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[Maxar | WeatherDesk @Maxar_Weather]

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[Matt Lanza @mattlanza]

Unofficial damage:

- +4° in Lafayette is their coldest morning on record back to the 1890s.
- Baton Rouge and Lake Charles are having their coldest morning since the great freeze of 1899.
- It’s Beaumont’s coldest morning since 1906.

[Maxar | WeatherDesk @Maxar_Weather]

Per national gas-weighted HDDs, yesterday ranks 31st coldest since 1950, coldest since Jan 1, 2018, and 5th coldest in the last 30 years

[Payton Malone @paytonmalonewx]

I’m still in disbelief this happened. Here it is. Timelapse of historic New Orleans snow storm. Snow got up to 12 inches on my snowboard in the French Quarter.

[Jared Silverman @JaredWAFB]

No...this isn't somewhere up north! This is Lafayette, Louisiana, getting near blizzard conditions as they are under a Blizzard Warning! Baton Rouge NOT under that warning, but still a Winter Storm Warning. 4-8 inches expected. https://t.co/At5R7ie6se

[Maxar | WeatherDesk @Maxar_Weather]

It's easy to forget given how dry the last month plus has been, but Washington DC had its 2nd-longest streak of days with measurable rain (11) immediately before its now-record streak of days without measurable rain, which finally ended yesterday after 38 days.

[Maxar | WeatherDesk @Maxar_Weather]

ICYMI, Phoenix ended an incredible 21-day streak of record highs which included topping the former October monthly record (107°) each of the first 8 day of the month. It's notable that on most days the records were beaten by more than 1-2°--records were beaten by 5°+ 8 times.

[PowerOutage.us @PowerOutage_us]

Over 4.3 million electric customers are currently without power due to #HurricaneHelene.
1.3 million out in #SouthCarolina
1 million out in #Florida and #Georgia
78k out #Virginia
[2024-09-27 10:17 AM EDT]
https://t.co/8cAFt3zGJe
#PowerOutages

[Felicia Combs @FeliciaCombsTWC]

Water levels higher than the pickup window at this @Wendys in #BiltmoreVillage. The #SwannanoaRiver has reached record levels here in #Asheville.

[GA Climate Office @gaclimateoffice]

Atlanta received the highest 48-hour rainfall on record over the past 2 days. 11.12 inches of rain soaked the area, beating out the previous record of 9.59 inches in 48 hours in 1886. Record keeping stretches back to 1878. #gawx #helene2024

[NCDOT @NCDOT]

🚨 All roads in Western NC should be considered closed 🚨

Do not travel unless an emergency or seeking higher ground
Do not drive through standing water
Respect barricades and road closures

#TurnAroundDontDrown #Helene #ncwx

[Maxar | WeatherDesk @Maxar_Weather]

Here is a comparison of the wind fields of 2018's Category 5 Hurricane Michael (left) vs. Cat 4 Helene (right) at landfall. While Michael's maximum sustained winds were stronger (160 mph vs. 140), Helene's wind field was much larger (TS winds 310 miles from center vs. 175).

[Maxar | WeatherDesk @Maxar_Weather]

As of the latest update, hurricane force winds extend 60 mi from center and tropical storm force winds are 345 mi from center. At landfall, Michael's hurricane/tropical storm wind radii were 45/175 mi and Idalia's were 25/175.

[Maxar | WeatherDesk @Maxar_Weather]

#Helene is a reminder that the Saffir-Simpson scale does not tell the whole story about a storm. This map shows the wind fields of Hurricanes Michael and Idalia at landfall vs. Helene. While those storms had higher peak winds (so far), Helene has a much larger wind field.

[Maxar | WeatherDesk @Maxar_Weather]

Phoenix has now had seven straight 110°+ highs. This has happened many times before during the summer months, but this is the first time on record with more than 4 consecutive in Sept. Meanwhile, the city's record shattering streak of 100°+ highs should finally end this weekend.

[Maxar | WeatherDesk @Maxar_Weather]

Cities that had a record hot summer include Phoenix, Las Vegas, Tucson, Flagstaff, Reno, Redding, Hartford, Tallahassee, Roanoke, and Fort Lauderdale

[Maxar | WeatherDesk @Maxar_Weather]

Per @NOAANCEI Summer 2024 was the 4th-hottest summer on record nationally since 1895 and hottest on record in CA, AZ, FL, NH, and ME. It yielded the 2nd-highest population-weighted CDD total (1053) in our database since 1950, exceeded only by Summer 2022 (1056).

[Maxar | WeatherDesk @Maxar_Weather]

One of the hottest days on record in September yesterday in the West. Monthly ranks:
Burbank 114° #1 (ties annual record)
Phoenix 116° #1
Roseburg 105° #1
Palm Springs 121° #2
Portland 102° #2
Quillayute 96° #2
Eugene 99° #3
Salem 101° #4
Tucson 107° #5

[Maxar | WeatherDesk @Maxar_Weather]

Max temps of the last two days. Daily records include Chicago (99° Tue), St. Louis (102° Tue), Louisville (99° Tue), Columbus (97° Wed), and Wash. DC (101° Wed). While not a record, the high of 97° in Cincinnati on Tues was its hottest day since 2012.

[Maxar | WeatherDesk @Maxar_Weather]

Using NOAA's historical hurricane track tool (https://t.co/QAQfgRvRwL), Hone appears to be just the third hurricane on record to approach within 50 miles of the Big Island

[NWSHonolulu @NWSHonolulu]

Hurricane Warning in Effect

Tropical Storm Hone upgraded to Hurricane

Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 15 miles from the center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 125 miles.

Winds 50-75mph with gusts up to 86 mph

Seas 15-25 ft