Tropical Weather & Hurricane Season

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Historic and Deadly Hurricane Helene Slams Florida and Moves to the Carolinas
by Andrew Freedman
September 27, 2024

Introduction:

(Axios) Hurricane Helene is one of the most expansive and damaging hurricanes on record for the Southeast, owing to its unusual size and rapid intensification.

The big picture: As of Friday morning, at least 17 people had died as a result of the massive storm, AP reports. Nearly 1 million customers were without power in Florida, with at least another 3 million in Georgia and the Carolinas, according to poweroutage.us.

• Helene's effects extend across a wide area, causing record inland flooding in western North Carolina and unprecedented storm surge flooding in Tampa.

• The storm spared Atlanta from its strongest winds, but the center of the storm made it within 100 miles of the city as a hurricane, with the most damage occurring to the east-southeast of the city.

One stunning stat: With 140 mph maximum sustained winds, Helene was the strongest hurricane on record to make landfall in the Big Bend region of Florida, where the peninsula curves into the panhandle.

Read more here: https://www.axios.com/2024/09/27/hurri ... -carolina

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