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    Storm poses a threat hours after landfall
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    Storm poses a threat hours after landfall

    Watch Hurricane Helene approach Florida Strong wind gusts, heavy rain and waves devastated parts of Florida as Hurricane Helene approached. TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Helene weakened to a tropical storm as it swept through Georgia early Friday, although it was still producing life-threatening storm surges, winds and flooding rain hours after making devastating landfall on […]

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    Sheriff scolds residents for ignoring Hurricane Helene evacuation order
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    Sheriff scolds residents for ignoring Hurricane Helene evacuation order

    Category 4 Hurricane Helene is expected to impact beyond Florida Hurricane Helene is expected to strengthen, bringing severe flash flooding and life-threatening storm surge. A Florida sheriff on Thursday admonished residents who failed to obey an evacuation order as Hurricane Helene barreled toward the state, threatening to unleash a storm surge forecasters described as “unsurvivable” […]

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    Hurricane Helene live updates: Track the storm's path as Florida prepares for landfall amid fears of catastrophic damage to homes and businesses
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    Hurricane Helene live updates: Track the storm's path as Florida prepares for landfall amid fears of catastrophic damage to homes and businesses

    By Natasha Anderson Published: 10:00 BST, 26 September 2024 | Updated: 10:35 a.m. CEST, September 26, 2024 Advertising Hurricane Helene is expected to make landfall in Florida today, threatening to inflict catastrophic damage on homes across the Sunshine State. The Category 4 storm is approaching the U.S. coast with winds of up to 130 mph […]

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    Polk County Prepares for Hurricane Helene
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    Polk County Prepares for Hurricane Helene

    Helene track and impacts: Florida prepares for major hurricane Dr. Ryan Truchelut of Tallahassee-based WeatherTiger monitors Helene ahead of its predicted collision with Florida. WeatherTiger (This story has been updated with new information.) Hurricane Helene broke away from Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula on Wednesday morning and began its northeastward journey toward Florida. Senior meteorologist Nicole Carlisle […]

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    Models show the path to the Florida Panhandle that would lead to a state of emergency and evacuations
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    Models show the path to the Florida Panhandle that would lead to a state of emergency and evacuations

    Helene strengthened into a hurricane on Wednesday and forecasters warned it could become a major Category 3 storm before making landfall on Florida's Gulf Coast late Thursday. The National Hurricane Center warned that the storm would bring “life-threatening storm surges, damaging winds and torrential rains” to much of Florida and the Southeast. A state of […]

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