The Day Helene Ravaged the Southeast

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Hurricane Helene is gaining strength in the Gulf of Mexico on a path for the Big Bend area on Florida's Gulf Coast.

Hurricane Helene is expected to make landfall in Florida on Thursday.

Helene is forecast to make landfall in Florida at 11 p.m. ET, with the huge storm accompanied by "life-threatening" storm surge of 15 to 20 feet.

Helene is poised to make landfall on Florida's Big Bend late Thursday. Forecasters warn that the unusually large storm will bring heavy rain and wind as far inland as the Appalachians and Atlanta.

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Helene is forecast to make landfall in Florida at 11 p.m. ET, with the huge storm accompanied by "life-threatening" storm surge of 15 to 20 feet.

Forecasters warn the Category 4 storm could bring a “nightmare” surge.

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Forecasters expect the Category 4 hurricane to be the strongest ever to hit the state’s Big Bend coast, bringing a “nightmare” storm surge.

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Helene is forecast to make landfall in Florida at 11 p.m. ET, with the huge storm accompanied by "life-threatening" storm surge of 15 to 20 feet.

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Helene is poised to make landfall on Florida's Big Bend late Thursday. Forecasters warn that the unusually large storm will bring heavy rain and wind as far inland as the Appalachians and Atlanta.

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Helene is producing catastrophic winds, with the huge storm accompanied by "life-threatening" storm surge of 15 to 20 feet, officials said.

Helene made landfall in the Florida Big Bend region Thursday night before it is expected to move inland at a fast pace across the Southeast.

Hurricane Helene gained strength in the Gulf of Mexico as it approached the Big Bend area on Florida's Gulf Coast.

Helene roared ashore as a Category 4 storm, packing winds of 140 miles per hour.

Forecasters warn the Category 4 storm could bring a “nightmare” surge.

A state of emergency has been declared in 61 of Florida’s 67 counties, and several in the storm’s path are under evacuation orders.

This is the strongest storm on record in Big Bend region and is lashing the coast with catastrophic storm surge

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'NIGHTMARE' SURGE WARNING

Helene, one of the largest storms in the Gulf of Mexico in the last century, has now weakened to a Category 2 and is lashing the coast with catastrophic storm surge

The hurricane came ashore with winds of 140 miles per hour and a significant storm surge, the most powerful storm to strike Florida’s Big Bend region.

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Helene made landfall late Thursday in Florida's Big Bend region carrying catastrophic 140 mph winds and the threat of severe storm surge.

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Helene made landfall in the Florida Big Bend region Thursday night before it is expected to move inland at a fast pace across the Southeast.

Helene made landfall in the Big Bend region of Florida on Thursday night.

Helene, one of the largest storms in the Gulf of Mexico in the last century, has now weakened to a Category 1 and is lashing the coast with catastrophic storm surge

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Helene made landfall in the Florida Big Bend region Thursday night before it is expected to move inland at a fast pace across the Southeast.

There were at least three storm-related deaths as forecasters warned that the enormous system could create a “nightmare” storm surge and bring dangerous winds and rain across much of the southeastern U.S.

Helene made landfall in the Big Bend region of Florida on Thursday night.

Helene weakened to a tropical storm Friday as it barreled across Georgia, pummeling the Southeast with flooding rain, strong winds and storm surge.

The storm was a Category 4 hurricane at landfall, the strongest on record to slam into Florida’s Big Bend area

Helene made landfall late on Thursday in Florida’s Big Bend region as a Category 4 Hurricane. It weakened Friday morning to a tropical storm with sustained winds of 70 mph.

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Helene made landfall in Florida's Big Ben region late Thursday with 140 mph winds before weakening to a tropical storm over Georgia.

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More than 2 million customers in Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas were in the dark as Helene moved inland from the Big Bend area of Florida's Gulf Coast.

Helene weakened to a tropical storm Friday as it barreled across Georgia, pummeling the Southeast with flooding rain, strong winds and storm surge.

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Helene weakened to a tropical storm Friday as it barreled across Georgia, pummeling the Southeast with flooding rain, strong winds and storm surge.

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Helene weakened to a tropical storm Friday as it barreled across Georgia, pummeling the Southeast with flooding rain, strong winds and storm surge.

The hurricane plowed ashore in Florida's Big Bend area as a monster-size Category 4 storm. It weakened Friday morning to a tropical storm with winds at 60 mph, but surge waters remain deadly.

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Helene weakened to a tropical storm Friday as it barreled across Georgia, pummeling the Southeast with flooding rain, strong winds and storm surge.

The storm made landfall in Florida’s Big Bend region, causing record storm surges before weakening as it moved into Georgia. At least four people were killed.

Dozens have already been rescued from the flooding in Atlanta. It was the strongest hurricane on record to slam into Florida’s Big Bend area.

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Flash flood emergencies are in effect in Georgia and the Carolinas.

Helene weakened to a tropical storm Friday as it barreled across Georgia, pummeling the Southeast with flooding rain, strong winds and storm surge.

Helene weakened to a tropical storm over Georgia after making landfall in Florida. At least four deaths were reported, and millions of people are without power.

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Flash flood emergencies are in effect in Georgia and the Carolinas.

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The hurricane plowed ashore in Florida's Big Bend area as a monster-size Category 4 storm. It weakened Friday morning to a tropical storm, bringing heavy winds and rainfall to Georgia and the Carolinas.

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Helene weakened to a tropical storm over Georgia after making landfall in Florida. At least four deaths were reported, and millions of people are without power.

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CRAWFORDVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Authorities rescued people trapped by floodwaters and more than 3 million customers were in the dark across much of the southeastern U.S. as Hurricane Helene weakened to a tropical storm over Georgia early Friday after making landfall overnight in northwestern Florida as a Category 4 storm.

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Helene weakened to a tropical storm Friday as it barreled across Georgia, pummeling the Southeast with flooding rain, strong winds and storm surge.

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Millions of customers in several states were in the dark as Helene moved inland from the Big Bend area of Florida's Gulf Coast.

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Helene still wielded enough power to inflict historic flooding across multiple states, millions of power outages and widespread damage.

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Millions of customers in several states were in the dark as Helene moved inland from the Big Bend area of Florida's Gulf Coast.

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As Hurricane Helene continues to ravage Florida, at least 26 people have died due to the Category 4 storm pounding multiple areas with “unsurvivable” conditions.

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A stunning image shows birds trapped inside the eye of Hurricane Helene.

CRAWFORDVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Authorities rescued people trapped by floodwaters and more than 3 million customers were in the dark across much of the southeastern U.S. as Hurricane Helene weakened to a tropical storm over Georgia early Friday after making landfall overnight in northwestern Florida as a Category 4 storm.

Helene weakened to a tropical storm over Georgia after making landfall in Florida, leaving millions without power.

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More than 3 million Americans in the southeast reported power outages related to Hurricane Helene Friday, with states on the eastern seaboard from Florida to Virginia reporting more than 100,000 outages, according to PowerOutage.us. As of Friday afternoon, South Carolina had the largest number of outages with 1.1 million, followed by Georgia with 929,351, North...

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