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Georgia was severely impacted by Hurricane Helene during late September 2024, causing over 34 reported deaths and significant rainfall across the state. After making landfall in the Big Bend region of Florida on September 27, the hurricane began to traverse over land across Georgia as a Category 2 hurricane prior to tracking into the Appalachian mountain range as a tropical storm.
Hurricane Helene (/ h ɛ ˈ l iː n / ⓘ heh-LEEN) [1] was a devastating tropical cyclone that caused widespread catastrophic damage and numerous fatalities across the Southeastern United States in late September 2024.
The National Weather Service issued its first tornado warnings — for northern Chatham County and central Orange County — at 10:38 a.m. Friday, spawning a frenzy of weather updates.
Hurricane Helene brought destructive effects to Florida. The eighth named storm, fifth hurricane and second major hurricane of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, Helene made landfall in Florida on September 26, bringing destructive effects across the state. Across Florida, Helene brought destructive winds and historic storm surge.
3:50 p.m. - Helene was upgraded to a Category 3 hurricane shortly after Macon-Bibb County was placed under a tornado watch, according to the National Weather Service. Macon’s tornado watch is in ...
It remains unclear just how many people are missing in the six states significantly impacted by Helene. As of Monday, Sept. 30, local officials an estimated 600 people could be missing in Buncombe ...
Eight tornadoes were spawned by Helene in the state. [33] This included a brief but intense low-end EF3 tornado that impacted the north side of Rocky Mount, damaging 14 buildings and injuring 15 people, including four critically. [34] Five of the other tornadoes were rated EF1, while the remaining two was rated EF0. [33]
Helene, the strongest hurricane on record to slam into Florida’s Big Bend region, is now a post-tropical cyclone with winds of 35 mph, leaving at least 59 people dead in five states, leveling ...