Oct 06 Live Map: Track the path of Hurricane Milton Rescue teams plucked Florida residents from the flotsam of Hurricane Milton on Thursday after the storm smashed through coastal communities where it tore homes into pieces, filled streets with mud and spawned a barrage of deadly tornadoes. At least six… Continue reading
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 Watch 5:12 ‘People are on edge’: N.C. communities face crisis in aftermath of flooding By Amna Nawaz In North Carolina, communities are in crisis with roads closed, slowing the delivery of food, water and other desperately needed aid. The city of Asheville, in particular, has been devastated with flooded roads and loss of power essentially cutting the… 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 29 Rescue crews rush to North Carolina mountain towns cut off by Helene floodwaters By Kate Payne, Jeffrey Collins, Associated Press Gov. Roy Cooper said Sunday that the death toll of 11 in North Carolina is expected to rise from Hurricane Helene as rescuers and other emergency workers reach areas currently isolated by collapsed roads, failing infrastructure and widespread flooding. 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 28 Helene’s destructive trail across southeastern U.S. leaves at least 64 dead, millions without power By Stephen Smith, Kate Payne, Heather Hollingsworth, Associated Press Massive rains from powerful Hurricane Helene left people stranded, without shelter and awaiting rescue Saturday, as the cleanup began from a tempest that killed at least 64 people, caused widespread destruction across the U.S. Southeast and left millions without power. 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 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