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Now a tropical storm with 70 mile-per-hour winds, located over Georgia at daybreak on Friday, Sept. 27, it will continues to deliver life-threatening storm surge, damaging winds, and heavy rain as it moves north, according to the National Hurricane Center,
Tornadoes are also possible, especially in the Carolinas, where tornado watches are in effect, as well as southern Virginia.
"Helene is a very dangerous hurricane and could become a 'once-in-a-generation storm' across western South Carolina and North Carolina, as well as northern and eastern Georgia," AccuWeather Senior Director of Forecasting Operations Dan DePodwin said.
It is then expected to stall over Tennessee and Kentucky into the early morning hours of Saturday, Sept. 28.
It had 140 mph winds at the time of landfall.
In this region, conditions will remain unsettled through the week.
After morning rain and showers, it will remain cloudy Friday with a high temperature in the low 70s.
Look for more of the same for both Saturday and Sunday, with cloudy skies, the chance for showers and high temperatures around 70 degrees.
The outlook for Monday, Sept. 30 calls for partly sunny skies with a high temperature in the low 70s.
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