Hurricane Helene downgrade to Tropical Storm
The storm brought heavy flooding and massive power outages after making landfall in the Big Bend area of Florida’s Gulf Coast on Thursday.
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The storm brought heavy flooding and massive power outages after making landfall in the Big Bend area of Florida’s Gulf Coast on Thursday.
On Friday, Helene was downgraded to a tropical storm.
Hurricane Helene is now the fourth landfalling U.S. hurricane this year, and is set to bring strong wind gusts as far inland as Chicago this Friday and Saturday.
The U.S. Gulf Coast is bracing for a major hurricane, with Tropical Storm Helene expected to intensify rapidly into a Category 3 storm and hit Florida's Big Bend.
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The storm is expected to bring floods, large surf, and damaging winds. It is forecasted to peak on Sunday and Monday.
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Idalia made landfall as a powerful hurricane in the Big Bend area of Florida's Gulf Coast before being downgraded to a tropical storm as it moved across Georgia and into the Carolinas.
Idalia made landfall as a Category 3 hurricane over the Big Bend region of Florida, before continuing along its path toward Georgia and the Carolinas.
Hurricane Idalia caused heavy damage to Florida's Gulf Coast, bringing dangerous flooding to the streets from Tampa to Tallahassee.
The National Hurricane Center said Idalia was weakening but water levels could reach as high as 16 feet in some areas.
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The helicopter was being prepared for possible search and rescue missions. Tropical Storm Idalia is expected to become a major hurricane before it reaches Florida's gulf shore in the next few days.
The storm was hitting the southwestern U.S. and could bring "catastrophic and life-threatening flooding," according to the National Hurricane Center.
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