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Inland counties in the big bend region were struck with major hurricane-force winds as Helene moved inland. The highest recorded sustained wind in the state was a 1-minute measurement of 74 mph by a 7.4 foot (2.25 m) National Wind Institute probe in rural Suwannee County. [70]
Over 1.3 million customers were without power in South Carolina, the most of any state impacted by Helene, with several counties experiencing a near-complete loss of power. [169] [251] [249] Wind gusts reached 72 mph (116 km/h) in Aiken and Anderson, [252] and 75 mph (121 km/h) in Beaufort. [253]
In some places in Western North Carolina impacted by Helene, maps by First Street found roughly 10x the number of properties would have been in a 100-year flood zone category, if FEMA had been allowed to use more comprehensive and modern forecasting. Better maps could have resulted in more insurance coverage and flood prevention measures. [97]
Colquitt, Thomas, and Decatur counties opened shelters. [7] That same day, Governor Brian Kemp issued a state of emergency for Georgia since Helene was expected to track into the state. [4] In Thomas County, the Public Works Department began providing sandbags due to the storm. [8] On September 25, schools were closed in the counties of Bibb ...
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is an agency of the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS), initially created under President Jimmy Carter by Presidential Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1978 and implemented by two Executive Orders on April 1, 1979. [1]
FEMA and White House officials have expressed concern that survivors and others impacted by the storms may be less likely to seek relief from the agency due to the misinformation. [5] In response, the White House directed federal agencies to engage with the public on social media with evidence the government was on the ground helping relief ...
Hurricane Helene was the most intense tropical cyclone of the 1958 Atlantic hurricane season. The eighth tropical storm and fourth hurricane of the year, Helene was formed from a tropical wave east of the Lesser Antilles. Moving steadily westward, the storm slowly intensified, attaining hurricane strength on September 26.
FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell tells PEOPLE Helene was “a unique storm,” that brought “different types of threats” to different areas across the U.S. South Hurricane Helene’s Death ...