Overall, mostly dry and sunny conditions can be expected with winds gusting up to 20 MPH.

where the storm is going to stall once it hits land and a meteorological term known as orographic lifting. "This has to do with the mountains," Ranieri said. "The mountains always enhance that ...

Orographic lifting, a process that occurs when hills or mountains force air to rise and cool, caused water vapor to condense and additional precipitation to form as it combined with Helene's ...