Hoping everyone and everyone’s kids/family who are in its path are safe. We are in its path and will be hunkering down and hoping for the best.
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Stay safe!
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I grew up on the Gulf Coast of Florida and still have family there. Hopefully this too shall pass…Stay safe, all!
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Maybe share the general vicinity you are in since it will be so wide spread? Like even Just your state.
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This is a fast, Powerful storm. Hoping for a safe few days for all in its path. We are in the most direct path. Quite frightening. Hoping it turns but then worried for those it would affect.
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I’ll be thinking of you. Hope it changes course and little damage is done.
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Stay safe, everyone!
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May you all be safe and at peace. May you rest once you’ve finished your preparations.
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Hope all is well up your way. Our power went out around 10:15p… I wasn’t expecting that until tomorrow when the winds pick up. Apparently today’s rainstorm was enough…
I may be on your “sleepless” thread tonight. 
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Stay safe everyone! Hope you all get through this unscathed.
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We moved away from the Tampa Bay/Clearwater/St Pete area in May. We lived on the beach, and it certainly was a beautiful spot. Many factors went into our decision to move, but the concern about hurricanes was certainly among them.
It appears that this area will dodge the worst yet again (locals will tell you our area is protected by Native American burial grounds), but I am still concerned for friends who still live in there. At the moment, surge is the biggest threat for that location. We’ll see if she wobbles more east.
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This storm is a monster that will have some impact in just about the entire southeast, so lots of prayers for everyone who will be impacted, especially Tallahassee and kids in college there, the gulf coast, and the small fishing towns facing terrible storm surge. I am to the east, and will have relatively minor impacts, but we are fretful thinking of our neighbors. If you have college kids in the Tallahassee area, please encourage them to evacuate if there is still time.
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We’re heading home from the beach; hoping we still have power when we get there. The last big storm that came directly over us in October of 2020 downed ~300 trees in our neighborhood alone.
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I have a hurricane-chasing cousin, Josh Morgerman, who posts to Facebook as @icyclone. Probably Instagram and X too although I don’t go there. I hope this is helpful. Take care!
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Thinking of everyone in the path of the storm and hope they stay safe (and their property intact).
Despite my frustrated and sleep-deprived post last night, I am not near the coast so do not consider my situation in the same ballpark as those experiencing hurricane level forces (like many of my friends and family).
However, Atlanta is in the path and under a tropical storm warning for high winds and lots of rain the next day or so. Atlanta is a city full of waterways (flooding) and beautiful, sprawling old trees (which, unfortunately, get water logged and loose roots/limbs with lots of rain). Add wind and it’s a real problem for many people. My 6-hour power outage last night was due to a tree falling on power lines… and we don’t even have wind yet.
So that’s why we are nervous here. I was up worried about trees falling on my house and losing all the food in two freezers. Yes, that’s a worry, but I don’t want it equated with the people worried about losing their homes. (I hope I’m not jinxing myself… I have lots of big trees in my yard, but I’m uphill from the creek that most likely will flood.)
Thank you for the kind reactions to my post. Let’s keep everyone affected by the storm in our thoughts. And hope I get a good night’s sleep tonight!
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Upheaval is upheaval - true it’s all relative but you have a right to be concerned! Wind and rain can be very devastating!
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I’ve seen his posts!!
Haha, I was actually saying to someone the other day that I miss a good tropical storm. Even a Category 1. I like the camaraderie of hurricane parties, I like being at home and listening to the wind and rain, I like watching some of the power of nature.
Obviously, that does not apply to Category 4 or 5 hurricanes which are truly frightening and destructive and deadly.
Oh, but there was that time I flew into a category 5 hurricane in the Caribbean and had to shelter in place in a bed and breakfast in Port au Prince where I proceeded to turn on the TV and hear Mike Pence say that he likes to spend a little time on his knees every day…So that’s a hurricane memory I have.
I was stunned to see the enormity of this storm’s reach. Its width and length seem much larger than any I remember. At times like this I am glad we no longer have to prepare to bug out and then wonder what we’ll find when we return. Best wishes to all in Helene’s path.
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