Oct 01 Helene and other storms dumped 40 trillion gallons of rain on the South By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press Meteorologists calculate that more than 40 trillion gallons of rain drenched the Southeast United States in the last week from Hurricane Helene and a run-of-the-mill rainstorm that sloshed in ahead of it. Continue reading
Sep 30 Watch 6:29 Florida’s Big Bend faces another round of rebuilding after 3rd hurricane in 13 months By Christopher Booker, Sam Lane, Maea Lenei Buhre, Layla Quran, Mary Fecteau The devastating toll from Hurricane Helene keeps growing. At least 121 people have died in six states and officials fear that number could grow much larger. Many remain missing and unaccounted for since phone lines and cell towers have been… Continue watching
Sep 30 Crisis unfolds in the Southeast as Helene’s death toll climbs to more than 100 By Kate Payne, Jeffrey Collins, Patrick Whittle, Associated Press Forecasters say a new tropical depression in the eastern Atlantic Ocean could become a hurricane by midweek. Continue reading
Sep 28 Watch 2:35 Florida’s Big Bend region begins lengthy cleanup in the aftermath of Helene’s landfall By Christopher Booker, Kaisha Young, Maea Lenei Buhre, Sam Lane, Bruno Frederico Hurricane Helene’s death toll has climbed to at least 50 across five states from Florida to Virginia. Remnants of the massive storm are causing record flooding across the Southeast, while more than 3 million people are without power. John Yang… Continue watching
Sep 27 Watch 5:23 Helene’s impact felt far and wide across several Southern states By Christopher Booker, Murrey Jacobson, Winston Wilde, Maea Lenei Buhre, Sam Lane Continue watching
Sep 27 Hurricane Helene kills at least 40 in 4 states, rescuers in race to save people trapped by storm By Stephen Smith, Kate Payne, Heather Hollingsworth, Associated Press Helene has left an enormous path of destruction across Florida and the entire southeastern U.S. The Category 4 hurricane made landfall Thursday in Florida, snapping trees like twigs, tearing apart homes and sending rescue crews on desperate and dangerous missions… Continue reading
Sep 26 Watch 5:40 Florida braces for potentially catastrophic winds and storm surge from Hurricane Helene By Geoff Bennett, Murrey Jacobson, Winston Wilde, Mekhi Hill Florida is bracing for a direct hit from Hurricane Helene, a powerful storm that's strengthened to a Category 4 with 130 mph winds. Helene is expected to make landfall Thursday night, but many across the state have been feeling its… Continue watching
Sep 26 Hurricane Helene could cause a ‘nightmare’ scenario of catastrophic storm surge in Florida By Heather Hollingsworth, Stephen Smith, Associated Press Fast-moving Hurricane Helene is advancing across the Gulf of Mexico toward Florida and has been upgraded to a Category 3 storm. Continue reading
Sep 25 Watch 3:48 Florida braces for Hurricane Helene with storm expected to reach Category 4 strength By Geoff Bennett Hurricane Helene is in the Gulf of Mexico and headed toward Florida. Floridians have been filling sandbags, preparing to hunker down in the face of heavy rains, storm surge and floods. Current forecasts show that Helene will arrive as a… Continue watching
Sep 24 Charges upgraded for suspect in apparent Trump assassination attempt in Florida By Eric Tucker, Associated Press A five-count indictment reflect the Justice Department's assessment that he methodically plotted to kill the Republican nominee, aiming a rifle through the shrubbery surrounding Donald Trump's West Palm Beach golf course on an afternoon Trump was playing on it. Continue reading