Hurricane Helene

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30 Dead in One County Alone in Rural North Carolina

The toll is expected to rise in Buncombe County, home to Asheville

(Newser) - The full scope of the damage wrought by Hurricane Helene on the southeastern US continues to emerge as floodwaters recede. Perhaps no locale has been hit harder than North Carolina's mountainous Buncombe County, where the death toll stands at 30 and is expected to rise, reports the Asheville Citizen ...

North Carolina Battles 'Horrific Disaster' After Helene

State struggles with Helene's aftermath

(Newser) - Across the southeastern US, people are working to clean up and recover from Hurricane Helene. The task is especially difficult in North Carolina, where much of Asheville is underwater, state residents are trapped in their homes without power or food, many roads are closed even to rescue crews, and cellphone...

Cleanup Begins as Scores Are Left Homeless After Helene

At least 52 people were killed, and millions remain without power

(Newser) - Massive rains from powerful Hurricane Helene left people stranded, without shelter, and awaiting rescue on Saturday—as the cleanup began after the tempest that killed at least 52 people, caused widespread destruction across the US Southeast, and left millions without power. Helene blew ashore in Florida's Big Bend region...

Helicopters Battling Winds Reach Patients on Hospital Roof

Water in Tennessee was rising too fast to evacuate people by raft

(Newser) - Patients and their caregivers were rescued Friday from a Tennessee hospital's roof, where they took shelter after flooding caused by Hurricane Helene drove them from the building's interior and conditions made rescue efforts difficult. The dramatic scene at Unicoi County Hospital in Erwin, near the North Carolina border,...

Helene Death Toll Is 23 and Rising
Helene Death Toll
Over 30 and Rising
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Sep 27, 2024 2:53 PM CDT

Helene Death Toll Over 30 and Rising

Rescuers in Florida couldn't reach some people who called for help overnight

(Newser) - The death toll from Hurricane Helene has risen to more than 35 in four states and authorities say they expect the toll to keep rising as they search homes in the hardest-hit areas. In North Carolina, authorities are worried about a potential dam collapse. Coverage:
  • Georgia: Gov. Brian Kemp said
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Meteorologist Interrupts Report to Rescue Woman
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Report to Rescue Woman
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Sep 27, 2024 11:58 AM CDT

Fox Weatherman Pauses Report to Rescue Woman

Bob Van Dillen waded into chest-deep water during flooding in Atlanta

(Newser) - A Fox Weather meteorologist interrupted his report on Hurricane Helene in north Atlanta early Friday to rescue a woman he heard screaming. (See video .) The woman had been trapped in her car by flooding. Bob Van Dillen told the woman that 911 had been called and rescuers were on...

'Whole Counties' Left Without Power From Helene

South Carolina saw 1.4M without electricity as of Friday; Florida, Georgia also hit hard by hurricane

(Newser) - A peek at the PowerOutage.com map reveals that the southeast portion of the United States was bathed in red on Friday morning, indicating millions of customers without electricity in the wake of Hurricane Helene , reports CNN . South Carolina showed the most customers out as of 10:30am ET on...

Sailor's Risky Helene Move Ends With a Rescue

A Coast Guard helicopter hoists man and his dog from a stranded sailboat off Florida

(Newser) - A man and his dog were 25 miles out to sea off the west coast of Florida on Thursday, with Hurricane Helene fast approaching, when their sailboat became disabled, with no one else around. Then the 36-foot sailboat began taking on water. In what became a happy ending, "Coast...

Emergencies Declared in 6 States as Helene Moves North

Hurricane weakened to a tropical storm around 5 hours after it made landfall in Florida

(Newser) - Hurricane Helene weakened to a tropical storm early Friday, around five hours after it slammed into Florida's Big Bend region as a Category 4 storm, but authorities warned that conditions remained very dangerous. At least one death was reported in Florida and three in Georgia as the storm moved...

Officials Tell Floridians Riding Out Helene: ID Your Bodies

Residents who chose not to evacuate are urged to mark their bodies so they can be identified

(Newser) - A grim suggestion was given to Floridians under evacuation orders who chose to ride out Hurricane Helene rather than heed the orders: Authorities asked them to mark their bodies with their information so they could be easily identified, should the worst come to pass. "Take a black Magic Marker,...

Hurricane Helene Could Bring 'Unsurvivable' Storm Surge

It's now a Category 3 and poised to become bigger before this evening's landfall

(Newser) - Hurricane Helene is right on schedule as northwestern Florida braces for an evening landfall. The potentially catastrophic storm was upgraded to a Category 3 hurricane Thursday afternoon as it churned through the Gulf of Mexico, reports the AP . Helene already had sustained winds of 120mph, per CNN , and forecasters say...

This May Be Storm Hurricane Season 'Is Remembered For'

Ahead of expected landfall Thursday in Florida, Helene becomes a hurricane

(Newser) - The storm now known as Hurricane Helene is hurtling toward Florida, with expected landfall by late Thursday. With maximum sustained winds of 80mph, CBS News reports it's now registering as a Category 1 storm. The AP reports that Helene is moving north along Mexico's coast in the Caribbean...

'Potentially Catastrophic' Helene Gains Strength

Storm is expected to hit Florida's Big Bend region as a major hurricane Thursday

(Newser) - Potential Tropical Storm Nine became Tropical Storm Helene on Tuesday and forecasters say it will become Hurricane Helene before it slams into Florida Thursday night. The storm is expected to hit the state's Big Bend region as a massive Category 3 storm, the Tallahassee Democrat reports. Israel Gonzalez,...

Forecasters Are Worried About Potential Tropical Storm 9

It could hit Florida as Hurricane Helene on Thursday

(Newser) - A storm in the early stages of development in the western Caribbean Sea off the coast of Honduras is currently a disorganized mass of thunderstorms called Potential Tropical Storm Nine, but forecasters expect it to slam into Florida later this week as Hurricane Helene. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis declared a...

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