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   From: 186282@ud0s4.net   
      
   8pm update :   
      
   It is now TS Helene. Within maybe only 12 hours it   
   will be a hurricane -conditions are ripe.   
      
   This is expected to reach cat-3 power, MAYbe even   
   cat-4, by the time it reaches the Florida panhandle,   
   Thursday evening.   
      
   It is also expected to be a WIDE storm - there   
   was a lot of moisture where it was breeding.   
      
   The track predictions - US and Euro - are VERY narrow,   
   very high confidence. The impact point will be over   
   Tallahassee - which has LOTS of really nice trees that   
   WILL fall down on everything. Some smaller towns,   
   even a whole county, have ordered total evacuation.   
      
   The "Big Bend" area of west Florida is especially   
   prone to storm surge because of the slope of the   
   ocean floor and the 'wind trap' topography. 10-15   
   feet of surge is predicted. That means near-coastal   
   homes go TOTALLY UNDER.   
      
   However due to the forward speed, the storm will   
   immediately push into Georgia and even north of   
   that, still with a lot of energy and water. The   
   Atlanta area has already had a lot of rain due   
   to a stationary front and now Helene will add   
   maybe a FOOT to that total within hours.   
      
   ONLY good bit - with elections coming up FEMA   
   will be especially quick and generous ...   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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