Hurricane helene was a large, catastrophic tropical cyclone notable for its rapid intensification that ultimately produced a wide swath of damage and loss of life that extended from northwestern florida to tennessee, north carolina, and south carolina. Hurricane helene produces ‘unsurvivable’ storm surge, over 1 million power outages hurricane helene has made landfall in florida’s big bend region, after intensifying into a catastrophic category 4 hurricane with winds of 140 mph. Fed by helene's moisture, a predecessor rain event in the southern appalachians prior to the hurricane's landfall caused record rainfall and flooding in september 2024
Sasha Alexander als Helene in Shameles
Increased humidity due to global warming likely boosted rainfall totals.
The national hurricane center issued its final report on hurricane helene
Its death and damage tolls from florida to the appalachians are just a few of the stunning details. Helene, which made landfall in florida's big bend region as a massive category 4 hurricane, has become the deadliest mainland hurricane since katrina in 2005 Here's how the news is developing. The national geodetic survey (ngs) has collected aerial damage assessment images in the aftermath of hurricane helene
Imagery is collected collected in specific areas by noaa aircraft, identified by noaa in coordination with fema and other state and federal partners Collected images are available to view online via the ngs aerial imagery viewer. Helene’s size and speed worsened everything from its storm surge to its extreme flooding in the mountains And another hurricane was coming right on helene’s heels.
