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In some places in Western North Carolina impacted by Helene, maps by First Street found roughly 10x the number of properties would have been in a 100-year flood zone category, if FEMA had been allowed to use more comprehensive and modern forecasting. Better maps could have resulted in more insurance coverage and flood prevention measures. [96]
Also on October 3, Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene posted online a map showing many Republican-leaning areas affected by Hurricane Helene, stating that "hurricane devastation could affect the election", then separately stated: "Yes they can control the weather … It’s ridiculous for anyone to lie and say it can't be done”; the ...
Nearly 100% of the county lost power and heavy damage occurred to agriculture. Total damage in the inland and coastal areas of the county was estimated to be over $2 billion. [65] [66] Helene also brought damage to neighboring Dixie County. Storm surge in the area of Horseshoe Beach exceeded 15 feet, destroying 70% of the town. [67]
Maps show the areas impacted by storm surge, rainfall levels and more as Helene, once a major hurricane and now a tropical storm, moves inland from Florida's Gulf Coast over Georgia.
Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida's Big Bend but weakened to a tropical depression. Follow power outages in the state here. ... 2024 at 1:42 PM. ... U S A TODAY's power outage map showed ...
Hurricane Helene is expected to inundate Florida after it makes landfall along the Gulf Coast on Thursday, potentially as a powerful Category 4 storm, but forecasters were already warning ...
In total, just over 8 thousand people were affected by Helene. [44] In Columbus, a daily rainfall record was set with around 4 in (100 mm) of rain on September 26. Wind gusts in the city reached 38 mph (61 km/h), with gusts reaching 59 mph (95 km/h) in Macon, 76 mph (122 km/h) in Savannah, and 100 mph (160 km/h) in Augusta. [34] [48] [49]
A man crosses a storm surge flooded area on the coast of Gulfport, Florida, as Hurricane Helene passed through the Gulf of Mexico to the west on Sept. 26, 2024. / Credit: Thomas Simonetti for The ...