Buncombe County officials provide an update on Helene response efforts [Video]

SOMETHING WE HAVE BEEN PATIENTLY WAITING FOR AND SOMETHING WE’RE EXCITED TO SEE. OF COURSE, WE’RE STILL KEEPING OUR EYE ON THE TROPICS. THERE IS LESLIE AND KIRK, BOTH HURRICANES IN THE CENTRAL ATLANTIC. THEY’RE MOVING OUT TO SEA. NOT A CONCERN FOR THE UNITED STATES, BUT JUST RECENTLY, TROPICAL STORM MILTON FORMED AND IT DEVELOPED PRETTY QUICKLY HERE IN THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF. IT’S A TROPICAL STORM WITH 50 MILE PER HOUR WINDS THIS MORNING. AND YOU SEE IT’S STARTING TO GET BETTER ORGANIZED THERE AROUND THAT CENTER WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. IT’S GOING TO TAKE KIND OF A WEIRD TRACK, KIND OF MOVING BACKWARDS ACROSS THE GULF FROM WEST TO EAST. AND IT LOOKS LIKE IT WILL MAKE LANDFALL SOMETIME ON WEDNESDAY ON THE WEST COAST OF FLORIDA NEAR THE TAMPA BAY AREA. OF COURSE, WATERS IN THE GULF STILL VERY WARM. AND SO MODELS ARE FAIRLY BULLISH IN …