Mysterious blue blob detected in the eye of Hurricane Helene by radar is revealed

A strange spot in the center of raging Hurricane Helene, picked up on radar, confused more than 1.4 million X viewers.

Colin McCarthy’s X-post revealed that the radar anomaly was actually a group of birds trapped in the eye of the hurricane over Tallahassee, Florida.

Many commentators have been skeptical about whether radar could actually detect birds, but experts have done their best to get to the bottom of what this image shows.

One user critically commented: ‘That’s not what that is.’

Meteorologist Rob Carlmark told us 9NEWS: ‘Birds can appear on the radar. When birds roost at night and fly out again in the morning, it is common to see them emerge.’

Flocks of birds and other creatures can find themselves in the eye of hurricanes

Ben Dery, another meteorologist, also explained. He said radars can detect many things in the atmosphere, including insects, temperature changes, density changes and, of course, birds.

During hurricanes in Florida, it is common for certain birds to become stuck in the middle, which can be very dangerous for them.

Some species fly around the storm, while others can use its power as a boost.

Hurricane Helene tore through a home in Tallahassee

“Many other birds, however, will be trapped in the storm. Radar images often show birds in the eye of hurricanes, which cannot escape through the eye wall.’ Audubon Florida explained.

One X user wrote: ‘That’s wild! It’s incredible how nature works. I hope they find their way to safety.’

Hurricane Helene, now a tropical storm, has killed at least 55 people in five states since it was spotted Wednesday off a Mexican coast just a few hundred miles from Florida.

The storm is mainly hanging over Tennessee and Kentucky.

However, areas in Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia are also affected by the storm, according to the National Hurricane Center.

“The amount of damage will be enormous,” University of Georgia professor Pam Knox told DailyMail.com on Wednesday.

An aerial view of a Florida home destroyed by the raging hurricane

Damage to the Nolichucky Dam in eastern Tennessee is of major concern because it cannot withstand the extreme amounts of flooding that comes through it.

About 5,800 residents and two schools were immediately affected by the dam’s overflow.

Cedar Key in Florida was completely decimated by the storm on Friday.

Michael Bobbitt, 48, a resident who stayed behind, said The New York Times about his experiences.

Hurricane Helene devastated Horseshoe Beach in Florida

He said, “We feel pretty let down here in Cedar Key. When we fought this at night, as bad as we thought it would be, it’s much worse in the daylight.

“Cedar Key as we know it is completely gone.

‘Entire houses have been picked up and moved. To reach them we had to go through three feet of water. The post office has been destroyed.’