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Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Deanne Criswell surveyed damage caused by Hurricane Helene in Florida, assessing the state’s need for federal resources in response to ...
Asof 11 p.m. ET, Helene’s maximum sustained winds had increased to 60 mph with higher gusts, and the storm was on track to make landfall late Thursday on Florida’s Gulf Coast, possibly in the ...
The counties with the highest concentrations of outages include Hardee County, with 97.7% of tracked customers without power, and Highlands County, with 96.3% of the county with outages.
Helene made landfall at about 11:10 p.m. ET Thursday near Perry, Florida, with 140-mph winds, making it the first known Category 4 storm to hit Florida’s Big Bend region since records began in 1851.
FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell tells PEOPLE Helene was “a unique storm,” delivering “different types of threats” to different areas — from “historic” storm surge in Florida to ...
Hurricane, tropical storm watches are in effect for parts of Florida as Tropical Storm Helene could hit state as major Categoy 3 hurricane. ... 61 Florida counties under state of emergency.
Public schools in over 50 counties as well as 23 public colleges and universities across the state canceled classes or were closed, including the University of South Florida in Tampa and Florida Gulf Coast University in Fort Myers. [56] [57] [58] Rollins College evacuated campus. [59] Several counties opened schools up as emergency shelters. [60]
Florida governor urges residents to get ready for Helene. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday expanded the number of counties under an emergency declaration to 61, the vast majority of the state ...