
In pictures: Rage of Hurricane Helene
The Hindu
Hurricane Helen caused several deaths and billions of dollars of destruction across the southeastern U.S.; It was the eighth named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season
Blowing ashore in Florida’s Big Bend region, the Helene hurricane caused several deaths and billions of dollars of destruction across the southeastern U.S. The Category 4 hurricane started blowing on Thursday (September 26, 2024), packing winds of 225 kmph, and quickly moved through Georgia, the Carolinas, and Tennessee, uprooting trees, splintering homes, and sending creeks and rivers over their banks, and straining dam
The storm, now a post-tropical cyclone, is expected to hover over the Tennessee Valley on Saturday (September 28, 2024) and Sunday (September 29, 2024), the National Hurricane Center said.
Helene was the eighth named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season that began on June 1. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has predicted an above-average season this year because of record warm ocean temperatures.

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