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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.
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.
When and where did Hurricane Helene make landfall? Helene made landfall at about 11:10 p.m. ET Thursday near Perry, Florida, with 140 mph winds. Tropical Depression Helene tracker.
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. [108]
This map shows rainfall from Helene and in the days preceding the storm that combined to create disastrous flooding.
Maps show the areas impacted by storm surge, rainfall levels and more as Helene, once a major hurricane and now a tropical storm, moves inland from Florida's Gulf Coast over Georgia.
September 26 – Hurricane Helene made landfall at peak intensity near the mouth of the Aucilla River southwest of Perry as a Category 4 hurricane with sustained winds of 140 mph (220 km/h), becoming the strongest tropical cyclone to make landfall in the Big Bend region on record, as well as the third hurricane to make landfall in the area ...
Helene's storm surge is expected to raise water levels in Tampa Bay by as much as 8 feet. Levels in other areas could rise 3 to 15 feet, the advisory says, while rainfall totals are expected to ...