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I’ve got a really good friend and his family in Asheville, sister northeast of there in the mountains in NC - her newish home had failing retaining walls ; other family members near Gulf coast southeast of Fort Myers, another close friend has a place in Sarasota area too close to the water; one of the kids in Chattanooga area. Not enough people to worry about, Bacpacker and rice paddy daddy.
Sonya123 and elkhound getting slammed too.
 
Its glorious here today after yesterday, heavy rain all day. Temps have dropped somewhat, so had the fire on for the first time yesterday; it felt cold enough to snow, but it was about 8c /46f, over here the damp makes it colder. A crisp clear frosty day feels warmer than a soggy one.
 
so far we are ok here but have a wind warning now, we are not in the direct path but on the wrong side of it, so we are getting bad weather too. Looks like between 9 and 11 today it will be worst. I am sure the power will be off again when we least need it .
Hope our relatives in Florida are ok, I am sure they don't have power , hope everyone on here closer to the storm is ok also
 

Houses float away as Helene’s storm surge flood Florida communities​


By Brian Lada, AccuWeather meteorologist and senior content editor

Sep. 27, 2024 7:59 AM CDT



As Helene slammed into Florida on Thursday night, a tsunami-like flood inundated coastal towns, including Steinhatchee, located a few miles south of where the storm made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane. Storm Chaser Aaron Rigsby was in Steinhatchee and captured dramatic video of entire buildings floating away as the storm surge pushed inland. As Rigsby looked on from higher ground, he saw several homes bunched up against some trees, similar to a pileup on a highway.
 
Well we got another 2.30" of rain. Total over last 4 days is 6.40", most of which was not from Helene. The eye is more or less over us right now. Winds have been strong all morning regular gusts over 40mph, some in the 60s. Winds will be back in an hour or 2. I'm sure there will be lots of trees down.
Western North Carolina has taken a beating, flooding everywhere. I heard a report that NC DOT considers all roads closed in the area.
 
All of the Warnings still don't/won't effect Casualties :

LIVE: 30 deaths reported amid catastrophic destruction, millions without power after monster Helene​


Helene is the strongest hurricane to make landfall in the United States this year, and it will continue to produce life-threatening conditions as it moves inland over the Southeast with intense wind and flooding rain.


12 minutes ago

Hurricane Helene death toll climbs to 30, more likely​


By Monica Danielle, AccuWeather Managing Editor, Digital Content

Sep. 27, 2024 2:57 PM CDT



In one Florida county, five fatalities occurred in neighborhoods where evacuation orders had been issued, according to Bob Gualtieri, the sheriff of Pinellas County near St. Petersburg. He noted that some residents, who disregarded the warnings, ended up seeking refuge in their attics to escape the rising floodwaters.

"We attempted to deploy boats and high-water vehicles, but we encountered too many obstacles," Gualtieri explained. He also mentioned that the death toll might increase as emergency teams conduct door-to-door searches in the affected areas. “I can’t think of a time Pinellas County has ever experienced the kind of surge we experienced last night,” Gualtieri said in a morning news conference.

Around 1,500 emergency workers are focusing on search and rescue efforts, Florida’s top emergency management official said Friday. “As those sorts of rescue missions happen today, and continue, please do not go out and visit the impacted areas,” said Kevin Guthrie, executive director of the Florida Division of Emergency Management. “I beg of you, do not get in their way.”


In Georgia, a spokesperson for Gov. Brian Kemp says 11 people have died so far from causes related to Hurricane Helene,” according to The Associated Press. Kemp added that the death toll includes a first responder.


Falling trees killed two people in Anderson County in the northwest part of South Carolina, according to Fox Carolina. Two more people died — and four more were injured — in Newberry County as a result of Hurricane Helene, Newberry County Sheriff Lee Foster told CNN.


North Carolina Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper said there had been two storm-related deaths in the state and he expected more. A tree falling on a home is to blame for one of those deaths in Charlotte, according to WSOC-TV. “The priority now is saving lives,” Cooper said, telling people to stay off the roads unless they were seeking higher ground.

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Less than 24 hours after Helene made landfall as a powerful Category 4 hurricane, images from Florida reveal widespread devastation. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said on Friday morning that over 2,000 miles of roadway have been cleared, but debris still litters communities where Helene struck. As the damage in Florida and Georgia becomes clearer, extreme rain from Helene is triggering flash flood emergencies in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia.
 
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Gloomy weather will result in poor conditions for fall activities such as festivals and leaf-peeping, disrupted travel and localized flooding.


"Progressing into early next week, a lack of steering winds in the upper levels of the atmosphere will result in Helene’s lingering moisture to pose a risk for heavy rain and localized flooding across portions of the mid-Atlantic region," AccuWeather Meteorologist Brandon Buckingham said.
 
Moist air from the Atlantic Ocean will likely enhance rain intensity across parts of West Virginia, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania and New Jersey early next week. Major airport hubs such as Washington, D.C., and Philadelphia could be impacted by delays as a result of low cloud ceilings.


According to AccuWeather Chief Meteorologist Jonathan Porter, a scenario in which some places end up with significant flash flooding concerns if there are rounds of slow-moving downpours is possible.

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