Below is a select list of cities in the path of Hurricane Helene. These are general forecasts to give people an idea of ​​when stormy conditions might start, when they might end, and how bad it might get in the meantime.

Tampa

Storm duration: Thursday 6:00 AM to Friday 1:00 AM

Peak winds: 70 to 80 mph, likely between 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Thursday

Precipitation: 3 to 5 inches

Storm Surge: 5 to 8 feet high, peaking around high tide Thursday evening (8 p.m. to 2 a.m.)

Apalachicola, Florida

Storm duration: Thursday 1:00 PM to Friday 3:00 AM Thursday to 3:00 AM Friday

Peak winds: 100 to 120 mph between 6 p.m. and midnight Thursday

Precipitation: 10 to 12 inches

Storm Surge: 10 to 15 feet high, peaking at landfall, Thursday between 8 p.m. and 10 a.m.

Tallahassee, Florida

Storm duration: Thursday 3:00 PM to Friday 5:00 AM

Peak winds: 90 to 110 mph between 8 p.m. and 1 a.m. Thursday

Precipitation: 6 to 9 inches

Steinhatchee, Florida

Storm duration: Thursday 1:00 PM to Friday 3:00 AM

Peak winds: 70 to 85 mph from 6 p.m. Thursday to midnight

Precipitation: 3 to 5 inches

Storm Surge: 15 to 20 feet high, peaking near landfall, Thursday 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

Macon, Georgia

Storm duration: Thursday 10:00 PM to Friday 10:00 AM

Peak winds: 50 to 75 mph Friday 12pm to 6am

Precipitation: 5 to 8 inches

Atlanta

Storm duration: Thursday 11:00 PM to Friday 11:00 AM

Peak winds: 50 to 75 mph, Friday 3 a.m. to 8 a.m.

Precipitation: 6 to 10 inches