Hurricane Helene roared ashore as a powerful Category 4 storm in a sparsely populated region of Florida, peeling the siding from buildings, trapping residents i
Workers clear shopping carts from the parking lot at a Walmart that just closed ahead of Hurricane Helene , expected to make landfall Thursday evening, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024, in Valdosta, Ga.
First responders were out in boats early Friday to rescue people trapped by flooding in Citrus County, some 120 miles south of Perry. The hurricane came ashore near the mouth of the Aucilla River on Florida’s Gulf Coast. That location was only about 20 miles northwest of where Hurricane Idalia hit last year at nearly the same ferocity and caused widespread damage.After 3 storm-related deaths, hurricane Helene weakens to tropical storm over Georgia
“We heard some rumbling,” said Herrera, cradling the sleeping baby in a downstairs hallway. “We didn’t see anything at first. After a while the intensity picked up. It looked like a gutter that was banging against our window. So we made a decision to leave.” “I feel like a lot of us know what to do now,” Herrera said. “We’ve seen some storms and grown some thicker skins.”
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