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Hurricane Helene landed last evening in the Big Bend of Florida as a major hurricane. As the system moves north, impacts will continue today, from historic fresh-water flooding to strong winds. The only weather we’ll see in Texas is increasing upper-level cloud cover tonight and on Saturday across Texoma and Northeast Texas. It’s been a […]
Helene is wreaking havoc on Florida and Georgia, with storm surge inundating much of the west coast of Florida. San Antonio’s forecast continues to feature low humidity, with warm afternoon temperatures.
Hurricane Helene continues its deadly onslaught on the Southeast after the catastrophic storm made landfall in Florida late Thursday night, and while weakening is now underway, the storm continues to unleash damaging winds and flooding rain hundreds of miles to the north in Georgia, including the city of Atlanta.
Hurricane Helene produced a record storm surge from around the Tampa metro northward through Floridaâs Big Bend. The surge level was estimated to have reached over 10 feet in Cedar Key and caused significant damage along the coast.
Hurricane Helene has made landfall into Florida's Big Bend region as a catastrophic storm, lashing the region with devastating wind, and threatening a potentially "unsurvivable" 20-foot storm surge and flooding rain.
WW 687 TORNADO GA NC SC CW 270055Z – 271200Z 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Tornado Watch Number 687 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 855 PM EDT Thu Sep 26 2024 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Tornado Watch for portions of Central and Eastern Georgia Southern North Carolina South Carolina Coastal Waters * Effective this Thursday night and Friday morning from 855 PM until 800 AM EDT. * Primary threats include... Several tornadoes likely SUMMARY...Low-topped thunderstorms associated with Hurricane Helene will pose a threat for several tornadoes this evening through much of the overnight period, and continuing into early Friday morning. The tornado watch area is approximately along and 100 statute miles east and west of a line from 20 miles south of Vidalia GA to 40 miles west northwest of Fayetteville NC. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU7). 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 684...WW 685...WW 686... 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 18050. ...Gleason
WW 686 TORNADO FL GA CW 262350Z – 271000Z 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Tornado Watch Number 686 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 750 PM EDT Thu Sep 26 2024 The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a * Tornado Watch for portions of Florida Southern Georgia Coastal Waters * Effective this Thursday night and Friday morning from 750 PM until 600 AM EDT. * Primary threats include... Several tornadoes likely SUMMARY...Low-topped supercells in the outer rain bands of Hurricane Helene will continue to pose a threat for several tornadoes this evening and continuing into the overnight hours across much of Florida and southern Georgia. The tornado watch area is approximately along and 70 statute miles east and west of a line from 50 miles northwest of Waycross GA to 15 miles west southwest of Avon Park FL. For a complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU6). 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...WW 685... 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 19050. ...Gleason
A drone intentionally steered into Hurricane Helene in the eastern Gulf of Mexico took video of the strengthening cyclone in the hours before its was set to make landfall on Floridaâs Gulf Coast.