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Maps show the areas impacted by storm surge, rainfall levels and more as Helene, once a major hurricane and now a tropical storm, moves inland from Florida's Gulf Coast over Georgia.
Storm surge was forecast to reach 15 to 20 feet (4.6 to 6.1 meters) in the Big Bend area of Florida's panhandle where the storm is expected to come ashore, Rhome said.
"No matter what the strength of this storm our county is projected to receive a large amount of rain with this storm." Wakulla's coast could experience 1 to 3 feet of storm surge and 58 to 73 mph ...
Storm surge heights for the No Name Storm of 1993. 1993 - The No Name Storm of 1993 produced storm surges of 6 to 12 feet (1.8 to 3.7 m) along all of the Big Bend Coast. [49] 1995 - Hurricane Allison made landfall near Alligator Point on June 5, producing storm surges of 6 to 8 feet (1.8 to 2.4 m) along the coasts of Wakulla and Dixie counties.
Storm surge flooding left 150 houses uninhabitable in Wakulla County. [28] The hurricane damaged a bridge to St. George Island that had been rebuilt after Hurricane Elena, and large portions of U.S. Routes 90 and 98 were washed out or damaged. [ 29 ]
Residents in areas of Wakulla County prone to storm surge were urged to evacuate before the arrival of the storm by the Wakulla County Emergency Management Office. [16] Shortly after 3:00 pm EDT, the National Weather Service in Mobile, Alabama issued a tropical storm wind warning for areas between Destin, Florida and Pascagoula, Mississippi. [17]
In Taylor County, Florida, where Helen’s storm surge is forecast to reach 15 to 20 feet high, the sheriff’s office posted a message Thursday morning for residents who weren’t heeding the ...
Water levels near Cedar Key reached 6.8 ft (2.1 m), and the storm surge water level was at 8.9 feet (2.7 m). [34] Tampa Bay and Clearwater experienced over 3 ft (0.91 m) of storm surge. [ 83 ] US 41 bridges in Port Charlotte and Punta Gorda were closed due to flooding. [ 34 ]