Multiple states have recorded more than a foot of rain
Torrential rainfall deluged parts of the Southeast on Wednesday ahead of Helene’s arrival and made the hurricane’s robust rain all the more dangerous.
Below are estimates of rainfall totals from Wednesday morning to Friday morning that capture Helene’s current rain and Wednesday’s extreme event.
Preliminary rainfall totals released last night by the Weather Prediction Center include 15.5 inches in Sumatra, Florida, and 13.74 inches in Busick, North Carolina.
New weather observation data this morning also captures totals of 12 to 14 inches in northeastern Georgia and 12 to 16 inches in far northwestern South Carolina from Wednesday to Friday.
Parts of the Atlanta area recorded double-digit totals.
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