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NOAA Recon Finds 134 Knots at Flight Level…Pressure Down to 947 millibars
A NOAA Hurricane Hunter aircraft currently investigating Helene recently found that the maximum sustained winds have increased to 130 mph Continue reading
Pressure Dropping Quickly Now…Down to 951 mb
The Hurricane Hunters found max flight level winds of 100 mph and a pressure of 951 mb on this last pass. A new full advisory within the hour. Continue reading
Helene Now a Category Three…Top Winds 120 mph
Air Force Hurricane Hunters reported maximum flight-level winds of 115 knots and a minimum pressure of 959 mb in Hurricane Helene, with a well-defined 26-nautical-mile-wide eye visible on radar as the storm moves 246 miles south-southwest of Tallahassee. Continue reading
Tallahassee’s Hurricane History…Helene Could Be One For the Record Books
Tallahassee has never had a direct impact by a major hurricane. It the NHC track is correct, the eye could pass right over the city tonight with winds of near 110 mph with gusts to 130 mph. This one could go down in the record books. Continue reading
An Angry Gulf at Alligator Point in Far Southern Franklin County, Florida
Winds here are averaging 20 mph with occasional higher gusts. We were mainly dry for awhile but rain is beginning to build back over us. Continue reading
Water Levels Rising Along the Gulf Coast
Peak surge in this part of the coastline is expected to potentially reach 15-20 feet from Carrabelle to the Suwannee RIver, which will be catastrophic. Continue reading
Helene Now Cat 2 Hurricane…Pressure Continues to Drop…Winds Now 100 mph
Hurricane Helene continues to steadily intensify in the Gulf of Mexico. It is still expected to increase to category three or possibly category four intensity before landfall tonight in Florida’s Big Bend area. Continue reading
Hurricane Helene’s Impacts for Alabama
Hurricane Helene is expected to bring strong winds, heavy rainfall, and the potential for significant flooding to Alabama, with power outages likely in areas experiencing gusts up to 50 mph, particularly along and east of the I-65 corridor. Continue reading
Helene at 7 p.m.: Storm is Strengthening
The central pressure has dropped 4 millibars in the past couple of hours. Winds are increasing as well. Officially now 60 mph. Continue reading
NOAA Hurricane Hunters Find Lower Pressure
More signs that Helene continues to strengthen over the northwestern Caribbean. It will likely become a hurricane by tomorrow morning. Continue reading
