09/27/2024

Helene Churns a Deadly Path through Georgia and into the Carolinas

Millions of people in the storm's path have lost power

Hurricane Helene plowed ashore in Florida's Big Bend near Perry, Fla., as a monster-sized Category 4 storm late Thursday night. It weakened Friday morning to tropical strength, bringing heavy winds and rainfall to Georgia and the Carolinas as it makes its destructive way north.

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With Helene, the lull in a busier-than-expected Atlantic hurricane season has come to an end — and forecasters expect more storms in the weeks ahead. Millions of people have lost power in the path of the storm.

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