When we wake up tomorrow morning, the chances are there will likely have been more fatalities,
Continued weakening is expected, and Helene is expected to become a post-tropical low this afternoon or tonight. However, life-threatening storm surges, winds and heavy rains continue,
At 409 AM, emergency management reported numerous road closures, ongoing water rescues, and flooded homes across Haywood County,
I didn't do anything to be in here."
As Hurricane Helene makes its way out of Suwannee County, we cannot stress this enough: STAY OFF THE ROADS. DO NOT BE RIDING AROUND SIGHT SEEING!"
There's a lot of uncertainty with this storm, but the one thing that is certain is we are going to see some impacts,
The insurance industry is well-capitalized to act as financial first responders to their impacted customers and handle a high volume of storm claims from Helene,
They also have adequate levels of reinsurance to handle large loss events like a major hurricane. Florida homeowners can be assured that their Helene claims will be paid according to the provisions of their property insurance policy."
Many of Florida's smaller insurers could be especially in danger, as happened after past storms and other disasters that generated mass claims. Although insurers are state-regulated, including their finances, some get overwhelmed, become insolvent and go out of business, reducing the amount of available insurance."
Average home insurance rate filings in Florida year-to-date are averaging less than a 2 percent statewide increase, the lowest average increase in the U.S. More than three dozen Florida residential insurers have either filed for a rate reduction or no rate change this year because of the decline in incurring expenses defending frivolous lawsuits (what was addressed by the Florida Legislature). They are passing these savings along to their customers."
This is the first time we’ve actually come to a shelter, because of the complexities of the storm and the uncertainties,
I feel like a lot of us know what to do now,
You live down here, you run the risk of losing everything to a bad storm,
If I lose that, I don’t have anything,
28.3% of Buffalo is living beneath the poverty line, and like many other places in America, people feel ignored. Without wanting to evoke pity, there is a complex, beautiful life being lived in Buffalo that many people don’t know or think about.”
I entered Wild Thang into the annual World’s Ugliest Dog contest … after someone told me that he was the ugliest dog they’d ever seen,
In areas predicted to be hit hardest hit [sic], we will preemptively close restaurants with a goal of reopening them as soon it is safe to do so, to serve communities that have been there for us over the years,
If a Waffle House can serve a full menu, they’ve likely got power (or are running on a generator),
With the extreme destruction across our area, resources from the state are going to be stretched very thin for a while, since unfortunately there are areas that have been hit harder than us."
We’re fearing the worst when the sun comes up,