Storm Summary Number 3 for Heavy Rainfall and Wind Associated with
Helene
NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
1100 PM EDT Thu Sep 26 2024

...Helene is soon to make landfall and will bring catastrophic and
life-threatening impacts to Florida and parts of the Southeast...

Wind Advisories are in effect for portions of the Southeast, the
southern Mid-Atlantic, and the Ohio and Tennessee Valleys.

High Wind Warnings are in effect for the central and southern
Appalachians.

Flood Watches are in effect for much of Florida, the Southeast,
the central and southern Appalachians, and portions of the Ohio
and Tennessee Valleys.

Tornado Watches are in effect for Central and North Florida,
portions of Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina.

Flood Warnings are in effect for much of the central and southern
Appalachians and portions of the Southeast.

For the latest tropical-related watches and warnings, please refer
to nhc.noaa.gov.

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

At 1000 PM EDT...Hurricane Helene was rapidly moving
north-northeast over the northeast Gulf of Mexico and about to
make landfall within the Big Bend of the Florida Panhandle.
Meanwhile, a nearly stationary frontal boundary continues to
linger northwest of the storm along the Appalachians and Central
Gulf Coast. National Weather Service Doppler Radar indicated bands
of heavy rain ahead of the system across Florida, the Southeast,
and the central and southern Appalachians, with the heaviest rain
bands over North Florida. Gusty winds extended far from the
storm's center across much of Florida and portions of the
Southeast, with the strongest winds noted across the northern
Florida coastline.

...Selected preliminary Storm Total Rainfall in inches from 800 AM
EDT Wed Sep 25 through 1000 PM EDT Thu Sep 26...

...ALABAMA...
EUFAULA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT            6.11                    
AUBURN-OPELIKA AIRPORT               5.72                    
FORT MITCHELL                        5.35                    
AUBURN 1.2 SSW                       3.89                    
EUFAULA 6.8 S                        3.44                    
DOUBLE SPRINGS 3.2 NNE               3.13                    
PANSEY 1.6 NNE                       2.87                    
REHOBETH 2.1 SSW                     2.44                    
MONTGOMERY 12.9 S                    2.40                    
SHOAL CREEK                          2.28                    
TUSCALOOSA 4.4 SE                    1.30                    

...FLORIDA...
SUMATRA                             15.50                    
WILMA                               11.94                    
GULF COUNTY SALINAS PARK            10.75                    
ST GEORGE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE          9.32                    
APALACHICOLA                         9.20                    
MARIANNA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT           7.73                    
BLOXHAM 2 SSE                        6.59                    
MIDWAY 6.9 SW                        5.40                    
CENTRAL CITY 1 WSW                   5.08                    
SEACREST 0.4 NW                      4.42                    
INLET BEACH 2.7 WNW                  4.41                    
DUNEDIN 2.4 ESE                      4.38                    
QUINCY 6.0 SW                        4.35                    
SANBORN 1 ESE                        4.27                    
MARIANNA 0.8 NNE                     3.75                    
HAVANA 5.5 NE                        3.72                    
STUART 1.0 ESE                       2.92                    
TALLAHASSEE 9.8 N                    2.11                    

...GEORGIA...
LOUISVILLE                           8.16                    
BUTLER MUNICIPAL AIRPORT             7.72                    
BRASSTOWN                            7.69                    
PINE MOUNTAIN HARRIS COUNTY AIRPORT  7.43                    
ATLANTA DE KALB-PEACHTREE AIRPORT    7.41                    
CENTER HILL 3 SE                     6.85                    
GAINESVILLE GILMER MEMORIAL AIRPORT  6.21                    
MOULTRIE 6.2 SW                      6.05                    
TIFTON 6.8 E                         5.84                    
OCHLOCKNEE 2 E                       5.61                    
CLEVELAND 3.9 WNW                    5.26                    
RABUN GAP 2.1 SW                     5.23                    
DUBLIN 6.3 SW                        5.00                    
EASTMAN 2.1 ENE                      5.00                    
RAYLE 7.2 N                          4.91                    
THOMASVILLE 2 NNE                    4.63                    
SYLVESTER 1 NE                       4.18                    
ATLANTA 5.3 NE                       3.82                    
DAMASCUS                             3.08                    

...NORTH CAROLINA...
BUSICK                              13.74                    
LAKE TOXAWAY                        13.73                    
CONNESTEE FALLS 1.0 SW              12.29                    
BLOWING ROCK                        12.28                    
CROOKED CREEK                       11.63                    
CELO                                 9.76                    
HENDERSONVILLE 3.4 NW                8.85                    
WOODFIN 2.4 N                        8.32                    
ASHEVILLE 2.1 NNW                    8.26                    
SEVEN DEVILS 0.1 E                   8.02                    
OLD FORT 3.6 NW                      7.95                    
BREVARD 10.1 S                       7.20                    
BEECH MOUNTAIN 1 N                   4.55                    

...SOUTH CAROLINA...
SALEM                               11.12                    
ANDERSON                            10.54                    
WEST UNION                           9.17                    
TABLE ROCK                           8.06                    
TRAVELERS REST 11.0 N                6.82                    
SALEM 3.5 NW                         6.31                    
SLATER-MARIETTA 6.4 NW               5.94                    
TAMASSEE 0.9 NW                      5.86                    
SUNSET 2.9 W                         5.46                    
KEOWEE KEY 1.5 WNW                   4.63                    

...TENNESSEE...
SEVIERVILLE                          6.06                    
CHUCKEY 1 WNW                        5.51                    
WILDWOOD                             5.49                    
TOWNSEND 4.2 SE                      5.09                    
JOHNSON CITY 4.3 SSW                 5.04                    
SEVIERVILLE 5.4 ENE                  5.00                    
TUSCULUM 0.7 WNW                     4.60                    
GREENEVILLE 3.0 S                    4.43                    
WHITE PINE 2.0 NE                    4.28                    
CHURCH HILL 1.0 ENE                  3.87                    
GREENBACK 2.1 ENE                    3.70                    

...Selected preliminary Peak Wind gusts in miles per hour earlier
in the event...

...FLORIDA...
CEDAR KEY                              84                    
JENA                                   83                    
ALBERT WHITTED AIRPORT                 82                    
CLEARWATER BEACH                       74                    
ST PETERSBURG/CLEARWATER AIRPORT       71                    
ST PETERSBURG                          70                    
VENICE                                 69                    
SARASOTA                               68                    
PUNTA GORDA                            66                    
BOCA CHICA                             64                    
CRYSTAL BEACH                          63                    
FORT MYERS                             62                    
TARPON PT                              62                    
SUGARLOAF KEY 4 SE                     61                    
GROVE CITY                             59                    
MULBERRY                               59                    
KEY WEST 9 SW                          58                    
LAYTON 3 WNW                           56                    
DANIA BEACH 1 NW                       55                    
KEY COLONY BEACH 2 W                   54                    
MIAMI BEACH 5 SSE                      54                    
PLAYALINDA BEACH 28 ESE                54                    
SNUG HARBOR 2 NE                       54                    
ST LUCIE 4 NNW                         54                    
DUCK KEY                               50                    


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.

Miller