What to know about Hurricane Helene and the flooding the storm left across the Southeast US
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Massive Hurricane Helene crashed into Florida’s sparsely populated Big Bend region, bringing ...
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Helene kills 21, unleashes floods and knocks out power to millions across South
Helene is triggering dangerous rain and flooding across the U.S. South, where it has killed at least 21 people and cut power ...
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 ...
How climate change is intensifying storms like Hurricane Helene
Helene has unleashed high winds, heavy rain and a dangerous storm surge in the Southeast after making landfall in Florida as ...
How do you measure a storm like Hurricane Helene? Some prefer the Waffle House Index
The diner chain, Waffle House, is in the Southeast and especially vulnerable to storms. When it's closed? 'That's really bad, ...
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Helene weakens over land, but flooding, damage still expected
Massive Hurricane Helene crashed into Florida’s sparsely populated Big Bend region, bringing storm surge and high winds across the state’s Gulf Coast communities before ripping into ...
Yes, there was another Hurricane Helene 66 years ago, but it never made landfall
Another Hurricane Helene battered the Carolinas in September 1958. Like the 2024 hurricane, it would have been a Category 4 ...
Hurricane season: What is the Saffir-Simpson scale; how does it work; is there a Category 6?
The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale was developed in 1971 and unveiled to the public in 1973. Here’s a look at the system ...
'Uninhabitable for weeks or months': Why Helene's hurricane category matters
A hurricane's category describes potential wind damage but does not describe other deadly hurricane hazards such as storm ...
Is a Category 3 hurricane a major storm? What to know as Hurricane Helene strengthens
Ahead of Hurricane Helene's landfall, forecasters are predicting it will hit Florida as a Category 3 hurricane. Here's what ...
What do the tropical systems & hurricane categories mean?
While tropical storms and categories 1 and 2 are not to be taken lightly, it's when we reach Category 3 that a storm reaches ...