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Property damage in Leon County was estimated to be at least $14 million. [56] While Helene's strongest winds ultimately did not hit Tallahassee, the city still experienced tropical storm force winds, causing damage to trees and power lines. [57] The Tallahassee International Airport reported sustained winds of 48 mph with a peak gust to 67 mph.
In Wrightsville Beach, located 10 mi (16 km) of Wilmington, 12 houses were flattened by the hurricane. [12] Damage to homes there were estimated by police to cost $300,000, [13] and extensive damage to the water system was reported.
The damage from Hurricane Helene could total more than $160 billion, and it is already the second-deadliest hurricane in a quarter-century, according to estimates. Since Helene made landfall in ...
CoreLogic estimates Helene caused between $20 billion and $30 billion of uninsured flood losses. That dwarfs the firm’s estimate of between $10.5 billion and $17.5 billion worth of insured wind ...
Will 2024 hurricane damage to vehicles increase car insurance costs? Damage from a tornado spurred by Hurricane Milton at the Windgate community in Palm Beach Gardens at about 5 p.m. on Wednesday ...
Preliminary damage estimates according to governor Brian Kemp is at US$417 million. [207] The timber industry in the state sustained $1.28 billion in damage. [208] In total, agricultural damages reached $6.46 billion. [126] Helene caused major damage to Georgia's poultry farms, causing damage or total destruction to 107 facilities. [209]
Meanwhile, across the border in east Tennessee, a caravan including Gov. Bill Lee that was surveying damage outside the town of Erwin drove by a crew pulling two bodies from the wreckage, a grim reminder that the rescue and recovery operations are still very much ongoing and the death toll — already surpassing 160 — is likely to rise.
Helene made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane about 11:10 p.m. ET near Perry, Florida, with 140 mph winds, the National Hurricane Center reported. At least 22 fatalities have been blamed on the ...