Uh oh, Tampa Bay. Weather Channel’s Jim Cantore spotted in FL as Hurricane Helene barrels on
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Hurricane Helene 2024
Hurricane Helene is projected to bring heavy rain, strong winds and possible floods to Manatee County and Florida’s Big Bend region. Forecasts, as of September 25, project Helene will strike Florida Thursday evening, September 26, and head north through parts of Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina into Friday.
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As Hurricane Helene continues intensifying during its northerly track toward Florida, all eyes are on where The Weather Channel’s Jim Cantore is stationed.
Usually, a Cantore sighting in your town means there’s a good chance the storm is heading there.
A Facebook page called, “Tracking Jim Cantore,” is devoted to tracking his whereabouts. On Wednesday, Cantore was in Port Richey, Florida. Port Richey is a city just south of Hudson Beach in Pasco County near the Gulf of Mexico with a population of more than 3,300, according to U.S. Census data.
In a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, Cantore said Hurricane Helene’s threat to the Southeast “cannot be understated.”
“This will be a historic storm for many including southern Appalachia with flooding and wind damage,” Cantore’s post said. “Pray I’m wrong, I want to be. Be safe all and protect your families and property as best you can.”
“Getting ready for the kaboom phase and preparing to take the turn towards FL and the southeast USA,” Cantore said in a post on Instagram Wednesday morning along with a satellite image of the storm. “The stronger it gets the deeper inland the winds and power outages will be.”
Here’s a look where The Weather Channel’s other reporters were stationed Wednesday:
- Molly McCollum, Sarasota
- Paul Goodloe, Apalachicola
- Alex Wallace, Tampa
- Mike Bettes, Cedar Key
- Justin Michaels, Tallahassee
- Charles Peek, Tallahassee
- Chris Warren, Perry
- Reynolds Wolf, Atlanta, Georgia
- Chris Bruin, Valdosta, Georgia
This story was originally published September 25, 2024 at 2:22 PM.
