Helene Is Taking A Turn For The Worst...

[@MaxVelocityWX]

We will likely have another live update tonight (around 9-10pm CDT for an hour-ish). If not, I'll see y'all tomorrow morning in our next video! Subscribe if you're new to the channel!

[@BraydenSevereWeather]

@@MaxVelocityWX sounds good

[@ManiacsSon]

​@@BraydenSevereWeather See ya there man! Max is the best!

[@c.b.-11]

We will need another update 👍

[@aharbath]

Hi max SHOUTOUT please😊😊

[@Matthew-r9z]

@@BraydenSevereWeather hey

[@windwatcher8054]

Schools, as far north of Atlanta, GA, are already closed for the remainder of the week. This NEVER happens. Glad they are closed. Keep the kids safe.

[@BineBeamNG-rd5fv]

For me it's just Thursday.

[@fakeologist1]

Children are always better off out of school agreed.

[@BineBeamNG-rd5fv]

@@fakeologist1 I guess since the rain is going to end around 9-10am its fine for kids to go to school.

[@boogiehasfun]

i'm getting virtual school for this, i'm in the the upper part of south carolina

[@BineBeamNG-rd5fv]

@@boogiehasfun I would be sad.

[@jasonmack9946]

This is going to be a monster sadly.

[@truthsaid2799]

I think so to . Good Luck

[@gottahaveawawa7494]

No it won’t be

[@TayKinGaming]

@@gottahaveawawa7494yes it will be. You’ll eat your words Friday night when ya see what it does.

[@Gaiovnik]

First rainband just blew through Venice Florida south of Sarasota. Half inch of rain in 30 minutes

[@rebeccaharrison2968]

@@Gaiovnik, we had a similar band in New Port Richey around 4:00 pm.

[@gottahaveawawa7494]

Same here in NYC

[@c.b.-11]

That's alot, any updates?

[@GeographyFash]

@@rebeccaharrison2968same here.

[@A.Leftie]

Getting extreme outer rain bands here now.

[@spoiledwitch36]

Attention..Please Share...Anybody with pets, please keep them inside and safe. If you leave, take them with you. If you see strays and are able, please have a heart and give them shelter. Help save those unable to save themselves. These poor furbabies don't deserve to die. Every life matters, every soul counts. God Bless!💙🐶🐕🙏💯🙏🐈🦊💙

[@tennesseetammie]

YES!!

[@Stratosys]

@@spoiledwitch36 I'm staying in fort Myers for just that reason

[@ilish25]

YES!!! Please take care of our furry population 😸 They need us ❤

[@bmetzo2809]

18 feet storm surge is freaking nuts!!!! i hope people on the coast understand how bad that is!!! Get out now!!!

[@JeanneKinland]

OMG! My sister and her family live in St. Petersburg and I'm hoping to GOD they stay safe.

[@alissacook6937]

@@JeanneKinland prayers 🙏🏻

[@AndrewGrey22]

It's gonna miss there probably.

[@henny8883]

That's where I'm at 😫

[@LilyWillow22]

@@AndrewGrey22 they are talking about a 6 to 8 foot storm surge in that area

[@LilyWillow22]

@@JeanneKinland I’m certain she is listening to the officials and if they mandatory evacuate, she will make a wise choice

[@michaelschneider4082]

y'all must not remember Katrina! I do!!! 18-30 foot storm surge with 125-130 winds at landfall with a top speed of 175. Serious business she covered 3 states LA, MS, AL

[@denisemartin3603]

I remember Michael in 2018 cat 5 Panama city , Mexico beach, Tyndall Afb, FL. 2nd strongest storm ever. So much destruction😢

[@nobiedupree5916]

They were both bad. People need to get out while they can. Just sayin ,from experience. It's not fun... lots don't remember Andrew either I guess.

[@martinmorgan7808]

After Katrina I went to the spot on the Biloxi coast where we had vacationed every summer since I was a kid. I wasn’t sure I was in the right place. Every building and tree was gone. The entire marina was gone. Not wrecked. Gone. Washed away. It was disorienting and eerie.

[@Devinn504]

Ida was stronger than katrina but yea katrina wasn’t no joke

[@nobiedupree5916]

@Devinn504 remember that one too.

