#Helene’s pressure has dropped to 941 hPa as it approaches the Big Bend. 941 hPa was the landfall pressure of #Hurricane Ian (2022). Lower pressure = stronger hurricane. pic.twitter.com/pE7aF2wxaC
— Philip Klotzbach (@philklotzbach) September 27, 2024
Storm surge in (and around) Tampa Bay is currently higher than has ever been recorded. Some of the gauges have been around since the mid 1940s.
Clearwater Beach is shattering the old record from the "storm of the century" by two feet.
Bottom Line: This is the worst storm surge… pic.twitter.com/TasuT6BylB
— Bryan Bennett (@weatherbryan) September 27, 2024
To address rumors – the NOAA WP-3D Orion N42RF #NOAA42 and crew are in good condition and have completed their mission. During their second of four eyewall passes in Hurricane #Helene, the crew orbited within the eye to release a second uncrewed aircraft system for research…
— NOAA Aircraft Operations Center (@NOAA_HurrHunter) September 27, 2024
@NWSTallahassee @spann @rzweather Doctor's Memorial Hospital in Perry. Multiple power surges. Generator still holding up. Building is breathing. Will have to take cover soon. Winds gusting easily to 110-120 mph. #flwx pic.twitter.com/fbK7aoYDGg
— Benjamin Mashburn (Lower AL WX) (@AlFlor1) September 27, 2024
Eyewall of #Helene now coming ashore and impacting places like Perry, Salem, and Steinhatchee, #Florida. NWS has issued an Extreme Wind Warning for these areas. Storm Surge and Flash Flood Warnings also in effect. pic.twitter.com/Cqtn9SBuuf
— Dr. Levi Cowan (@TropicalTidbits) September 27, 2024
