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The Pigeon River at Newport rose to over three times its flood stage by 4 p.m. Sept. 27, blowing past record levels when it reached over 27 feet high. The previous record was 23 feet, 4 inches.
TAMPA, Fla. – Hurricane Helene is unleashing its fury on Florida with landfall in the coming hours as a major hurricane along the Gulf Coast. Millions of people in the Sunshine State are in the ...
The amount of moisture and rainfall deposited in the region was considered exceptional due to it being far inland of the East Coast and the Gulf Coast. [ 7 ] The North Carolina State Climate Office at North Carolina State University reported that its Mount Mitchell weather station recorded 24.41 in (620 mm) of rainfall.
The Gulf of Mexico remains the zone to watch for tropical development and impacts to the United States in the days ahead, and this time Florida may be the prime target for any budding system next ...
Helene would be Florida's 9th major hurricane hit since 2000. The storm is forecast to become a major hurricane, a Category 3, before approaching the Florida Gulf Coast on Thursday, the hurricane ...
The Tennessee Valley Authority operates the Tennessee River system to provide a wide range of public benefits: year-round navigation, flood damage reduction, affordable electricity, improved water quality and water supply, recreation, and economic growth.
[214] [215] Due to the large size of the storm, damaging winds and flooding impacted much of Florida's gulf coast. In areas closer to the Big Bend such as Steinhatchee , storm surge reached up to 9.63 feet (2.94 m), while areas as far south as Key West experienced storm surge of 1 to 3 feet (0.30 to 0.91 m).
The U.S. Gulf Coast is bracing for a major hurricane, with Tropical Storm Helene expected to intensify rapidly into a Category 3 storm and hit Florida's Big Bend. Storm that could become Hurricane ...