[@brandi7680]

praying for florida!! 🙏🏼❤️🙏🏼❤️

[@amrice62]

Thank you

[@ajr2923]

Thanks for all your hard work, Max!❤

[@stormy_daydreams]

Watching from SW Georgia! Praying for us all in the path!!

[@JA-lb4gw]

@@stormy_daydreams Leesburg here.

[@KRDP]

amen sister. thats all we can do is pray and trust God's protecting our brothers and sisters

[@sherilynn1310]

Hey folks, upvote! You're not upvoting the hurricane, you're upvoting Max's excellent coverage.

[@freeman4589]

I lived through Katrina, the mother of all hurricanes. Heed the warnings folks. I also lived through Camille.

[@A.Leftie]

@@freeman4589 Kate might have had her beat, but not sure you remember that one...

[@sojourner2013]

Katrina was bad bc of the levi and lowland.

[@freeman4589]

@@A.Leftie Kate had wind speeds of 120 mph. Katrina had wind speeds of over 170 mph.

[@colty7764]

I was alive during Camille (about 10 yrs old). I recall that some of the earliest satellite photos were broadcast then. Not nearly the media coverage as we have now. It was devastating for the Mississippi coast. Biloxi and Gulfport (took the brunt of Katrina surge as well) were washed away essentially. 100s died near the coast.

[@scotthickam904]

I forgot about Camille

[@Luwanasue]

Praying for everyone in Helene’s path🙏🏻

[@jerryroof9152]

Definitely praying for them 🙏🏼🙏🏼 I was in St Petersburg Indian Rocks Beach but I bounced yesterday praying for everyone in the path of this monster 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@jamespage7998]

Praying ALWAYS works!!!! Thank you in advance. Also, please pray for my sister who has an inoporable Brain Tumor. Talk to Jesus, please!!!

[@ElevaTOURSbyRainMaves]

Same 🙏🏻

[@KRDP]

amen brother. i prayed God and his son lord jesus be there to protect those in the path oh helene's path bad news is helene is reving up category 4, the stronger the hurricane the stronger effects we feel and get

[@KRDP]

@@jamespage7998brother james i have i told heaven farther lord jesus to send saint michael ark angel along side with ark angel jothiel to bless and protect those effected by the hurricane as the nights and days rage on

[@amclamb9543]

“HyperCane” folks…pray for those in the path that don’t evacuate

[@donaldbiden3131]

Im in Myrtlebeach, and even their taking precautions . WOW ! God help everyone in the path of this monster .

[@DEEPC897]

Crazy thing about this storm. It has power workers going in 5 different directions

[@Ou881two]

Thanks to Haarp!

[@judycranmer2282]

@@Ou881two definitely is Haarp

[@TayKinGaming]

The Fujiwhara effect is REAL with Helene!!! It is crazy!!!

[@universalman2]

This is wild! Helene is growing at an astonishing rate.

[@hoon_sol]

The SST and OCH of the Gulf is at the highest ever measured for this time of year, and the water along the track is particularly warm. It'll see extremely rapid intensification.

[@LilyWillow22]

@@hoon_sol it’s intensifying right now

[@MrsAlmaTrumble]

Thanks for all you do, Max. We're watching the weather closely here in the Trumble household.

[@zeal514]

Its kinda trippy that the hurricane will be an all day event in Tampa bad. Basically Wednesday night until Friday morning. That's so long. I guess it's cause it's so big. Feels like a slow moving storm.

[@hoon_sol]

Yep, one of the many changes predicted to happen when it comes to TCs. They'll move slower, become more intense, and intensify more rapidly. Debby also moved quite slowly and caused extreme flash flooding.

[@Cosmaniaa]

Live in mississippi, praying for our state neighbors 🙏

[@thatscreamerhunna]

First, what is up Max Velocity Gang

[@Samowarrior]

The state of Florida has arranged for residents to get free Uber rides to shelters with the code HELENE RELIEF.

[@Handfulofhandsomeness]

I would be evacuating Florida if i was there people!

[@jeanieologist4456]

In Orlando, we’ve been through 14 category five hurricanes. I’m not leaving, but people directly in those areas of Florida near the path should leave

[@biggiesmalls7939]

@@jeanieologist4456 You have been through FOURTEEN cat 5 hurricanes in Florida? Hmm, that's interesting, because there's only been three hurricanes in the last 100 years that hit any part Florida, let alone Orlando, as a cat 5.... Great lie lmao

[@skeletor127]

@@jeanieologist4456 Lol what are you talking about??

