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Evacuations ordered in the Asheville area

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Evacuations ordered in the Asheville area

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. Editor's note: This live coverage is continually updated. Helene brought heavy rain and strong winds to North […]

Hurricane Helene leaves widespread power outages in Georgia

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Hurricane Helene leaves widespread power outages in Georgia

As Hurricane Helene continues to cause widespread disruption across Georgia, more than 1.1 million residents are currently without power. As of 10:30 a.m. Friday, the storm had caused significant outages affecting numerous counties across the state. In total, 22.1% of Georgia's electricity customers are affected, with 1,083,629 outages reported out of 4,910,826 customers tracked. Track […]

See how Big Bends cities are hit by storms within a year

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See how Big Bends cities are hit by storms within a year

Hurricane Helene floods the streets of Tampa before making landfall Floodwaters inundated areas of Tampa on Thursday, September 26, before Hurricane Helene made landfall in the Big Bend region of Florida. Three hurricanes in just over a year. Will Florida's Big Bend finally catch a break? Since Hurricane Idalia struck in August 2023, Taylor County […]

Tropical Storm Helene hits western North Carolina

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Tropical Storm Helene hits western North Carolina

Watch Hurricane Helene approach Florida Strong wind gusts, heavy rain and waves devastated parts of Florida as Hurricane Helene approached. Western North Carolina has begun to feel the effects of Helene, which has since been downgraded to a tropical storm but is still causing severe flooding, power outages and more in its path – and […]

Helene leaves more than 1 million people in the dark

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Helene leaves more than 1 million people in the dark

More than a million people remained without power in Florida Friday morning, even as Hurricane Helene weakened into a tropical storm as it passed through Georgia. The storm unleashed 140 mph winds and flooding rain after making landfall on the Big Bend state's coast late Thursday. This made it the first known Category 4 storm […]

Tallahassee dodges Hurricane Helene's bullet

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Tallahassee dodges Hurricane Helene's bullet

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. Tallahassee dodged the proverbial bullet and nearly missed the eyewall of Hurricane Helene – the storm's worst […]

Helene leaves about 1 million in the dark

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Helene leaves about 1 million in the dark

About a million people in Georgia were without power early Friday as Helene swept through the state after making landfall in Florida on Thursday. Helene, downgraded from a hurricane to a tropical storm, continued to make its way through Georgia at 30 mph. As of early Friday, the storm was about 40 miles east of […]

The effects of Hurricane Helene were felt far across Florida

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The effects of Hurricane Helene were felt far across Florida

Hurricane Helene floods Fort Myers Beach for the second time FMB flooding as Hurricane Helene's wave inundates the island Support local journalism with a digital subscription for just $1 per month for the first 12 months. Lee County is in recovery mode from the impacts of Helene today (Sept. 27). Significant storm surge occurred throughout […]

Hurricane Helene Florida: Wind damage, flooding, live updates on Friday

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Hurricane Helene Florida: Wind damage, flooding, live updates on Friday

(This story has been updated to add new information.) Hurricane Helene made landfall in the Florida Big Bend late Thursday as a Category 4 hurricane, leaving flooding, damage and destruction along Florida's Gulf Coast before racing north into Georgia overnight. 1.2 million electricity customers in Florida woke up in the dark early Friday morning and […]

Storm poses a threat hours after landfall

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Storm poses a threat hours after landfall

Watch Hurricane Helene approach Florida Strong wind gusts, heavy rain and waves devastated parts of Florida as Hurricane Helene approached. Helene weakened to a tropical storm as it swept through Georgia early Friday, although it continued to unleash life-threatening storm surges, winds and flooding rain hours after making devastating landfall on Florida's Big Bend coast. […]