Georgia Gov Declares Emergency Ahead Of Hurricane

September 24, 2024 News, Weather

Atlanta First News reports:

Gov. Brian Kemp has issued a state of emergency in Georgia ahead of Tropical Storm Helene, which is expected to hit metro Atlanta late Thursday and early Friday.

The state of emergency is in effect from now until Oct. 2 at midnight, according to the order. It allows several government departments to deploy resources to the areas impacted by the storm.

Currently a tropical storm, Helene is expected to make landfall in north Florida as a Category 3 hurricane on Thursday afternoon. By the time it passes over metro Atlanta, meteorologists believe it will be a tropical storm, bringing heavy rains, flooding and power outages.

The Weather Channel reports:

Helene is forecast to reach major hurricane intensity in the Gulf ahead of landfall. That’s because heat content is one favorable ingredient for intensification, and the map below shows there is plenty of deep, warm water in the northwest Caribbean Sea and parts of the Gulf of Mexico’s loop current.

In fact, Gulf of Mexico heat content is at record high levels for this time of year, according to University of Miami tropical scientist Brian McNoldy. Therefore, Helene could rapidly intensify in the eastern Gulf of Mexico for a period of time starting Wednesday.

Florida was on a hurricane watch just a few hours ago, but that has now been raised to a hurricane warning.



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