• WATCH: Biden says he'll visit communities damaged by Hurricane Helene later in the week so he doesn't impede recovery efforts

    WATCH: Biden says he'll visit communities damaged by Hurricane Helene later in the week so he doesn't impede recovery efforts

    Sep 30, 2024 03:20 PM EDT

    ... South Carolina, Helene was the deadliest tropical cyclone to hit the state since Hurricane Hugo made landfall north of Charleston in 1989, killing 35 people. Tropical Storm Kirk forms and could become a powerful hurricane Tropical Storm Kirk formed Monday in the eastern Atlantic Ocean and is expected to become ...

  • Helene's impact felt far and wide across several southern states

    Helene's impact felt far and wide across several southern states

    Sep 27, 2024 10:55 PM EDT

    ... rescued 400 people. So in just under eight hours, they rescued nearly 1,000 people. For comparison's sake, two months ago, there was a tropical storm. They rescued 11 people. He said that the storm surge actually exceeded what they were expecting and it landed somewhere between four -- it ...

  • Hurricane Helene kills at least 40 in 4 states, rescuers in race to save people trapped by storm

    Hurricane Helene kills at least 40 in 4 states, rescuers in race to save people trapped by storm

    Sep 27, 2024 01:16 PM EDT

    ... downstairs hallway of the hotel. “We’ve seen some storms and grown some thicker skins." Soon after it crossed over land, Helene weakened to a tropical storm, then to a tropical depression. Forecasters said it continued to produce catastrophic flooding and some areas received more than a foot of rain ...

  • Florida braces for potentially catastrophic winds and storm surge from Hurricane Helene

    Florida braces for potentially catastrophic winds and storm surge from Hurricane Helene

    Sep 26, 2024 10:55 PM EDT

    Geoff Bennett: Looking at the storm center of circulation, how far out will the impact be felt? Michael Brennan: Well, Helene's a huge storm. The tropical-storm-force winds, for example, extend out more than 300 miles from the center of the storm, especially out to the east side ...

  • Hurricane Helene could cause a 'nightmare' scenario of catastrophic storm surge in Florida

    Hurricane Helene could cause a 'nightmare' scenario of catastrophic storm surge in Florida

    Sep 26, 2024 01:29 PM EDT

    ... 1. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has predicted an above-average Atlantic hurricane season this year because of record-warm ocean temperatures. In further storm activity, Tropical Storm Isaac formed Wednesday in the Atlantic and was expected to strengthen as it moves eastward across the open ocean, possibly becoming ...

  • Florida braces for Hurricane Helene with storm expected to reach Category 4 strength

    Florida braces for Hurricane Helene with storm expected to reach Category 4 strength

    Sep 25, 2024 10:55 PM EDT

    ... Hurricane Center. ... Geoff Bennett: Welcome to the "News Hour." In the span of 24 hours, Helene in the Gulf of Mexico has strengthened from a tropical storm into a hurricane. Over the next 24 hours, it's expected to grow even stronger, and it's barreling straight toward Florida. Floridians ...

  • 5 things to know about Hurricane Helene

    5 things to know about Hurricane Helene

    Sep 24, 2024 11:06 PM EDT

    ... state. The area was hit by Hurricane Debby, a Category 1 storm, in August and Hurricane Idalia last September. Depending on the track of the storm, portions of Alabama and Georgia could be hit by tropical storm force, or higher winds, and rain. Likely impacts A hurricane brings high winds ...

  • News Wrap: At least 2 dead after Hurricane John slammed Mexico's southern Pacific coast

    News Wrap: At least 2 dead after Hurricane John slammed Mexico's southern Pacific coast

    Sep 24, 2024 10:40 PM EDT

    ... strengthened into a Category 3 storm, making landfall with the maximum sustained winds of 120 miles per hour. It's since been downgraded to a tropical storm. John is expected to hover over Mexico through the end of the week, bringing torrential downpours, flooding and landslides. Meantime, Tropical Storm Helene ...

  • Hurricane John slammed into Mexico's Pacific coast, killing 2 people

    Hurricane John slammed into Mexico's Pacific coast, killing 2 people

    Sep 24, 2024 04:51 PM EDT

    ... hurricane in a matter of hours Monday and made landfall about 80 miles (130 kilometers) east of the resort of Acapulco before declining to a tropical storm after moving inland. John came ashore near the town of Punta Maldonado late Monday night as a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained ...

  • Florida prepares for major hurricane as heavy rains lash Cayman Islands

    Florida prepares for major hurricane as heavy rains lash Cayman Islands

    Sep 24, 2024 03:06 PM EDT

    Bucci said states including Tennessee, Kentucky and Indiana could see rainfall associated with the storm. A tropical storm warning was in effect for Grand Cayman; for eastern Mexico from Rio Lagartos to Tulum; and for Cuba's Artemisa, Pinar del Rio and the Isle of Youth. Meanwhile, a storm surge ...