Hurricane Helene Brings Catastrophic Flooding to US South

Here are some results on water and sediment testing. High levels of heavy metals, radioactive substance and high acid content were found. Definitely not safe for people to rebuild in certain areas and evacuation is recommended. Reports of black helicopters flying above the river at night and a "sniffer" plane which is a military aircraft that detects radiation was seen in the area where the radiological facility is. The public is being told all is well and any contaminates are within safe levels. A positive ending was given, with enough money for testing and enough microphage organisms to eat the toxins the water and soil can be restored. Also chelation is discussed as a treatment for people. The soil contamination is discussed for nearly the intire US and that needs to be corrected to improve peoples health. But...its the public that will need to foot the bill and do the work since the corp. government doesn't care about the health of people.

 
Innovative Bridge Company, based in Nashville, has installed 40 bridges made with railroad cars for NCDOT since Helene. Each car is 90 feet long and 9 feet wide. Once the supports are in place at either end, a single-span flatcar bridge like the one at Hobson Branch Road takes no time to install, said Aaron Earwood, NCDOT’s state bridge construction engineer. “They put two of them together, weld right down the middle, weld a guardrail to it,” Earwood said. “And we got a bridge in three hours.”

Read more at: https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/state/north-carolina/article300876819.html#storylink=cpy

These flatcars are rated at 70 tons, so it looks like most heavy loads are ok. They can join them together for longer spans or wider lanes.


 
Hello,

It has been said that the increase of hurricanes was due to a motion of the Inter-Tropical Zone (if I remember well, at least for Helen and the Valencia flood). I would like to ask if there are any website - featuring some accessible data about the I.T.Z.

It could be a software that one needs to install - like "Google Earth" - but overall I would like to delve a bit in the study of the I.T.Z.: where would one start from here?

Thank you! ⚡
 
Palestine, just a brief search I found the following. Not sure about access for data feeds.

IMERG, the Integrated Multi-satellitE Retrievals for GPM, is a unified satellite precipitation product produced by NASA to estimate surface precipitation over most of the globe. With IMERG, precipitation estimates from the GPM core satellite are used to calibrate other satellite microwave and IR estimates. Then by merging the estimates from multiple satellites, surface precipitation maps can be produced half-hourly at 0.1o horizontal resolution.

 

current data

 

current data

Thank you; I have been stumbling upon this place once, and I checked about it again. It should be it, but I need to register, and then download datasets (I don't know about this step, in term of if I will be able to - who knows) - and then it could be that I will have to use a software for those datasets (for visualization).

I remember that, at the time, I was feeling it too much. It should work. I was wondering if there are other places.

Thank you for having taken the time to check about this. 👍

I don't know if I will proceed. It looks promizing.
 
Its been dry for the past couple of months and all the trees down from the hurricane have added fuel to the forest floor. High winds have spread several wildfires that have been burning. Interstate 26 in Polk County was closed for awhile a few days ago due to that fire. A brief rain that fell this morning was likely not enough to quench the fires.

With much of the Upstate under moderate drought or abnormally dry conditions, wildfires are burning in the region.

The largest fires in the Upstate were the Table Rock Fire, which has burned about 1,000 acres, and the Persimmon Ridge Fire, which has burned more than 200 acres.

The largest fires in Western North Carolina were the Deep Woods and Black Cove fires in Polk County not far from the S.C. border, that forced evacuations and were burning over a combined 4,621 acres with 0% containment as of the evening of March 23.

Stay up to date with the location and size of fires with our South Carolina wildfire and smoke map. The map is interactive, is updated hourly and provides detailed information on each fire.


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Some more updated info and pictures in the article below

The Table Rock Fire was sparked last Friday (March 21, 2025) by the “deliberate negligence” of several teenage hikers, according to the Pickens County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO).

“Four teenagers have been questioned, and charges are pending,” a statement from the sheriff’s office noted.

The Persimmon Ridge Fire started on Saturday (March 22, 2025) in the Mountain Bridge Wilderness Area between Caesars Head State Park and Jones Gap State Park. It was sparked by an escaped campfire.

 
Fires continue throughout the region. Could use a really good soaking rain. Yesterday smoke from these fires was everywhere.

Wildfires have been burning in Western North Carolina since March 19, leading to states of emergency, burned homes and evacuations.

