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Hurricane Rita, 2005: Rita also hit Category 5 level winds in the Gulf before weakening to a Category 3 and making landfall in Louisiana, flooding communities still reeling from Katrina. Deaths ...
Helene is considered to be one of the deadliest hurricanes to make landfall in the mainland United States in the modern era. The Carolinas, Florida, Georgia and Tennesee have all reported deaths ...
Helene is the second deadliest hurricane to hit the mainland United States since Hurricane Katrina made landfall in Louisiana’s Plaquemines Parish on August 29, 2005. The Category 5 storm killed ...
Hurricane Helene (/ h ɛ ˈ l iː n / ⓘ heh-LEEN) [1] was a devastating tropical cyclone that caused widespread catastrophic damage and numerous fatalities across the Southeastern United States in late September 2024.
Helene, and a wave of moisture ahead of the hurricane, dumped an overwhelming 10 to 30 inches of rain. forcing raging torrents of water from steep ridges into narrow valleys. At least 35 people ...
Hurricane Katrina was a powerful and devastating tropical cyclone that caused 1,392 fatalities and damages estimated at $125 billion in late August 2005, particularly in the city of New Orleans and its surrounding area. It is tied with Hurricane Harvey as being the costliest tropical cyclone in the Atlantic basin.
The latest death toll makes Helene the U.S. mainland's second-deadliest tropical storm since Hurricane Camille in 1969, behind only Hurricane Katrina, which killed at least 1,200 people.
Additional comments from user: The at least 215 deaths confirmed so far make the storm the third-deadliest of the 21st century, after Hurricane Katrina in 2005 (1,392 deaths) and Hurricane Maria in 2017 (at least 2,975 deaths). This post was generated using the Add A Fact browser extension. ZachMcDowell 14:05, 4 October 2024 (UTC)