south-southeast
noun
south-south·east
ˈsau̇th-ˌsau̇th-ˈēst 
: a compass point that is two points east of due south : S22°30′E
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The storm is about 50 miles south-southeast of Louisville and moving north-northwest at 17 mph.
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NBC News, 28 Sep. 2024
Key Facts The center of Helene, which became post-tropical Friday afternoon, was located about 50 miles south-southeast of Louisville, Kentucky, as of 5 p.m. EDT on Friday, the National Hurricane Center said, with maximum sustained winds of 35 mph.
—Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
State of play: The hurricane rapidly strengthened into a Category 4 storm over the Gulf of Mexico's record-warm waters Thursday and continued to gain intensity ahead of landfall Thursday night to the south-southeast of Tallahassee.
—Andrew Freedman, Axios, 27 Sep. 2024
The storm was about 180 miles east-southeast of Cozumel, Mexico, and about 170 miles south-southeast of the western tip of Cuba as of an 11 a.m. Tuesday advisory from the National Hurricane Center,
Helene is expected to become a hurricane on Wednesday, according to the National Hurricane Center.
—Darcie Moran, Detroit Free Press, 24 Sep. 2024
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NBC News, 28 Sep. 2024
Key Facts The center of Helene, which became post-tropical Friday afternoon, was located about 50 miles south-southeast of Louisville, Kentucky, as of 5 p.m. EDT on Friday, the National Hurricane Center said, with maximum sustained winds of 35 mph.
—Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
State of play: The hurricane rapidly strengthened into a Category 4 storm over the Gulf of Mexico's record-warm waters Thursday and continued to gain intensity ahead of landfall Thursday night to the south-southeast of Tallahassee.
—Andrew Freedman, Axios, 27 Sep. 2024
The storm was about 180 miles east-southeast of Cozumel, Mexico, and about 170 miles south-southeast of the western tip of Cuba as of an 11 a.m. Tuesday advisory from the National Hurricane Center,
Helene is expected to become a hurricane on Wednesday, according to the National Hurricane Center.
—Darcie Moran, Detroit Free Press, 24 Sep. 2024
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“South-southeast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/south-southeast. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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