[@viciousKev]

​@@biggiesmalls7939 they may be 300yrs old, you dont know them

[@elainegatewood3861]

Saw two or three for sure different pics of eye . got a personality of its own

[@De_Doods]

Thanks for the updates, you are saving lives.

[@FloridianSon]

@@De_Doods First little bit of rain here 15 miles west of palatka Florida in Interlachen.

[@ETHANTHEGOAT33]

Houston we have a problem

[@Roxy_Riley]

Please 😭 I don’t need Helene 😭😭. I’m cook badly

[@savannahwinters5572]

This is really dangerous. Since the storm is hitting the worst after dark if anyone who gets stuck in red zones won’t be able to see what’s happening

[@ddgrm]

Category 4??? OMG

[@valeriegiles6524]

Prayers over Florida. May the Holy Spirit dissipate & downgrade this storm.. 🙏

[@rogerpatton2242]

😅😅

[@ChubbsyUbbsey]

Ironic since God created this storm.

[@dfcarter9959]

Yep, but it ain’t.

[@EatonArrsenik]

@@ChubbsyUbbsey He doesn't create these things spontaneously, It's like he created a script that the world follows is a good way to put it.

[@bdmenne]

Bro, if the Earth needs to cool off its mid section, it NEEDS To ship warm moist air quickly or the mid-section will suffer Heat over-exposure. It is up to humans to intelligently plan for the Earths needs. Not the other way around. Living on the gulf coast is like building a Nursery for your baby in the Emergency Lane of a Super-Highway.

[@PolenMaps]

I hope all floridians and anyone in the trajectory can stay safe

[@Jorgeola757]

Thanks Max

[@frankdavis8182]

Dear Lord, PLEASE protect all of your children who have been hit by this hurricane and who will be hit in its path. We pray for your Grace and leave all things in your hands. AMEN. 🙏🙏🙏🙏💯

[@ConnorRadigan]

Hey max love ur channel, got into weather bc of u

[@Stl_rocks2021]

This storm SCREAMS hurricane Ida big time.... I don't like that at all.... I remembered Hurricane Ida back in 2021. My hometown got hit by Ida's eyewall in Houma Louisiana.. she was 1 mph short of a low grade Cat 5 Hurricane with peak winds of 156 mph. Big Ben Florida is going to look like Houma after Hurricane Ida got done with us 😳😳😬😬 ... That wasn't fun at all. We were out of power for 2 weeks after the fact.

[@suzannecermy3700]

Katrina was about 20ft

[@LilyWillow22]

Same Ian?

[@mikeblackburn8121]

Katrina was 28+ft surge.. had fish camp 2 miles from eye.. found jet skis over 30ft in oak trees

[@TayKinGaming]

KaTrInA wAs aBoUt… please, leave the past where it is. This is what’s happening right now.

[@Fluttershiez]

Whew, that's a baddie!

[@framcesmoore]

I AM SO SORRY FOR FLA WE HAD A HARRICAN IN 2003 AND MY HOUSE WAS FLOODED AND IT WAS A 1. I CANT GRASP WHAT A 3 WILL DO IT IS JUST SO BAD I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT IT MEANS WHEN THEY SAY 10 FT STORM SERGE DOES THAT MEAN THE WATER WILL BE UP TO THE TOP OF THE HOUSES YOU DO A GREAT JOB THANKYOU FOR SHARING

[@lovetobe6118]

@@framcesmoore it depends on where you live. I live in an area where Hurricanes rarely cause problems and if they do I am in a zone that would very unlikely ever need to be evacuated.

[@truthseeker3967]

Heavenly Father, please protect the people living in trailers, and those living in their cars in these affected areas - in Jesus' name.

[@bartonandlucindabedwell554]

Amen!

