NOTE From The Windows Dev Team:

This new build will almost certainly have bugs.

This release has been 6+ months in the making. It's almost a total rewrite from the ground up.

But let us know if you find any bugs! We are absolutely committed to making sure the new MyRadar Windows is at least as reliable as the previous build.

You can pass on any comments you have to the Hamster here on CoSo and they'll make sure we get that feedback

The MyRadar Windows Client has just had a major drop / update for users.

With this release, we have transitioned to the latest Windows App Framework, offering us new opportunities to bring some amazing features we have planned for the next 12 months.

If you already have MyRadar Windows installed, you can just check for updates in the Microsoft Store and you will get the new version.

https://apps.microsoft.com/store/detail/9WZDNCRDC354

Flooding rainstorm likely

There is an increasing risk of a tropical rainstorm in Florida. Parts of the Peninsula could see double-digit rain totals between Saturday night and Thursday of next week. Flooding possible. MyRadar meteorologist Matthew Cappucci has an update.

https://myradar.com/videos/5459

The chances of a named storm in the Gulf of Mexico are increasing next week.

We’re still expecting heavy rain and flooding in Florida to be the main concern, but there may eventually be some wind or surge risk too.

A look inside the cockpit of the Hurricane Hunters plane as they entered the eye wall of Hurricane #Helene.
📹: @[email protected]

Aurora borealis possible

A trio of solar flares, each of which was followed by a magnetic shockwave — or “coronal mass ejection” — have erupted from the sun. That could give northern mid-latitudes multiple opportunities to see the aurora borealis this weekend. Matthew Cappucci has an update.

https://myradar.com/videos/5457

From late yesterday

Northern lights coming?

Multiple solar flares recently flashed off the sun, including the largest of the ongoing 11-year solar cycle. Multiple magnetic shockwaves, called coronal mass ejections, could disturb Earth’s magnetic field and induce auroral displays. Matthew Cappucci has an update.

https://myradar.com/videos/5456

Tracking Helene: Friday update

Helene is a tropical storm now but is still bringing widespread impacts across the Southeast. MyRadar meteorologist Matthew Cappucci rode out the storm in Perry, Florida, and now has an update on what’s happening for the Carolinas, Georgia, and the Ohio Valley.

https://myradar.com/videos/5449

Hamster Note:

Our Windows dev team for MyRadar wants you to know that currently the Satellite Animation layer for MyRadar is not available in the Windows Desktop version.

We are hoping to ship that update / feature early next week for our Windows Ad-Free (subscription) version.

We also want to offer satellite animation in the FREE with ads version, but due to a current difficulty with our Ad Provider, we can't support that at the moment.

Pre-storm photo from the same satellite

In the MyRadar Satellite Layer, you can see all the dirt and sand kicked up by Helene's passage

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NCDOT Asheville Area
@[email protected]

⬇️ You're standing on I-40, looking down at U.S. 74.

❗ The Blue Ridge Parkway bridge is in the distance.

⚠️ Don't go out today. It's not safe.

#Helene #ncwx

https://x.com/NCDOT_Asheville/status/1839672315254059441

Here’s what it was like from noon to midnight in Perry, Florida as #Helene arrived:

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Brad Sowder
@[email protected]

Some of the worst damage from Helene is the inland flooding. Flooding emergencies are happening from Atlanta into the Carolinas. More than 3 million customers are also without power.

https://x.com/TheBradSowder/status/1839634130163622083

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NOAA Satellites
@NOAASatellites

Enhanced-color imagery via @NOAA's #GOESEast satellite shows a time-lapse of #Helene's path from last night through this morning as it moves across the Southeast.

Latest updates and advisories:
http://noaa.gov/helene

https://x.com/NOAASatellites/status/1839640669121348060

WaPo is reporting over 3 million customers without power in the southeast. And the Power Outage layer in MyRadar seems to bear that out.

Blue = minor outage
Yellow = limited outages
Orange = medium outages
Red = "Who let the dog's out

Hurricane Helene impacting Madison, Florida knocking out power and causing damage to buildings

📸 @JordanHallWX

Purple lightning illuminating the eyewall from inside the eye. Wow.

#Helene is the 9th ninth strongest hurricane since 1900 to make landfall in Florida based on minimum sea level pressure.

MyRadar Repeating Hamster on duty for the day after landfall (in Florida).

Most of the team was up for long hours last night and have headed off for some much-needed rest.

Shortly, the Hamster will repeat some of last night's most interesting posts here on CoSo.