Posted by Meteorologist Beau Dodson
The remnants of Hurricane Helene are moving through Georgia and the Carolinas. It will spiral into our region today and tonight. You can see it on the National Hurricane Center’s track forecast map.
It will be a tropical depression by the time it arrives in our local area. That is what the D’s mean.
Here was the 5 AM radar animation. You can see the counterclockwise direction of rain. Low pressure rotates counterclockwise.
You can see the tight isobars on this graphic. Isobars are equal lines of barometric pressure. Tightly packed isobars are where winds can be strong and gusty.
We will have widespread rain today, tonight, and into Saturday. It will become a bit more scattered as we move into Saturday and Sunday.
I am forecasting a widespread one to three inches of rain with bands of three to five inches. Locally higher. Avoid flooded roadways.
Gusty winds will develop today and tonight. Mostly in the 20 to 35 mph range. Then, occasional gusts above 40 mph are possible. Winds will be a bit higher over southeast Illinois and northwest Kentucky.
Here is what the Paducah, Kentucky NWS posted earlier this morning.
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