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Hurricane Helene hit Florida's Big Bend as a powerful Category 4 storm with 140 mph winds. At least 3 million homes in 5 states lost power during the storm, which has weakened to a Category 1.
These are photos from the Erwin/Unicoi County area. Aerial assessments are underway and we're sending our crews out to the hardest hit areas. #easttn #helene #stormcleanup #damage #roadconditions ...
Damage and debris is seen in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene in Steinhatchee, Fla, on Friday, Sept. 27, 2024, the day after the storm made landfall in the Big Bend region of the state.
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — It has been just over 24 hours since Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida, bringing devastating storm damage to Tampa Bay.
Kennedy Space Center received wind gusts as high as 108 mph (174 km/h), but only minor damage occurred. [106] Storm surge and high tides in Brevard County caused about $7 million in damage to dunes and beach crossovers. [91] In Lake Wales, Florida, the 17 in (430 mm) of rain exceeded the threshold for a one-in-1,000 year event. [107]
Extensive damage was seen in Cedar Key, Fla., and Steinhatchee, Fla., where the storm surge picked up and moved mobile homes. Streets in Tarpon Springs, Fla., were inundated with water.
The incident happened in Erwin, Tennessee, just a mile from Unicoi County Hospital, where that same day, dozens of staff and patients were stranded on a hospital roof prompting harrowing rescues.
Dan DePodwin, senior director of forecasting operations at AccuWeather, told USA TODAY, that Helene, a "very dangerous" hurricane, had the potential to become a "once-in-a-generation storm."