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Helene inundates North Carolina with historic flooding and outages

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Helene inundates North Carolina with historic flooding and outages

(This story has been updated because an earlier version contained an inaccuracy. Video has also been added.) Helene's streak of destruction has brought historic rainfall, flooding, power outages and winds of 140 miles per hour across the Southeast. But it was North Carolina that bore the brunt Saturday: Large swathes of cities like Asheville were […]

Hurricane forecasters are watching Isaac, Joyce and perhaps Kirk

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Hurricane forecasters are watching Isaac, Joyce and perhaps Kirk

Meteorologists are monitoring the Caribbean Sea, where another system appears to be brewing in a similar location to where Hurricane Helene formed. As Helene swept across Florida and dumped rain across the Southeast, hurricane forecasters were monitoring three systems in the Atlantic. One of them is a new hurricane far out in the ocean. Hurricane […]

Hurricane forecasters are eyeing other storms as Helene threatens the US

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Hurricane forecasters are eyeing other storms as Helene threatens the US

Hurricane Helene isn't the only storm forecasters are watching on Thursday as the tropical Atlantic remains active. Category 4 Hurricane Helene is expected to impact beyond Florida Hurricane Helene is expected to strengthen, bringing severe flash flooding and life-threatening storm surge. Hurricane Helene isn't the only storm forecasters are watching on Thursday as the tropical […]

Follow Hurricane Helene's path to the Alabama-Florida border

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Follow Hurricane Helene's path to the Alabama-Florida border

Helene, still dangerous, was downgraded to a tropical storm in Georgia At least four people have died from Storm Helene, which made landfall as a Category 4 storm and was downgraded to a tropical storm on Friday morning. Hurricane Helene continues to strengthen and is expected to make landfall in the Florida Big Bend as […]

Tropical Storm Joyce Tracker: Projected Path, Spaghetti Models

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Tropical Storm Joyce Tracker: Projected Path, Spaghetti Models

Editor's note: This story was published Friday afternoon. Follow the latest developments on Tropical Storm Joyce, Hurricane Isaac and other disturbances here. Helene made landfall in the Florida Big Bend late Thursday evening, bringing life-threatening flooding and damaging winds to much of the southeastern United States before weakening to a tropical storm early Friday morning. […]

Man accused of lighting Bucktail Wildfire during dog cremation

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Man accused of lighting Bucktail Wildfire during dog cremation

A 63-year-old man has been accused of starting a forest fire in Colorado when he tried to cremate his dog, according to local media reports. The Bucktail Fire began Aug. 1 north of Nucla, about 350 miles west of Denver, and destroyed more than 7,200 acres of private and national forest land as well as […]

According to Helene, fears of dam failure and massive flooding remain

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According to Helene, fears of dam failure and massive flooding remain

The remnants of Hurricane Helene devastated parts of East Tennessee with dangerous flooding and winds that downed power lines and trees. The threat is not over, particularly in the Great Smoky Mountains and along the Nolichucky River, where a dam could fail under the pressure of flooding. Here you will find the latest information on […]

Cleanup efforts are underway after strong winds in Helene hit the Greater Cincinnati area

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Cleanup efforts are underway after strong winds in Helene hit the Greater Cincinnati area

View storm damage in the Cincinnati area The remnants of Hurricane Helene brought strong winds and rain that left thousands of people without power in the Greater Cincinnati area on Friday. Remnants of Hurricane Helene swept through Greater Cincinnati on Friday afternoon, leaving no trace. The rain and strong winds, reaching speeds of up to […]

Remnants of Helene Storm are causing damage across Kentucky

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Remnants of Helene Storm are causing damage across Kentucky

Aerial view of Longboat Key after Hurricane Helene Photojournalist Thomas Bender flew over Longboat Key to take a look at the beaches after Hurricane Helene Several counties and cities in eastern and central Kentucky declared a state of emergency after remnants of Hurricane Helene – now classified as a post-tropical cyclone by the National Hurricane […]