CYCLONIC FURY

Hurricane Helene is very close to landfall near the Big Bend region of Florida, as a very dangerous Category 4 major hurricane. Preparations should have been completed for those that live in the path of Helene. As of 11:00 p.m. EDT Thursday, Hurricane Helene was centered near 29.9°N 83.9°W, and was moving north-northeastward at approximately 24 mph. Maximum sustained winds were 120 knots (140 mph), with an estimated minimum pressure of 938 mb. The eye of Helene should make landfall…

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Hurricane Helene – the fifth hurricane of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season – was upgraded Wednesday morning as it emerged into the southeastern Gulf of Mexico. Helene is expected to intensify into a powerful major hurricane tomorrow, and is expected to make landfall in the eastern Florida Panhandle Thursday evening. As of 5:00 p.m. EDT Wednesday, Hurricane Helene was centered near 22.5°N 86.6°W, and was moving northward at approximately 12 mph. Maximum sustained winds were 75 knots (85 mph), with…

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Historically, tropical cyclone activity in the North Atlantic basin rapidly increases around August 20. The late Dr. William Gray, a meteorologist and hurricane expert at Colorado State University, would ring a bell every year on that date to signal the start of the active portion of the Atlantic hurricane season. Early projections, including our own, predicted that the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season would have well above-average activity, and could be one of the most active seasons on record. The formation…

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