Sep 30 WATCH: Biden says he’ll visit communities damaged by Hurricane Helene later in the week so he doesn’t impede recovery efforts By Jeffrey Collins, Associated Press President Joe Biden plans to travel to North Carolina on Wednesday. Continue reading
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 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 5 things to know about Hurricane Helene By Curt Anderson, Associated Press Fast-moving Hurricane Helene is intensifying quickly as it crosses from the Caribbean Sea into extremely warm waters in the Gulf of Mexico that are fuel for tropical cyclones. Continue reading
Sep 24 Live Map: Track the path of Hurricane Helene The remnants of Hurricane Helene dissipated Saturday, but massive rains brought by the storm have left many people stranded and without power as cleanup began from the monster tempest that killed scores of people and caused billions of dollars in… Continue reading
Sep 17 5th historic flood in 25 years deluges North Carolina’s coast By Jeffrey Collins, Associated Press The storm didn't get a name, but it dropped historic amounts of rain on an area that has suffered floods of a lifetime at least four other times in the past 25 years. Continue reading
Sep 12 Firefighters hope to take advantage of cooler weather to gain upper hand against Southern California fires By Eugene Garcia, Amy Taxin, Olga R. Rodriguez, Eric Thayer, Associated Press Firefighters battling three major wildfires in the mountains east of Los Angeles are taking advantage of cooler weather as they slowly gain the upper hand against blazes that have destroyed dozens of homes. Continue reading
Sep 11 ‘Hellish’: Trio of wildfires endanger Southern California communities By Eugene Garcia, Thomas Peipert, Associated Press The fires sprung to life during a triple-digit heat wave that finally broke Wednesday. Continue reading