Some showers and thunderstorms are possible in parts of our region for Sunday even as the sun tries to peek through. NBC10 First Alert Weather meteorologist Justin Godynick has your forecast.
What to Know
- Post-tropical cyclone Helene made landfall in Florida as a Category 4 hurricane on Thursday evening.
- The then-hurricane battered Florida's Gulf Coast before moving inland and weakening to a tropical storm as it headed toward Atlanta, Georgia.
- In the Philadelphia region, some rain fueled by Helene brought downpours and thunderstorms over the weekend.
- Be sure to keep checking back with the NBC10 First Alert Weather Team on NBC10 News and in our app (download the latest version now) for the latest forecasts as small track changes to a big storm like Helene can impact wet weather for us.
Hurricane Helene intensified and made landfall in Florida just after 11 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 26.
According to the National Hurricane Center, Helene was upgraded to a Category 4 hurricane -- packing max winds of 140 mph -- before it made landfall.
Helene was the first Category 4 hurricane on record to make landfall in Florida's Big Bend on record since 1851.
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The storm threatened an “unsurvivable” storm surge in northwestern parts of Florida as well as damaging winds, rains and flash floods hundreds of miles inland across much of the southeastern U.S., forecasters said.
The storm moved so fast that it was diminished to a Tropical Storm as it moved over Georgia before daybreak on Friday, Sept. 27.
Around 5:40 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 27, Helene was downgraded to a post-tropical cyclone.
Here's what to know about Helene's impact on the Philadelphia region.
Impact of Hurricane Helene on Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware
While our region isn't seeing any direct impact from the hurricane, the First Alert Weather Team said we will see moisture fueled by the storm.
Specifically, a band of showers moved into the area Friday evening into Saturday morning and brought downpours and thunderstorms.
Extensive cloud coverage kept conditions gloomy Friday into Saturday. Not all of that rain was from Helene, as the front swinging through brought clouds and on-and-off rain showers.
Through the weekend, most Delaware Valley neighborhoods should get around an inch of rain or less. However, another inch is possible as more rain moves in early this week.
The dreary conditions continue into the start of next workweek, with more rain likely.
We have been experiencing some drought conditions across our area, so some rain would be beneficial.
Locals send support for impact from hurricane
Atlantic City electric company Delmarva Power sent crews and support personnel to Georgia to assist Georgia Power with expected impacts from the hurricane as it moved through the southern region.
Exelon utilities Pepco and BGE also sent crews to Georgia Power, according to Delmarva.
Pennsylvania Task Force 1, which is sponsored by the Philadelphia Fire Department, mobilized Thursday morning to deploy 45 members to Greensboro, North Carolina to support the response to Hurricane Helene.
The New Jersey Task Force 1 also deployed to assist with the response to Hurricane Helene.
Be sure to keep checking back with the NBC10 First Alert Weather Team on NBC10 News, our website and in our app (download the latest version now) for the latest forecasts as small track changes to a big storm like Helene can quickly impact wet weather for us.
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