2 P.M. Friday, Sept 17, 2024 2 P.M.

It appears we’ve already experienced the worst of the rain (for sure) and winds (likely) during the past hour or two. Rain will be getting lighter in the next hour and diminishing by this evening. Winds will be slowly weakening this afternoon as what’s left of Helene nears. Area of 40+ mph wind gusts will slowly drift westward over southern IN and KY. However wind gusts over 30 mph will continue into the evening.

So far, the max wind gust here has been 41 mph at Standiford and 39 at Bowman. We may see a couple of low 40’s over the next hour, but, in general, the trend will be down.

Just an observation…The NWS had this situation nailed yesterday morning. Then they went crazy.