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In the midst of Hurricane Helene's assault on Florida on Thursday and the formation of Tropical Storm Isaac in the North Atlantic on Wednesday, the tropics are showing no signs of stopping.
A suspected tornado tore through Southwest Florida early Thursday morning as Hurricane Helene's outer rain bands swept through the region.
Even though hurricanes are rated by wind, water is the most deadly impact from tropical cyclones that strike the U.S.
Hurricane Helene is unleashing its fury on Florida with landfall in the coming hours as a major hurricane along the Gulf Coast.
WW 685 TORNADO FL GA CW 261445Z – 270200Z 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Tornado Watch Number 685 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1045 AM EDT Thu Sep 26 2024 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Tornado Watch for portions of Northern Florida Southern Georgia Coastal Waters * Effective this Thursday morning and evening from 1045 AM until 1000 PM EDT. * Primary threats include... Several tornadoes likely SUMMARY...Rainbands associated with Hurricane Helene will continue to move through this area throughout the day. Wind fields will strengthen as the hurricane continues northward, with low-level winds becoming increasingly favorable for tornadoes. These conditions will result in a long-duration risk for tornadoes across northern Florida and southern Georgia. The tornado watch area is approximately along and 60 statute miles north and south of a line from 40 miles west northwest of Tallahassee FL to 60 miles north northeast of Gainesville FL. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU5). PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A Tornado Watch means conditions are favorable for tornadoes and severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch area. Persons in these areas should be on the lookout for threatening weather conditions and listen for later statements and possible warnings. && OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 683...WW 684... AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to 0.5 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector 16035. ...Mosier
We are just in phase 1 of a historic hurricane event. Hurricane Helene is intensifying in the Gulf of Mexico as it heads toward landfall on the northeastern Florida coast tonight.
WW 684 TORNADO GA SC CW 261230Z – 270100Z 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Tornado Watch Number 684 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 830 AM EDT Thu Sep 26 2024 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Tornado Watch for portions of Eastern Georgia Central and Southern South Carolina Coastal Waters * Effective this Thursday morning and evening from 830 AM until 900 PM EDT. * Primary threats include... Several tornadoes likely SUMMARY...A long-duration and gradually increasing tornado threat will exist in association with the increasingly strong low-level winds on the northeast periphery of Hurricane Helene. The tornado watch area is approximately along and 70 statute miles east and west of a line from 35 miles south of Savannah GA to 30 miles north of Columbia SC. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU4). PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A Tornado Watch means conditions are favorable for tornadoes and severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch area. Persons in these areas should be on the lookout for threatening weather conditions and listen for later statements and possible warnings. && OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 683... AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to 0 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector 16025. ...Guyer
Hurricane Helene is about to join a list of names that are part of history: Michael, Charley, Ian, Wilma, and Idalia. All those names mark significant, deadly, and destructive hurricanes that have hit the Florida Big Bend or the west coast of Florida this century. Helene will join that list today, and it will become […]