forward speed of Helene is reminiscent of Hugo in SC in 89. I went thru that one as a kid, solidified my weather nerdom at 14.
due to the fast forward speed (although it approached from the Atlantic not the Gulf) strong impacts were felt far inland (Charlotte, NC and up into WV and OH)
I was 25 miles NW of Columbia and we had 8' whitecaps on Lake Murray (Man Made large damned reservoir NW of Columbia) and 70mph winds that destroyed our dock and swamped our neighbors boat on their dock (they were out of town)