Helene

[roadman65]

Looks like Tallahassee will get hit with a Cat Four. Plus Atlanta will get hit with either a Cat One or Tropical Storm despite its distance inland.
 This is another Charley in 04, and moving so fast the 200 miles won't be able to slow it down quickly.

In fact Chattanooga may feel Tropical Storm force winds as it is beelining up the West side of Georgia.

[WillWeaverRVA]

Really scary situation, reminiscent of Michael.

https://x.com/WillWeatherRVA/status/1839432087620710500

[roadman65]

And in Lakeland, Florida we have the winds also placing us in the eastern reaches creating Tornado situations.

The storm is going to follow I-75 on its West side and go right up the state.

[roadman65]

According to Chanel 13 in Tampa a guide sign fell on a motorist killing them.

Just a normal freeway guide on I-4 did that.

Then WFLA had this
https://www.wfla.com/news/hillsborough-county/live-traffic-cameras-show-downed-road-sign-on-i-4-near-ybor-city/

[bing101]

https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/2-children-in-washington-county-dead-after-tropical-storm-helene/93-fae1df6f-c0c2-45a4-a7a3-4eaab9cbdb2e

Georgia faces fallout from Helene.

[WillWeaverRVA]

Lake Lure Dam in NC is close to failure but holding.

Walters Dam in NC has failed and Newport, TN (downstream on the Pigeon River) is flooding.

[epzik8]

Am guessing this situation is not exactly typical for the inland south

[1995hoo]

https://x.com/wxbrad/status/1839731792904896750

[74/171FAN]

I just clinched this section of I-40 on Sunday. 

And for the closure east of I-81 in TN: https://www.wbir.com/article/traffic/i-40-closed-tennessee-portion-destroyed-flooding-north-carolina/51-db105fd4-e829-45ff-87c5-12f6b40b3afa

[NWI_Irish96]

https://x.com/wxbrad/status/1839731792904896750

https://x.com/MargoinWNC/status/1839770320791843041

https://x.com/peeweetreasures/status/1839765243180003413

https://x.com/nicksortor/status/1839729855841349776

https://x.com/MrBlankName_/status/1839760358564626617

[Stephane Dumas]

I wonder if Hurricane Helene will follow the coast going northeast to Philly and NYC or taking the same path as Hurricane Hazel in 1954, 70 years ago?

[WillWeaverRVA]

I wonder if Hurricane Helene will follow the coast going northeast to Philly and NYC or taking the same path as Hurricane Hazel in 1954, 70 years ago?

It won't.

[Rothman]

Huh.  Spaghetti model is very interesting:

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/weather/2024/09/27/helene-tracker-path-hurricane-tropical-storm/75403283007/

[rickmastfan67]

Well, Helene took out a bridge on TN-107.

[rickmastfan67]

I-26 is GONE in Unicoi County, TN.

This would be just north of Exit 40.

[ZLoth]

I saw this image on Windy yesterday, and could not resist the meme...



I had a friend who just closed and moved into their home in Tallahassee just two weeks ago. Thankfully, not much damage although as of yesterday, they had no power. A nearby cousin, however, had a tree fall into their home at the bedroom.

[Hunty2022]

The town of Chimney Rock, NC is pretty much gone... all my thoughts and prayers go out to all of Western NC/Eastern TN and everyone affected.

[bing101]

https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/greene-countys-highway-107-kinser-bridge-collapses-into-nolichucky/

Theres a bridge collapse that took place during Helene as it hit Tennessee.

[rickmastfan67]

Theres a bridge collapse that took place during Helene as it hit Tennessee.

Already had posted about that bridge.

Well, Helene took out a bridge on TN-107.

[roadman65]

https://search.yahoo.com/yhs/search;_ylt=AwrNZN4qEPtmKqkkhwdEDN04;_ylc=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--?pvid=v6TxdDEyNy7fenTEZuQj3wAzMjYwMwAAAABrctB4&ei=UTF-8&type=type9074351-atm-dGFnSjA1MTMwNS1XZWF0aGVyUmFkYXI-f5f875d8879ff96162815fcd5e9e4727&fr=yhs-at-009&param1=dGFnSjA1MTMwNS1XZWF0aGVyUmFkYXIsd2VhdGhlciwsVVMsZmwsLG1vYmlsZQ&param2=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&hsimp=yhsm-009&hspart=at&gprid=&fr2=p%3As%2Cv%3Aw%2Cm%3Asa%2Csa_mk%3A13&p=six+flags+georgia+flooded+photos&mkr=13

Dumbass Motorola phone copied a very long link address.

Six Flags over Georgia damage. Rollercoasters submerged

[1995hoo]

You know you can use URL tags to change that so as to post useful text instead of a wall of gibberish? Use the following form:

Code Select Expand

[url=long string of gibberish you copied]Your description of the link[/url]


[rickmastfan67]

Close up of the I-26 bridge washout.

[Henry]

That certainly was a very rare storm, where the mountainous inland areas (especially the ones between Asheville and Atlanta) ended up taking far more damage than the coastal ones did. Normally, it's the other way around where Charleston, Wilmington and the Outer Banks would've faced a long recovery period by now, but not this time.

(Well, the Gulf Coast also took a big hit, but still...)

[JayhawkCO]

Seeing reports on the bird app that I-40 is projected to be closed until the end of 2025.

[TheGrassGuy]

Wonder if they can have both directions go along one side of I-40 as a bandaid solution