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    Hurricane Helene brings wind and rain to the Oceans Calling Festival

    Madoc Meredith Posted on

    As Hurricane Helene develops into a major Category 3 hurricane, concern is growing about the long-awaited second round of the Oceans Calling Festival in Ocean City, Maryland.

    Here’s everything we know about the devastating storm, including its predicted spread across the U.S. and whether festival-goers need to worry about the coming rain.

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    Will Hurricane Helene impact this year’s Oceans Calling Festival?

    The southeastern state of Florida is first on Hurricane Helene’s hit list. Florida will soon face a life-threatening storm surge as Helene is expected to make landfall as a Category 4 hurricane on Thursday evening, September 24th.

    The path of Hurricane Helene will impact the Southeast. The disease is currently expected to spread throughout Florida before hitting Georgia and Tennessee, and also affecting neighboring states such as Alabama, Kentucky, the Carolinas and others.

    Helene’s big wind field — which has now reached wind speeds of 105 miles per hour — means the effects are felt far away from the storm. As a result, states on the East Coast, including Maryland, are not spared from their wrath.

    According to The Weather Channel, Ocean City can expect both wind and occasional rain showers to increase over the weekend before ending in the middle of the following week, around Wednesday, October 2nd.

    Rest assured, however, any safety concerns that arise during the three-day music festival can be directed to Oceans Calling’s SafeVest staff wearing bright yellow vests.

    “Welcome to SafeFest, a team dedicated to festival-goers all weekend long. Safety is #OceansCalling’s number one priority. So if you need help, just look for helping hand signs or team members in yellow vests,” festival organizers said online.

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    Hurricane Ian forced the Oceans Calling Festival to be canceled in 2022

    The Oceans Calling Festival is no stranger to severe storms. The music festival made a comeback in 2023 after having to cancel in 2022 due to the threat of bad weather from Hurricane Ian.

    Plans for the three-day, first-ever music festival were disrupted when then-Hurricane Ian formed, bringing endless rain, wind, flooding, beach erosion and large breaking waves of 7 to 10 feet to the resort.

    Now, with Hurricane Helene about to make landfall in the US, festival-goers have been voicing their concerns online about the worrisome weather. But the festival organizers are unimpressed.

    “Expect to dance in some rain,” said @oceanscallingmd in a comment on Instagram.

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    What is the weather forecast?

    As Oceans Calling Festival said online, light rain is definitely expected in Ocean City this weekend.

    According to The Weather Channel, festival-goers can expect showers and thunderstorms on Friday, with an 80% chance of rain in the evening. Friday will also see a high of 75 degrees.

    Then the weather forecast for Saturday calls for partly cloudy skies early in the day and a 50 percent chance of rain in the evening starting around midnight. Temperatures will reach a high of 78 degrees.

    The final day of the music festival, Sunday, promises a 40% chance of rain and a high of 74 degrees. The sky is expected to remain cloudy for the remainder of the day.

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    Olivia Minzola covers Lower Shore communities. Contact her with tips and story ideas at [email protected].

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