Thursday, September 26, 2024

Cat 4 Hurricane Helene Coming Ashore in Florida's Big Bend

Helene is an "extremely dangerous" Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained wind speeds of 140 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center.

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Florida police give morbid advice to those who didn't evacuate for Helene's historic storm surge
www.foxweather.com

... The Taylor County Sheriff's Office in the Big Bend of Florida is taking the dire step of asking residents who chose not to heed mandatory evacuation warnings for Hurricane Helene to write their name and other identifying information in permanent marker on their arms or legs for ease of identification should you become a victim. ...

#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-09-26 09:25 PM

So when are Floridians going to write an open letter of thanks to President Biden and VP Harris?

#2 | Posted by Tor at 2024-09-27 12:54 AM

The real story is that the NHS predicted an unusually active season and this is only the 8th named storm.

#3 | Posted by REDIAL at 2024-09-27 12:58 AM

@#3 ... The real story is that the NHS predicted an unusually active season ...

Yeah.

We seem to be residing in the 15% that was outside their prediction.

NOAA forecasts extraordinarily busy Atlantic hurricane season (May 2024)
www.axios.com

... By the numbers: The NOAA is forecasting the season will bring 85% odds of an above normal season ...

#4 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-09-27 01:26 AM

We seem to be residing in the 15% that was outside their prediction.

Storms 9 and 10 are out there. They predicted 17+ for the season.

#5 | Posted by REDIAL at 2024-09-27 01:44 AM

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