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Editor's Note: For the latest news on Helene, see our live coverage for Saturday, Sept. 28. Helene made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane about 11:10 p.m. ET near Perry, Florida, with 140 mph ...
The storm is forecast to barrel into Florida's Gulf Coast as a monster Category 3 hurricane with 120-mph winds Thursday, according to the National Hurricane Center.
Franklin County: Due to the projected track and intensity of Potential Tropical Cyclone 9, Franklin County will be issuing a mandatory evacuation for all barrier islands (St. George Island, Dog ...
Dorian also produced a storm surge of 4.25 ft (1.30 m) in Fernandina Beach. Three people in the state died indirectly due to the hurricane – one person was electrocuted while trimming trees ahead of the storm, and two people died while preparing their homes. [171] Damage totaled around $10 million in Duval County. [172]
Damage and debris are seen in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene in Steinhatchee, Fla, on, Sept. 27, 2024, the day after the storm made landfall in the Big Bend region of the state. Perry resident ...
Total damage in the inland and coastal areas of the county was estimated to be over $2 billion. [62] [63] Helene also brought damage to neighboring Dixie County. Storm surge in the area of Horseshoe Beach exceeded 15 feet, destroying 70% of the town. [64] The community of Suwannee also saw significant damage from storm surge.
Hurricane Helene could entangle with another storm over the south-central U.S., which is a trough of low pressure. That could mean a deluge of flooding rain in states far from the storm's center.
Property damage directly related to Hurricane Matthew reached at least $1.173 billion across Florida [40] [41] with an additional $318.5 million incurred to the power grid, [42] for a damage total of at least $1.492 billion. By March 2017, more than 119,000 property damage claims were filed, with Brevard, Duval, Flagler, St. Johns, and Volusia ...