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Helene made landfall in Florida just after 11 p.m. Eastern Time, according to the National Hurricane Center. The storm had maximum sustained winds of 140 miles per hour at the time.
Helene brought minor impacts to the Florida Keys. Key West experienced storm surge of 1 to 3 feet (0.30 to 0.91 m). [42] Winds from Helene were generally low-end tropical storm force, with sustained winds of 25 to 40 mph occurring across the area. [43] The highest reported wind was a gust to 64 mph (103 km/h) near Key West. [44]
Helene became a hurricane late Wednesday morning with 80 mph winds. The storm is forecast to barrel into Florida's Gulf Coast as a monster Category 3 hurricane with 120-mph winds Thursday ...
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 ...
Florida recorded a rise in cases of Vibrio vulnificus (a flesh eating bacteria that favors warm waters and spreads in heavy flood rains) following Hurricane Helene, which Hurricane Milton exacerbated. Prior to Helene, 6 cases had been reported in September; by the end of the month that number had risen to 24.
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.
By Thursday, Sept. 26, Helene is expected to become a Category 3 hurricane in the Big Bend region. But the impacts will be felt up and down the west coast of the state. But the impacts will be ...
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Hurricane Helene is now predicted to reach Florida as a Category 4 hurricane, part of a frightening forecast of 130-mph winds and high storm surge that brings a dire scenario ...