Ive roamed all of those hills a lot. Its a beautiful areas and some of those lowlands are great to live on. Many bad experiences and many good experiences. I could never fathom the idea of giant waves rushing down those hills, but yet, you look around, and you know it has happened and it will happen again. This was a very unique storm from the moment it perfectly sailed between cancun and cuba and went screaming into the panhandle, making a weird 50 mile bump to the east, missing Tallahassee. It was still a catagory 2 hurricane by the time it was in Georgia and well over halfway to Atlanta as a Cat 1. When I first started tracking early last week, it wasn't due to hit until late Friday. Anyways, I digress. Dont live in flood zones. NC and FEMA are dropping the ball. We are well 2 days into this and some people there are just now finally being dug out. Cash only because there is no internet or power. 2-3 hours to fill up with gas. These are whole towns up in these mountains. FEMA should be giving every one of these houses a free starlink terminal and 3 free months service. Entire sections of those mountains have no cell service. This falls in line with that scam involving internet rural services and never doing anything about it.
That tornado took the lives of a few storm chasers, too. They were surprised by the extent of the windfield and its power away from the condensation funnel. I had a co-worker who was absolutely fascinated by tornadoes and hurricanes. He once told me he wanted to stormchase but the job was getting in the way. I was like "seriously?" I mean, I get it, but if I had a wife and a kid, the last thing I'd want to be doing is going after one of the most destructive forces in nature for kicks. His wife threatened him with a divorce, so he decided not to. The following pic was the last one Richard Henderson apparently took while chasing the El Reno tornado. He took it, sent it to a friend, and was killed minutes later by the tornado. This next one is the results of a famous storm chaser Tim Samaras' (founder and part of the Twistex team for anybody that watched the Storm Chasers show on The Discovery Channel back in the day. Man, I loved that show.) car after chasing the storm. He, his son, and another passenger passed away going after the El Reno twister. Before : After :
For those who say no one saw this coming... Monday 3 a.m. ET: Helene hasn’t formed but the weather service warns the main impacts to the western Carolinas once the system reaches the area will be “heavy rainfall and some gusty winds.” 2 p.m. ET: The weather service discusses a possible scenario in which “potentially significant rainfall” could occur. Tuesday 3 a.m. ET: The weather service first mentions the possibility of a heavy rain event on Wednesday, which could set up the area for worse impacts from Helene later in the week. They also note “at least isolated flash flooding (is) becoming likely,” from Helene – which still hasn’t formed – and rainfall totals could approach a foot in the mountains. What’s happening: Tropical Storm Helene forms in the northwestern Caribbean Sea in the late morning. 6 p.m. ET: “This has the potential to be an extremely rare event,” the weather service warns. Wednesday 3 a.m. ET: Over the next 48 hours, a “major rainfall event for the southern Appalachians and vicinity with potential for widespread flash flooding” will occur, according to the weather service. “Locally severe and life-threatening flooding (is) likely” as up to 15 inches of rain fall into Friday morning, the weather service warns. What’s happening: Helene rapidly intensifies into a hurricane in the southern Gulf of Mexico in the late morning. 2 p.m. ET: “The system will produce very rare and significant (amounts) of rainfall” with isolated areas in the mountains and nearby areas seeing “catastrophic and damaging flooding,” the weather service said. What’s happening: Heavy rain falls ahead of Helene from early Wednesday evening through Wednesday night. 6 p.m. ET: The weather service issues a dire warning: “This has the potential to be an extremely rare event with catastrophic flash flooding that hasn’t been seen in the modern era.” Thursday What’s happening: The weather service continues to warn of a historic event throughout the day as Helene rapidly intensifies in the Gulf. 5 p.m. ET: The weather service first mentions flooding rainfall may prompt flash flood emergencies in the coming hours. Concern is also noted reservoirs are running high and “there could be breaching problems” if enough water isn’t released before Helene’s worst rain arrives. What’s happening: Heavy rain is drenching the Southeast as Helene makes landfall as a Category 4 hurricane before midnight in Florida. Friday What’s happening: The first flash flood emergency is issued for western North Carolina at 5:30 a.m. ET. Life-threatening flooding unfolds throughout the day. More than 30 flash flood emergencies are issued by the end of the event across five states. https://www.cnn.com/weather/live-ne...da-north-carolina-georgia-09-30-24/index.html
1. Northwestern Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico: Disorganized showers and thunderstorms located over the southwestern Caribbean Sea are associated with a trough of low pressure. Environmental conditions could support some gradual development of this system, and a tropical depression could form over the next several days while it moves generally northwestward over the northwestern Caribbean Sea and the southern Gulf of Mexico. Interests along the U.S. Gulf Coast should continue to monitor the progress of this system. * Formation chance through 48 hours...low...10 percent. * Formation chance through 7 days...medium...40 percent.
Saw there is another tropical low system south of Cancun about where Helene formed. Still took early to to tell what it might do.
Any real updates to the Helene storm? A week later and cell service is still out. Everything I am hearing is the situation is dire across the board and federal response has been extremely lackluster.
