll be happy. Not good if you are those people east of those places, but fewer folks impacted.

 

[Equus]

Low 950s pressures being measured with a mostly clear eye into Georgia is remarkable. Setting a ton of pressure records. It's hard to stress just how bad a wind event this is going to be for the southern Appalachians on top of the catastrophic flooding.

 

[warneagle]

Missed Tallahassee (mostly) to the east, now if she goes east of Macon and Atlanta, I'll be happy. Not good if you are those people east of those places, but fewer folks impacted.

Yeah, I would (selfishly) be quite happy with that since it would keep the right-front quadrant east of my parents.

 

[Argus]

Is it true that the core of Helene is heading for Augusta?

 

[Clancy]

Is it true that the core of Helene is heading for Augusta?

The core won't necessarily go over Augusta but they're getting the worst of the rain and definitely some strong winds.