Storm Summary Number 1 for  Heavy rainfall and Wind Associated
with Helene
NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
1100 PM EDT Wed Sep 25 2024

...Moisture and heavy rain streaming ahead of Helene is bringing a
flood threat to the southern Appalachians and eastern Gulf Coast
...

Hurricane Warning in effect from Tarpon Springs to the Florida
Panhandle and southern Georgia

Flood Watches are active for north Alabama, the Appalachians of
Georgia, Tenneessee, North Carolina, and southern Virginia.

For a detailed graphical depiction of the latest watches, warnings
and advisories, please see www.weather.gov

At 1000 PM EDT...Hurricane Helene will pick up forward motion in
the Gulf of Mexico and bring the threats of heavy rain, storm
surge, and damaging winds to the Florida Gulf Coast Thursday and
Friday before spreading impacts into the interior Southeast.
National Weather Service Doppler radar indicated a plume of
moisture ahead of Helene with pockets of heavy rain from the
Florida Big Bend to the southern Appalachians.

...Selected preliminary Storm Total Rainfall in inches from 800 AM
EDT Wed Sep 25 through 800 PM EDT Wed Sep 25...

...ALABAMA...
SHOAL CREEK                          2.28                    

...FLORIDA...
SUMATRA                              3.31                    
LOWER SUWANEE                        2.86                    
BLOXHAM                              2.50                    

...GEORGIA...
BRASSTOWN                            3.60                    
HARTSFIELD-JACKSON INTL AIRPORT      3.30                    
CHATTOOGA                            3.06                    
NEWNAN                               2.57                    

...NORTH CAROLINA...
BUSICK                               4.27                    
ASHEVILLE REGIONAL                   3.20                    

...TENNESSEE...
INDIAN GROVE                         2.43                    
BRISTOL AIPORT                       2.32                    


For the latest rainfall forecast and Excessive Rainfall Outlooks
associated with Helene, please refer to www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov.

The next Storm Summary will be issued by the Weather Prediction
Center at 1100 AM EDT. Please refer to your local National Weather
Service office for additional information on this event.

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