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We're under orders, but I'm going to stay right here at the house,
Wood told Reuters by telephone The current forecast for Hurricane Helene suggests this storm will impact every part of our state,
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp said A really unsurvivable scenario is going to play out
in the coastal area, ... the National Hurricane Center's director, Michael Brennan, said in a video briefing, with water capable of destroying buildings and carrying cars pushing inland When we wake up tomorrow morning, the chances are there will likely have been more fatalities,
Helene continues to produce catastrophic winds that are now pushing into southern Georgia,
the agency said in an advisory You need to prepare for prolonged (energy) outages. Those trees are going to come down in strong winds, block roads,
National Hurricane Center Deputy Director Jamie Rhome said A National Ocean Service tide gauge at Cedar Key is reporting a water level 8.68 feet above mean higher high water, which is an approximation of inundation in that area,
the National Hurricane Center said at midnight You’re going to have people who are going to lose their homes because of this storm,
A storm of this magnitude, it leaves a lot of damage in its wake,
EVERYONE along the Florida Big Bend coast is at risk of potentially catastrophic storm surge,
the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on social media This will be one of the most significant weather events to happen in the western portions of the area in the modern era,
That’s up to the top of a second-storey building. Again, a really unsurvivable scenario is going to play out here in this portion of the Florida coastline,
The Biden-Harris Administration is ready for this event. We are prepared and postured for response,
Criswell said in a statement This will not be a survivable event for those in coastal or low lying areas,
Based on data from Air Force reconnaissance aircraft, the maximum sustained winds are estimated to be 140 mph,
Helene has rapidly intensified today while nearing landfall in the Florida Big Bend,
the NHC said in a forecast discussion earlier on Thursday Listen to your state and local elected officials,
If you or someone you know chose not to evacuate, PLEASE write your Name, birthday and important information on your arm or leg in A PERMANENT MARKER so that you can be identified and family notified,
read the sheriff's office post This is going to be a multi-state event with the potential for significant impacts from Florida all the way to Tennessee,
Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator Deanne Criswell told reporters The President and I, of course, are monitoring the case and the situation closely, and we urge everyone who is watching at this very moment to take this storm very seriously,