[@Pyramid1974]

I repeated your prayer aloud... (Thk u for saying "Heavenly Father" and not some made up name in whatever version... lol)

[@jiaqingw]

🙏

[@KRDP]

@@truthseeker3967 amen. Dear heavenly farther. please protect those effected by hurricane helene , heavenly farther i ask that as the days and nights rage on that farther you'll send ark angels jothiel along side with ark angel michael

[@owemylife]

Yeah buddy. Say one for me. I'm driving a fuel truck in there for storm response, parking out of the way (hopefully) til it goes by, leaving my wife in TN.

[@OMGILOVEBANANAS]

Thanks for the video, Buzz.

[@BineBeamNG-rd5fv]

My school got canceled with so many power outages in ATL!

[@c.b.-11]

This low pressure sliding through is dumping the rain even before Helene gets here. **Stay safe** I'm in the mountains and looking at 12-18" of rain. It's bad

[@davidhickey5101]

@@BineBeamNG-rd5fv power outages already???????

[@BineBeamNG-rd5fv]

@@c.b.-11 yeah

[@katielindsey5758]

I'm confused yall are already getting power outages? I'm in valdosta ga and it's not gonna hit us until much later and we are getting some of the worst of it in ga along with Thomasville and Bainbridge

[@c.b.-11]

@@katielindsey5758 it's a low pressure system moving through with strong storms. Has nothing to do with Helene but it's not helping at all. Eventually Friday I believe this low pressure combines with Helene. My power is on

[@MichaelLaFrance1]

The mountain areas in the Carolina's and Tennessee are facing a huge threat, because heavy rain is an entirely different animal in the mountains. It causes havoc.

[@TayKinGaming]

It’s gonna be reallll bad bc they have been getting rain since last week. Had even flooding issues last week. It has been raining for the last three days as well. It’s gonna be life changing for some. Prayers to em

[@jeffhaney2827]

You do an awesome job with your meteorology. Thank you very much for the hard work and keeping us informed.

[@ZanderJigglyPuff]

This is extremely dangerous, and Helene is now 24 hours out to make landfall, and it’s expected to become a category 3 or 4, and the threats are, tornadoes, flooding, significant storm surge, and major hurricane force winds

[@roxane7432]

Yikes, we better hold on to our ankles

[@Carlito247]

@@ZanderJigglyPuff it will be a category 5 watch what she does tonight

[@Fluttershiez]

Yup. People don't take it seriously until it's too late and they're stranded. They should not be calling for rescue as they put themselves in that predicament. Call it harsh, but true. People had plenty of time to prepare.

[@XAVargasX0206]

Your just like a robot, that's literally all you've copy and pasted the past multiple videos.....

[@kingstewie6789]

Why would anyone want to live in Florida ? ….. oh wait…. I live in Florida.😂

[@lorddrakkon7390]

@@kingstewie6789 me too lol

[@jadedone6900]

🤣 No snow?

[@AwaitingHisReturn777-z4h]

Praying for Floridians

[@A.Leftie]

Please don't forget Georgians? 👍

[@Brd100000]

Thank you!!! I’m super anxious/scared. Appreciate your prayers 🙏🙏🙏

[@A.Leftie]

@@Brd100000 you're not alone 🫂.

[@charlessaunders1217]

Don’t forget people in New Zealand

[@A.Leftie]

@@charlessaunders1217 are you having bad weather, or was you comment an attempt at levity. If the latter, while I can appreciate it & the intent, now is really not the time. If you've never survived one of these, you have NO idea the devastation and loss they bring. God have mercy on us...

[@dormiovibes]

"Hey boss, can't make it in today coz I don't wanna die" -Might actually text my boss that

[@lovetobe6118]

Where are you?

[@rollwithit5150]

Perry is gonna get leveled

[@jamesblanton3744]

Yep I live in Mayo and it's going to be bad here as well

[@slimdiddyd]

@@rollwithit5150 Perry is cooked

[@shotgunsalley3525]

@@jamesblanton3744I live in Dixie county. Not looking forward to this one.

[@rollwithit5150]

@@shotgunsalley3525 I love Old Town and the stretch south to fanning springs. Especially that little BBQ joint near the park.

[@shotgunsalley3525]

@@rollwithit5150 I live about 20 minutes from that place. Eat there a lot. Love living in a small town.

[@fastpitchehs]

All my Moms family live in Panama City, my Dads live in Thomasville GA, praying for all

[@SvanMagic]

@@fastpitchehs Thomasville is a nice area, went up there when I was a kid.

