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Oops, Tampa Bay. Weather Channel’s Jim Cantore Spotted in FL as Hurricane Helene Continues to Rage
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Oops, Tampa Bay. Weather Channel’s Jim Cantore Spotted in FL as Hurricane Helene Continues to Rage

As Hurricane Helene continues to intensify on its northward track toward Florida, all eyes are on The Weather Channel’s Jim Cantore.

If you see a Cantore in your city, chances are the storm is heading there.

A Facebook page called “Tracking Jim Cantore” is dedicated to tracking his whereabouts. On Wednesday, Cantore was in Port Richey, Florida. Port Richey is a city just south of Hudson Beach in Pasco County, near the Gulf of Mexico, with a population of more than 3,300, according to U.S. Census data.

In a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, Cantore said the threat from Hurricane Helene to the Southeast “cannot be understated.”

“This will be a historic storm for many, including the southern Appalachians, with flooding and wind damage,” Cantore’s post read. “Pray that I’m wrong, I wish I was. Everyone be safe and protect your families and property to the best of your ability.”

“We are gearing up for the kaboom phase and getting ready to turn into FL and the Southeast US,” Cantore said in an Instagram post Wednesday morning, along with a satellite photo of the storm. “The stronger it gets, the deeper inland the winds and power outages will be.”

Here’s where The Weather Channel’s other reporters were stationed on Wednesday:

  • Molly McCollum, Sarasota

  • Paul Goodloe, Apalachicola

  • Alex Wallace, Tampa

  • Mike Bettes, Cedar Key

  • Justin Michaels, Tallahassee

  • Charles Peek, Tallahassee

  • Chris Warren, Perry

  • Reynolds Wolf, Atlanta, Georgia

  • Chris Brown, Valdosta, Georgia