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Sep 28, 2024 | mprnews.org | Rebecca Rosman |Emma Bowman |Rachel Treisman |Jonathan Franklin |Bill Chappell

Rescue teams across the southeastern U.S. and southern Appalachia scrambled to respond to the destruction caused by Hurricane Helene, as more than 3 million homes and businesses were without any power Saturday amid a continued threat of floods. Moody's Analytics said Friday it expects $15 billion to $26 billion in property damage from the hurricane, which by late Friday had been downgraded to a tropical storm.

Sep 27, 2024 | opb.org | Emma Bowman |Rachel Treisman |Jonathan Franklin |Bill Chappell

Follow NPR's live updates for the latest on Helene and the fallout of the storm. Helene weakened to a post-tropical cyclone on Friday evening but continued to unleash “catastrophic” flooding in the southeastern U.S. and southern Appalachians, forecasters said. Life-threatening flooding and landslides in parts of southern Appalachia were expected to continue into the evening, the National Hurricane Center said. Gusty winds were still lashing parts of Georgia, the Carolinas, Tennessee and Kentucky.

Sep 26, 2024 | mprnews.org | Jonathan Franklin |Rachel Treisman |Willem Marx

Create an account or log in to save stories. Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories. Hurricane Helene weakened to a tropical storm early Friday as it sweeps across Georgia, having made landfall in Florida’s Big Bend region as a major Category 4 Hurricane. The National Hurricane Center reports Helene now has sustained wind speeds of 70 mph. Along with powerful winds, authorities have warned of a dangerous storm surge that threatens coastal regions.

Sep 26, 2024 | flipboard.com | Jonathan Franklin |Rachel Treisman

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Sep 25, 2024 | mprnews.org | Rachel Treisman |Jonathan Franklin

Forecasters said Wednesday that Helene has strengthened into a hurricane as it enters the Gulf of Mexico. They warn that it is poised to continue intensifying as it hurtles toward Florida, where it is expected to make landfall late Thursday. Member stations across the NPR Network are covering the local impact of Hurricane Helene across the Southeastern United States.