[@Messenger4now]

*I'm from Panama city*

[@A.Leftie]

Been six years since one of this magnitude. I don't like that it's tracking to come in right over us. The trees here...and there are a lot of clay veins in the top layer, which makes water sit...and destabilizes root systems.

[@denisemartin3603]

PC here..im getting worried. Can't deal with another Michael😢

[@gamespc-zi6zo]

@@denisemartin3603 me too, should we leave? I really hope it wont hit us. Im praying for you and ur family

[@Holly-dl1tt]

your inspiering

[@Pebbles0831]

Prayers for all whose in this hurricanes path! 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@ManiacsSon]

Callin in my bet to Vegas, Low CAT4

[@c.b.-11]

@@ManiacsSon agreed 💯 cat 4

[@magneto44]

I’m saying it pulls a Michael and goes Cat 5 last minute

[@c.b.-11]

@@magneto44 very possible.

[@gottahaveawawa7494]

Hahahahahahhaa you can gamble on anything in Vegas

[@c.b.-11]

@@gottahaveawawa7494 lol the fastest worm in a yard race

[@JamesHugon]

This is gonna be a repeat of Micheal.. everyone prepare for a cat 5!

[@TayKinGaming]

Won’t get that strong.. but it may touch the threshold for a cat4.

[@kevinfreytag5842]

Hello

[@steveb3885]

National hurricane center has now upgraded to a Cat 4 when making landfall.

[@Abnerbhattcom]

Abner bhattacharya. Yet even after hurricanes, tornados, forest fires, etc🍊 people will move back to where destruction happened. I asked& people said places have weather, geology & civilization problems. No 0 risk but some places are safer than others. Better to live in seasons changes place vs hot city like Phoenix. If you can afford to move out, please live in safer places. No sense to live in hurricane, tsunami, etc if you can afford to live in safer place. Any ideas? People need to stop thinking they can win against disasters.

[@steveb3885]

@@Abnerbhattcom living in those areas is fine, but knowing the coast if florida gets hit with storm surges, why build or rebuild 3 ft above sea level. Its just stupidity.

[@123-p8l4l]

It's heading directly towards the third Cross X Tav of the third Solar Eclipse. Sign of Jonah eclipse.

[@xxjumphungry6965]

My school is going to dismiss us early tmr and friday is going to be a virtual day woohoo, I hope everyone is okay tho

[@roxiekelley5023]

Pareying for thies hold world 🌎 pareying for oneanoter

[@donnaleek4408]

Omg it could be 5

[@decayplay9779]

Seven

[@jillleblanc5126]

👋Max

[@bobbybandz1274]

I live in Port Richey. Right directly in the little red area... 😲

[@Felale]

Jesus please help them.

[@kserasera8090]

Sending positive thoughts and prayers ❤

[@susanyounce1005]

🙏 for all the homeless and stray animals.

[@max.the.yt.drummer1813]

Yooooooo first!!! Love your videos and your name😂

[@dr_tez]

Should I GTFO of 30A?

[@mz5376]

I am in SRB. I’m leaving

[@denisemartin3603]

Im in PC and im staying and im closer

[@yeahNooNotToday]

@@mz5376 my daughter lives in an RV in SRB and she says there's no evacuation orders so they're not leaving and business is going on as usual...I'm the one freaking out because they won't leave

[@janp7660]

​@@yeahNooNotTodaycommon sense should be telling them to leave.

[@tobygarton9494]

I'm starting to think it won't make it to cat 4, because of the dry air in its initial rapid intensafacation.

[@LilyWillow22]

Ocean water temp a HUGE element.

[@denisemartin3603]

What if it slows down in the hot gulf?😢😢😢

[@tobygarton9494]

@@denisemartin3603 it could still go crazy it's not impossible

[@tobygarton9494]

@@LilyWillow22 if it overcomes the dry air it could go crazy

[@TayKinGaming]

@@denisemartin3603it’s not gonna slow down to intensify, we know that for 100% certainty. That’s like the ONE thing we can predict without fail bc the factors that drive a hurricane are so big we know almost down to the mph how fast it will truck along.

[@JM-so8vo]

National hurricane center just said it’s forecasted to be a cat 4 now. All of Georgia and South Carolina now under tropical storm warnings.

