Helene is moving through Georgia and has been downgraded to a tropical storm. All of Georgia remains under warnings through Friday as this storm may still have tropical storm force winds, flash flooding and tornadoes, among other hazards. Residents are advised to follow guidance for all warnings.
While you’ve probably been preparing for the storm by getting your home and family ready, the groceries you just paid for a few days ago may end up suffering because of possible power outages. Or will they?
It’s a good time to review where the best local information on tropical weather and emergency planning resides. Listed below are sites and sources we at The Current look to in each of the coastal counties and at the national level.
Be aware: NOAA and GEMA say the dangerous storm may bring catastrophic flooding to Coastal Georgia, with rainfall predicted in the range of 10 to 30 inches.
A study of over 500 counties in the Southeast finds that communities with higher than average poverty and unemployment rates wait much longer to get their power back after major storms, but more research is necessary to understand why.
Tropical Storm watches and areas of flash and urban flooding, some of which may be locally significant, are expected across Southern Georgia through Wednesday, spreading into portions of the eastern Carolinas Wednesday into Thursday.
Tropical Storm Idalia is currently forecast to make landfall as a Category 3 hurricane along the Florida Big Bend on Wednesday morning before moving across South Georgia.
Biden's declaration will provide federal funding for recovery. Hawaii's lieutenant governor says it could take years to rebuild the damaged infrastructure.
The hurricane season runs from June 1 to Nov. 30 and NOAA forecasters expect between 12 to 17 named storms. Of those, 5 to 9 could become hurricanes, including 1 to 4 major hurricanes.
The giant storm formed over abnormally warm water in the Pacific. And sea level rise makes storm surge even more dangerous to residents of Guam and the Mariana Islands.
The Atlantic hurricane season has not officially started but the National Hurricane Center has already identified the first subtropical cyclone of 2023 — and it formed months ago.
