Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
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.
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]
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 ...
Florida power outage map: Track widespread outages from Helene in the state Ryan Truchelut, founder of WeatherTiger and a hurricane forecaster for the USA TODAY NETWORK-Florida, said Helene is a ...
In all, over 29,000 business and residences were affected in Pinellas County, with over 17,000 being destroyed or suffering major damage. [52] In Manatee County, 230,471 structures were affected, with residential damage estimated at $347.2 million, while commercial damage reached $6.3 million, for a combined total of $353.5 million.
Helene is the first known Category 4 storm to hit Florida's Big Bend region since records began in 1851, according to Colorado State University senior hurricane scientist Phil Klotzbach.
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.
Millions of homes and businesses in the Southeast remain without power Monday in the aftermath of Helene. Power outage maps: Mass outages remain in Carolinas, Georgia, Florida after Helene Skip to ...