Hurricane Helene threatens 'unsurvivable' storm surge and vast inland damage, forecasters say

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Hurricane Helene threatens 'unsurvivable' storm surge and vast inland damage, forecasters say
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Fast-moving Hurricane Helene was advancing Thursday across the Gulf of Mexico toward Florida. Forecasters say it threatens an “unsurvivable” storm surge in parts of northwestern Florida, as well as damaging winds, rains and flash floods hundreds of miles inland across much of the southeastern U.S.

An oyster farmer is among the Floridians preparing for an onslaught from Hurricane Helene. Forecasters warned that the storm would intensify as it crosses the Gulf of Mexico on a path to Florida . People in Tallahassee prepared sandbags as Helene strengthened into a hurricane Wednesday, and forecasters warned that the storm would intensify as it crosses the Gulf of Mexico on a path to Florida . Helene was upgraded to a hurricane after rapidly strengthening in the Caribbean on Wednesday.

“This forecast, if realized, is a nightmare surge scenario for Apalachee Bay,” the office said. “Please, please, please take any evacuation orders seriously!”What to know as Hurricane Helene takes aim at Florida While Helene will likely weaken as it moves inland, its “fast forward speed will allow strong, damaging winds, especially in gusts, to penetrate well inland across the southeastern United States,” including in the southern Appalachian Mountains, the National Hurricane Center said. The center posted lesser tropical storm warnings as far north as North Carolina, and warned that much of the region could experience prolonged power outages, toppled trees and dangerous flooding.

Rain was already falling steadily in Atlanta on Wednesday evening as shoppers emptied shelves of water at a Kroger supermarket east of downtown. The National Weather Service in Atlanta issued flash flood warnings for much of the state. Areas 100 miles north of the Georgia-Florida line can expect hurricane conditions. More than half of Georgia’s public school districts and several universities canceled classes.

Federal authorities have positioned generators, food and water, along with search-and-rescue and power restoration teams.

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