The Weather Channel’s Jim Cantore is in Tallahassee.
Around 4 p.m., Cantore posted on X he was in “TLH.” One hour later, Hurricane Helene was predicted to have 130 mph winds at landfall, making it a category 4.
It was confirmed when Cantore was spotted getting ready for a live shot on Monroe Street across from the Florida Capitol.
Earlier Wednesday, Cantore was in Port Richey, and before that he was in Hudson Beach, just over 7 miles north of there.
Cantore is one of the best-known meteorologists on television and has become known as a harbinger of hurricane damage for nearly four decades.
He is famous, or possibly infamous, for his on-location appearances before and especially during major weather events and often puts himself seemingly in harm’s way to demonstrate how dangerous a storm is.
At noon on Wednesday, Cantore posted on X that the threat of Hurricane Helene to the southeastern U.S. “cannot be understated.”
“This will be a historic storm for many including southern Appalachia with flooding and wind damage. Pray I’m wrong, I want to be. Be safe all and protect your families and property as best you can,” Cantore said.