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Hurricane Helene barreled into Florida's Big Bend region on Thursday as a powerful Category Four storm. These photos show the affected areas as people evacuated flooded streets and sought shelter.
A view of storm damage at Chez What on Sept. 28 in Valdosta, Ga. (Sean Rayford/Getty Images) (Getty Images) Photos from across the region show the devastation left by Helene.
Satellite images from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration show the destruction that Hurricane Helene caused when it first made landfall as a Category 4 storm.
Authorities on Friday were trying to get a handle on Hurricane Helene 's extreme swath of destruction, which stretched across Florida, Georgia and much of the southeastern U.S. on Friday, leaving at least 40 people dead in four states and millions without power. Helene was the eighth named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, which began June 1.
The damage wrought by Hurricane Helene was especially extensive in western North Carolina, a region far from the Florida coast where the system made landfall as a Category 4 storm.
Flooding, uprooted trees, and structural damage are just the tip of the iceberg of the destruction from Hurricane Helene. Hurricane Helene’s surge smashes records for high water levels in Tampa Bay
Residents inspect the damage from flooding in the Biltmore Village in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene in Asheville, N.C. on Sept. 28. Sean Rayford—Getty Images
A rescue team paddles down the Swannanoa River on Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024. The remnants of Hurricane Helene caused widespread flooding, downed trees, and power outages in western North Carolina.