[@TayKinGaming]

If it does get to cat4 status, it will be right on the threshold of cat3-cat4 status right before it hits.. but that just means it’s gonna be a very strong cat3 when it hits for 100% certainty

[@JamesSebastian-tv1fb]

I live in Florida and I am evaluating

[@janp7660]

Good luck and may the Lord be with you.

[@JamesSebastian-tv1fb]

@@janp7660 thanks

[@tiptonck55]

Yikes!

[@user-fl3gy9po1e]

WB Max!

[@242bleek]

Once more Tampa will dodge another direct hit. The 190 year streak continues.

[@olliethe25]

cheesecurdcane

[@rodfinlay333]

Watching from just north of macon ga. Expecting trees down everywhere

[@Catloverplayer]

And you also have another storm that is brewing in the Atlantic. It's 80% likely to become tropical.

[@kariblackwood5811]

I used to live in Crawfordville, FL. I have many friends there in Wakulla County. I pray they all stay safe! The Appalachia National Forest is there too. I was there for Hurricane Ivan and even though it hit Pensacola, we had high winds, storm surge and heavy rains. I’m terrified to see what a CAT 4 could do to this area. Please be safe! ❤

[@hansonel]

This is going to a monster of a hurricane, anyone in the 15 - 20ft storm surge areas is hopefully following the mandatory evacuation and heading inland since that is an unsurvivably high storm surge. Helene will impact areas like Atlanta and TN with flooding. Stay safe down there in Florida.

[@realKratos667]

It's 7:18pm now here in Louisiana and not to long ago there were saying now it's going into Florida as a Cat 4 possibly a Cat 5. I pray for a miracle.

[@ziziroberts8041]

Helene is 400 miles wide. Stay home and cover your windows.

[@LeviKeegan-c1h]

Sc upstate schools doing E learning friday

[@neveragain733]

Im in central fl. Native Floridian. This is the largest storm ive seen near us. If this storm entered the state from the bottom of the state and went right up the midde it would be an absolute disaster.

[@kansaswolf865]

I already evacuated. I'm in Atlanta. Raining 🐈 and 🐕‍🦺

[@janp7660]

You were smart to get out early. I don't know why so many people wait until the last minute and then have to fight their way through traffic jams. Or those that choose to stay.

[@kermitandmisspiggyb]

@@janp7660they wait because one day they say one thing and the next day another, then a few hours later it changes paths. There is a lot of uncertainty with hurricanes. I’m new to living in hurricane prone areas and it’s a lot different than all the tornadoes my previous home state had. I thought like you until I moved to Florida. I understand now.

[@sherilgrant3004]

Is Helen will be heading to Tampa Florida

[@justenraab5938]

933 is a cat 4 middle of it correct just asking not trying to sound rude

[@robdavidson993]

Can’t wait to see the weather man standing on the beach telling us how windy it is.

[@AndrewGrey22]

Looks like Cedar Key and Citrus County is gonna get it.

[@michellesabol1718]

I’m in downtown Miami right now. No rain, nothing going on.

[@yellowbird5411]

It's going to be a 4 by the time it gets to Tampa news says.

[@gerrymcquagge4986]

Power outages are what worries me most.

[@EmmyPierz-ek7hi]

MAX Hurricane? Himacane?? CB

[@wesleywhit5288]

...

[@joolz5747]

Dear Jesus please keep people safe.🙏

[@jamealthedrummer]

What should SC be worried of

[@colty7764]

the mountains might get a foot or two of rain.

[@TayKinGaming]

The long arms coming off the eastern side of the storm love to spin up strong thunderstorms with the possibility of tornadoes.. especially if your on the coast and those storms are getting some fuel from the Atlantic!

[@terrycook2733]

Man what its going to look like tomorrow... scrap the forecast models as of noon tomorrow this is unpredictable of what its going to be like but other then massive and strong.

[@c.b.-11]

@@terrycook2733 I don't call this Helene, I call it The Stalker Strom.

[@DSGB2199]

18ft would go waaaay inland

[@Rika_Is_Tired]

yet i still have school tmr 😒

[@Alphabet0216]

This is literally the size of hurricane Gilbert 😮

[@joshuagarrison5378]

I'm betting cat 4

[@Shinygible443]

I’m at the red