"DANGEROUS CONDITIONS IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA
There are shortages of water, food, gas, power and communications in western NC.
Access is limited to local and hurricane response traffic.
You cannot get from North Carolina to TN via I-40 or I-26.
There may be closed roads not listed on DriveNC.gov as many areas are not able to report at this time. 
People evacuating the Asheville area can use I-40 east or I-26 east.

Access to TN and SC from NC"

https://drivenc.gov/

"During flights into #HurricaneHelene, @NOAA
researchers set new records collecting data with Black Swift drone technologies. These missions give meteorologists a clearer understanding of storm environment & structure, reducing forecast uncertainty." @NOAAResearch

https://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hurricane-helene-breaking-records-in-hurricane-data-collection/

CPC Key Message - Drought Conditions Anticipated to Expand in the Central U.S. during October as Dry Weather Prevails

https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/cpc_key_messages/CPC-Key-Message-1.png

Watching the tropics carefully, and especially the Gulf & Caribbean, for our next system to develop. Also: if you know anyone who is deaf or hard-of-hearing and wants to become a Skywarn spotter, we have the event for them.

Much more in tonight's @WDEFNews12 #weatherblog #WeatherOvertime. #ShareAndEnjoy

https://youtube.com/live/HimP8BoIYkE

"Even if you were not directly impacted by Helene, you may still be affected by the downstream consequences. The upshot is that, with #climatechange, you’re fine until you’re not."

- @AndrewDessler
Prof of Atmospheric Sciences & climate scientist @ Texas A&M

https://www.theclimatebrink.com/p/you-will-not-escape-the-climate-crisis

#Kirk becomes a hurricane.
Next up:
"Showers and thunderstorms continue to show signs organization in association with an area of low pressure located a few hundred miles SSW of the Cabo Verde Islands. Environmental
conditions appear conducive for further development of this system, and a tropical depression is expected to form during the next
day or two while it moves slowly westward over the eastern
tropical Atlantic."

https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/gtwo.php

Thanks to @WDEFNews12 viewer Rene Straub for a view of Bonny, #certifiedtherapydog, for our Tuesday @RuffCutsCleveland #DogWalkingForecast.

Submit your pupper pix at wdef.com/dogwalk

In the @WDEFNews12 viewing area in NE Alabama, the @NWSHuntsville will be holding a Skywarn training weather workshop for those who are deaf/hard-of-hearing in two weeks, Wednesday, October 16 @ 5 PM CDT.

https://www.weather.gov/hun/skywarn_alt

#WDEFWeather #News12Weather #BlipCast Tuesday Evening:
More light showers lingering, more broken cloud cover along with mild temperatures.
More sunshine expected in the near future with the arrival of a weak cold front.
Details on your forecast coming up on @WDEFNews12 at 5:30, 6, 7 & 11, and at wdef.com/weather

1. Northwestern Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico:
Environmental conditions could support some gradual development of this system, and a tropical depression could form over the next several days while it moves generally NE over the NW Caribbean Sea and the southern Gulf of Mexico.
Interests along the U.S. Gulf Coast should continue to monitor the
progress of this system.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...10%.
* Formation chance through 7 days...medium...40%.
https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/gtwo.php

Thanks to @WDEFNews12 viewer Susan Waybrant from Delano for a view of a #hummingbird stopping by for a quick snack... Monday's @LangleyRoofing #WeatherWindow #PictureOfTheDay.

Got #weatherpix to share? Go to wdef.com/photos

Outside of a few showers tonight, that about wraps it up for #Helene.
Also: do you have a communications plan in case disaster happens?

All that and much more in tonight's @WDEFNews12 exclusive video #weatherblog #WeatherOvertime. #ShareAndEnjoy

https://www.youtube.com/live/kLH1u1Uq6nw?si=moMn75LoIhm_TKe6

...INCREASED RISK FOR ADDITIONAL LANDSLIDES ACROSS THE NORTH
CAROLINA MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

In coordination with the North Carolina Geological Survey, it has
been determined that a risk of additional landslide activity
exists across the mountains of North Carolina this afternoon and
evening. Many unstable slopes remain in areas of steep terrain
because of the heavy rain that fell late last week from Helene.

https://forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatxtget.php

#WDEFWeather #News12Weather - Taking the pup for a walk this Monday evening? Outside of a stray light shower, rain is pretty much done for the area, so no major rain protection needed.

Got #PupperPix for the @RuffCutsCleveland #DogWalkingForecast? Go to wdef.com/dogwalk

Got #weatherpix to share for the #LangleyRoofing #WeatherWindow? Email your snapshots to [email protected] or drop them to our social media pages, or go to wdef.com/photos

"I tried to warn people. Except that the warning was not well received by everyone. A person accused me of being a “climate militant,” a suggestion that I’m embellishing extreme weather threats to drive an agenda. Another simply said that my predictions were “an exaggeration.”

But it wasn’t an exaggeration."

- John Morales, atmospheric and environmental scientist and a fellow of the American Meteorological Society
in an article of @TheBulletinOfTheAtomicScientists

https://thebulletin.org/2024/09/hurricane-helene-isnt-an-outlier-its-a-harbinger-of-the-future/

#WDEFWeather #News12Weather - Coming up tonight on @WDEFNews12, more light showers tonight (which could cause more landslides in North Carolina, and more warm weather for the end of the week.
More weather available at wdef.com/weather

#FallFanfare: On behalf of Bored Telephone Pledge Drive Operators everywhere (I'm a member!), please call @WUTC_FM with your donation to help #PublicRadio in the Tennessee River Valley. #RaisedOnRadio

https://www.wutc.org/