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Hurricane Helene (/ h ɛ ˈ l iː n / ⓘ heh-LEEN) [1] was a deadly and devastating tropical cyclone that caused widespread catastrophic damage and numerous fatalities across the Southeastern United States in late September 2024.
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 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.
The highest risk warning the center has ever issued for a tornado situation related to a hurricane was for the third day after Hurricane Ivan made landfall in Alabama in September 2004.
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 ...
Rare mountain tornado as Helene's winds move in Notable wind gusts and confirmed tornadoes from the precursor frontal event and Hurricane Helene from September 25 to 27, 2024. / Credit: North ...
Eight tornadoes were spawned by Helene in the state. [34] 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. [21] Five of the other tornadoes were rated EF1, while the remaining two was rated EF0. [34]
∎ Helene is the 4th U.S. landfalling hurricane of 2024. Only five other years on record have had four or more hurricane landfalls: 1886, 1909, 1985, 2005 and 2020.