MORNING NEWSBREAK | Forecasters say a big storm brewing in the Gulf of Mexico is likely to become Hurricane Helene and will impact South Carolina on Thursday or Friday after slamming into Florida’s West coast.
“It could certainly become a major hurricane, which is Category 3,” Brad Reinhart, a senior hurricane specialist at the center, told the Associated Press. “People in the Florida Panhandle and the west coast of Florida certainly need to pay close attention.”
WCSC meteorologist Joey Sovine said the majority of computer models point the potential Helene moving through Florida and Georgia, although a few models project it moving through western or central South Carolina
But no matter the track it takes, the system is expected to bring “impactful weather” across the southeast portion of the state on Thursday and into Friday, according to media reports. The seven-day forecast calls for 2 to 3 inches of rain across the Lowcountry.
“There is still a lot of uncertainty about (the storm’s) track,” said Charleston-based National Weather Service meteorologist Neil Dixon. “If it shifts east, the risk of all those factors will increase. We’ll see greater amounts of rainfall, stronger wind gusts, probably a greater potential for tornadoes and even worse conditions out along our coast.”
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