'Uninhabitable for weeks or months': Why Helene's hurricane category matters
As monster storms like Helene approach the U.S., meteorologists use five categories to help signal the life-or-death consequences for residents in the path. This scale – officially known as the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale – is a rating based on maximum sustained wind speed,
Hurricane Helene update: At least 6 dead, millions without power
So far, The Associated Press has confirmed six deaths caused by Helene. Gov. Ron DeSantis confirmed two in Florida. One person was hit by a falling sign in Tampa’s Ybor City neighborhood and another was killed when a tree fell onto a home in Dixie County.
Hurricane Helene live updates: 1 million without power in Florida, sewers disabled in St. Pete
Category 4 Helene made landfall just east of the mouth of the Aucilla River, about 10 miles west-southwest of Perry, Florida.
Helene tracker: See projected path as hurricane weakens to tropical storm
Hurricane Helene reached Florida's Gulf Coast Thursday as a Category 4 hurricane before weakening into a tropical storm. See storm's projected path.
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Live updates: Hurricane Helene weakens to Category 1 as it moves into Georgia
The storm made landfall as a Category 4 colossus in Florida’s Big Bend region late Thursday, according to the National Hurricane Center.
Live updates: Hurricane Helene makes landfall in Florida
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LATEST: Hurricane Helene has traveled north from Florida to Georgia and was about 100 miles from Augusta and 40 miles from Macon moving at about 30 mph, the hurricane center in Miami said in a 4 a.m.
Tallahassee avoids the worst of Hurricane Helene as the storm weakens
Hurricane Helene has eased to a Category 1 storm, but still poses a huge threat across 12 states. NBC News' Jay Gray reports from Tallahassee, Florida, where residents dodged a direct hit.
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Exactly 66 years ago, another Hurricane Helene rocked the Carolinas
Hurricane Helene raked the coast of the Carolinas on September 27, 1958, but did not actually make landfall, according to the ...
What to know about Hurricane Helene and widespread flooding the storm left across the Southeast US
Massive Hurricane Helene crashed into Florida's sparsely populated Big Bend region, bringing storm surge and high winds ...
Hurricane season: What is the Saffir-Simpson scale; how does it work; is there a Category 6?
The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale was developed in 1971 and unveiled to the public in 1973. Here’s a look at the system ...
‘Rapid intensification’ often happens as hurricanes near shore – what does that mean?
It usually takes several days to even a week for a tropical storm to grow into a powerful hurricane. But if conditions are ...
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Hurricanes and Tropical Storms and how we categorize them
You're probably watching Helene today, hopefully from a safe and dry location. We're no strangers to hurricanes and tropical ...
Helene weakens over Georgia, but flooding, damage still expected
Massive Hurricane Helene crashed into Florida’s sparsely populated Big Bend region, bringing storm surge and high winds ...
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What to know about Hurricane Helene and the flooding the storm left across the Southeast US
Massive Hurricane Helene crashed into Florida’s sparsely populated Big Bend region, bringing storm surge and high winds ...
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What to know about Hurricane Helene, widespread flooding the storm left across the Southeast U.S.
Hurricane Helene has weakened to a tropical storm over Georgia with maximum sustained winds of 70 mph. Massive Hurricane ...
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Helene forecast to become a major hurricane: What does that mean?
Hurricane Helene is making its way toward the southeastern United States, but before it reaches American soil on Thursday, it is forecast to become a major storm, potentially a Category 3.Hurricanes ...