Storm 5 Alert issued for overnight through 9 p.m. on Friday

STORM 5 ALERT Friday 1 a.m. - 9 p.m.

TIMING: Overnight throughout Friday Evening

THREATS/IMPACTS: Damaging Wind Gusts, Flash Flooding, Quick spin-up tornado 

CURRENT WATCHES: Flood Watch 7 p.m. - Saturday 7 a.m.

Helene will bring a risk for damaging winds, isolated flash flooding and quick spin-up tornadoes starting overnight tonight throughout Friday night. Thankfully, we are not on the front right quadrant (which is known for numerous spin-up tornadoes)... However, this is still a tropical system so a quick spin-up cannot be ruled out. 

Main concerns continue to focus on damaging wind gusts and localized flooding.  

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