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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 roared onshore near Perry, Florida on Thursday at 11:10 p.m. as a powerful Category 4 hurricane. ... Helene made landfall in Taylor County just east of the mouth of the Aucilla ...
After landfall, Helene was "expected to turn northwestward and slow down over the Tennessee Valley on Friday and Saturday," the hurricane center said. In northwest Florida, storm surge was a major ...
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
The storm made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane in Florida’s Big Bend region around 11:10 p.m. just east of the mouth of the Aucilla River — about 10 miles west-southwest of Perry, Florida.
Holmes Beach banned tourists for 45 days after the hurricane. [83] Hurricane Milton also made landfall in Central Florida around two weeks later, complicating recovery from Helene and adding to the damage. [84] The state of Florida sued FEMA for failing to help victims affiliated with the Republican Party in the aftermath of Helene and Milton. [85]
Category 4. Helene was the strongest hurricane to make landfall in the Big Bend region on record, making landfall near Perry, Florida, as a Category 4 storm with 140 mph winds.