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About 4-6 inches of rain have fallen throughout north-central Georgia, including Atlanta and its surrounding counties, according to the weather service in Peachtree City, south of Atlanta ...
Strong winds and partial flooding were visible in Sanibel, Florida on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024 after Hurricane Helene. Boat docks completely submerged at Bayfront Park in Sarasota, Florida ...
Atlanta experienced its first-ever Flash Flood Emergency, breaking a 138-year-old rainfall record with 11.18 inches in two days. This caused severe flooding that submerged entire neighborhoods. At ...
The storm is expected to hit the Big Bend area of Florida's northwestern coast sometime Thursday evening after it spent days strengthening in the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico. As of Wednesday evening, Helene’s center was about 430 miles (735 kilometers) southwest of Tampa, Florida, the hurricane center said.
While some orders were voluntary, others were mandatory — applying in part or entirely to a given county. Some orders also specifically applied to individuals in one of at least evacuation zones: A, B or C. Florida residents looking for more information about evacuation zones and evacuation orders in their area can visit the division’s website.
In Atlanta, the National Weather Service in Peachtree City issued the city's first ever flash flood emergency due to Atlanta having its heaviest 3-day rainfall totals in 104 years. [ 150 ] [ 151 ] Rainfall totals over 48 hours in the city reached 11.12 in (282 mm), the most the city has seen in 48 hours since recordkeeping began in 1878. [ 152 ]
8 a.m.: Tropical Storm Helene is now 80 miles east-northeast of Atlanta and slowly losing speed as it moves closer to South Carolina. The storm had maximum sustained winds of 60 mph and continued ...
Helene barreled into the Florida coast under the cover of darkness, and sunrise on Friday revealed the first look at the trail of destruction left behind by the Category 4 storm. Intense winds and ...