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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]
Helene, which made landfall in Florida as a deadly Category 4 hurricane at the end of September, carved a 500-mile path of destruction across six states, causing catastrophic flooding and killing ...
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.
North Carolina was severely impacted by Hurricane Helene during late September 2024, primarily in its western Appalachian region, causing at least 104 reported deaths and significant destruction of infrastructure and residential areas across several settlements. [1]
As of Oct. 28, the White House reported the Biden administration had approved over $2.1 billion in federal assistance for people impacted by the devastation caused by Helene and Hurricane Milton ...
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.
The scientists found the "heavy rainfall from Hurricane Helene up to 20% more intense and the strong winds up to 7% stronger" than during the period from 1980-2000.
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 ...