This storm is hauling ass. Wind speeds and pressure met Cat 4 criteria per the NHC, but I haven’t seen anything close to those observations on the ground. Kinda weird from a scientific perspective, but I guess that’s the world we live in now. Obviously there will be damage, power outages and some deaths, unfortunately. This is a Cat 2 at most based on ground observations. What happens further inland will determine Helene’s real impact. The flooding inland could be catastrophic.
