Hurricane Helene just hours away from landfall
Hurricane Helene, a Category 4 hurricane on the Saffir Simpson Wind Scale, is just hours away from making a historic landfall in the Big Bend region of Florida. Florida has dealt with plenty of category 4 hurricanes before,
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Ahead of Hurricane Helene's landfall, forecasters are predicting it will hit Florida as a Category 3 hurricane. Here's what that means
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Live updates: Hurricane Helene makes landfall in Florida
Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida’s Big Bend region — where the state’s peninsula meets the Panhandle — about 11:10 p.m., the National Hurricane Center said. The massive system is now “an extremely dangerous Category 4” storm,
Hurricane Helene weakens to Category 1 as it moves into Georgia
Category 4 Hurricane Helene expected to be a 'wide scale event'
Hurricane Helene is expected to strengthen and bring intense flash flooding as well as life threatening storm surge.
Hurricane Helene means a rainy Friday for the D.C. area, and an unsettled weekend
Between 0.5 and 2 inches of rain from Helene could fall through Sunday, while the threat of severe weather and flooding probably stays to our west.
Hurricane Helene Makes Landfall in Florida as Powerful Category 4
Hurricane Helene has made landfall in Florida as a powerful Category 4 storm after forecasters predicted "a catastrophic and deadly storm surge" for the Sunshine State. Helene battered the shores around 11:10 p.
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Helene -- which strengthened to a Category 4 hurricane on Thursday -- is taking aim at Florida, where it's forecast to make landfall along the Big Bend area.
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