The fires have continued to grow, covering thousands of acres, as weather conditions have been favorable for the spread of the blazes.
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Reporter Sarah Honosky checked in with the National Weather Service.

Facing dry conditions, gusty winds and low humidity, National Weather Service meteorologists say they do not expect relief until potentially this weekend and early next week.

NWS Meteorologist Ashley Rehnberg, out of the Greenville-Spartanburg office, said there is a chance of rain in the forecast beginning the night of March 29, into the next day, and again on March 31.

"It might help a little bit, but we're not sure if that's going to be enough to actually put the fires out," she said of the wildfires burning in the region.

 
We were blessed with 1-2 inches of rain, what we call a frog pleaser, over the past day which has allowed fire crews to reach containment and begin mop up of the active fires. :-D

Significant Activity
03/30/2025
& Active Acreage:
37,270 acres 2 fires for 0 acres

New Fires on Federal Protected Lands in:3 fires for 628 acresNew Fires on State Protected Lands in:
OK
10 fires for 61 acres in AL & AR

New Large ICS–209 Incidents**/Critical Updates:
SC-SCS Table Rock Complex
– Approximately 15,244 acres with 13% containment. The Southern Area CIMT 2 Blue has command of the fire. The Complex consists of two fires: Table Rock and Persimmon Ridge. Thunderstorms are forecast to move through the area today and there is a threat of severe weather with the main concern being damaging winds of 50-60 mph in the vicinity of thunderstorms. The area is heavily loaded with large, downed trees from Hurricane Helene, in very steep terrain. Fire behavior is minimal with backing, creeping, and smoldering. Expected rainfall should moderate fire behavior across the Complex. Evacuations, area, and trail closures are in effect.
NC-NCS Black Cove – Approximately 3,502 acres with 36% containment. The North Carolina Forest Service (NCFS) CIMT 1 has command of the fire. IMT is also managing the Deep Woods fire. Showers and thunderstorms are forecast ahead of a cold front today, with the potential for severe wind, hail, and an isolated tornado. The area is scattered with heavy dead and down from tropical storm Helene. Fire is in remote and rugged terrain. Fire behavior is minimal with smoldering. Evacuations have been lifted. Area, road, and trail closures are in effect.
GA-CHF Big Ridge – Approximately 2,745 acres with 8% containment. The Southern Area CIMT 3 Gold Team has command of the fire. Isolated strong-to severe storms over the incident are forecast today in advance of a cold front. Fire behavior is expected to moderate with precipitation occurring over the fire area. This area is scattered with heavy dead and down from tropical storm Helene. Steep, rocky terrain with limited natural barriers. Remote locations with long ingress/egress times pose significant challenges to suppression activities. Fire behavior is moderate with creeping and smoldering. Area, road, and trail closures are in effect.
NC-NCS Alarka #5 – Approximately 1,511 acres with 37% containment. The Southern Area Type 3 Gray Team has command of the fire. Current rainfall with more in the forecast is moderating conditions. Thunderstorms are expected today with southernly gusty winds. Fire is in remote and rugged terrain. Fire behavior is minimal with smoldering. Isolated, heavy fuels continue to burn, but no lateral fire spread was observed. Road closures remain in effect.
NC-NCS Rattlesnake Branch – Approximately 1,865 acres with 21% containment. The Southern Area CIMT 1 Red Team has command of the fire. Increased cloud cover was observed over the fire today along with a trace of rain. Showers and thunderstorms are expected today as a weather disturbance moves across the fire area. The area is scattered with heavy dead and down from tropical storm Helene. There are limited options to engage the fire in the wilderness. Fire behavior is moderate with creeping, backing, and smoldering. Area, road, and trail closures are in effect.

 
We were blessed with 1-2 inches of rain, what we call a frog pleaser, over the past day which has allowed fire crews to reach containment and begin mop up of the active fires.
Yes, I was wondering if NC was getting enough rain to dampen the fires - Florida, too. Glad to hear it did!

We've had a lot of rain here in central Ohio, and rain is forecast from tomorrow through Sunday. The area is already under flood watch. April showers aplenty! Otherwise, spring has sprung with daffodils, hyacinths, forsythia, and other blooming bushes and trees everywhere! And, hopefully, no danger of frost to turn those lovely magnolia tree blooms a disgusting brown! How they'll stand up to relentless rain is another matter. 🌧️
 

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