Hurricane Helene threatens ‘unsurvivable’ storm surge in Florida as it’s forecast to explode into catastrophic Category 4
Hurricane Helene is now forecast to reach catastrophic Category 4 strength by the time it makes landfall in Florida on Thursday, the National Hurricane Center says, with storm surge potentially climbing to 20 feet along some parts of the coast.
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Hurricane Helene live updates: Storm surge, sewer issues and power outages plague Florida communities
Hurricane Helene made landfall late Thursday as a Category 4 hurricane in the Florida Big Bend, leaving flooding, damage and destruction along Florida's Gulf Coast before speeding north, causing damage and power outages in Georgia and threatening dam breaks Friday in Tennessee as a downgraded tropical depression.
Storm surge from Hurricane Helene proving to be devastating. Here's why and what that means
And in the case of Hurricane Helene, experts were predicting that the storm surge would be devastating in the coastal areas of the state's Big Bend, where the peninsula meets the Panhandle.
More deadly than wind, storm surge from Hurricane Helene could be devastating
Storm surge is a bigger killer than wind when a major hurricane hits shore. The areas in the path of Hurricane Helene are more susceptible to surge than other parts of Florida's coast.
Hurricane Helene threatens 'unsurvivable' storm surge and vast inland damage, forecasters say
The National Weather Service office in Tallahassee says storm surges could reach 20 feet in the state's northwest. Landfall is expected Thursday evening.
Helene blasts Florida with destructive winds, torrential rains and storm surge
Hurricane Helene brought destructive winds, torrential rains and the possibility of a catastrophic storm surge to the Gulf Coast and Panhandle of Florida. Officials said most people were complying with evacuation orders.
Helene rumbles into Georgia as dangerous Cat 1 hurricane after slamming Florida: Updates
Helene made landfall in the Florida Big Bend region Thursday night before it is expected to move inland at a fast pace across the Southeast.
Live updates: Hurricane Helene could bring ‘catastrophic’ storm surge to Florida
Hurricane Helene could come ashore in Florida as a dangerous Category 3 or 4 storm with a surge over 10 feet, bringing flooding inland. Follow live updates.
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As it happened: Helene claims at least 40 lives as rescuers race to free those trapped by the storm
Helene is lashing Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas with heavy wind and rain, causing flooding and power outages.
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Hospital surrounded by 3 sides of bay water in Tampa went viral, avoided Hurricane Helene storm surge
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Helene weakens to a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 70 mph over Georgia
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Hurricane Helene sounds the climate alarm (again)
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