Watch a live tracker of Hurricane Helene as it makes landfall in Florida and threatens the southern U.S.
made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane in Florida's Big Bend region at about 11:10 p.m. ET, according to the National Hurricane Center.
A driver was killed after a sign fell onto the driver's car in Tampa tonight, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. In Wheeler County, Georgia, two people died when an apparent tornado overturned a mobile home, a county official said. The storm made landfall at around 11:10 p.m. Thursday just east of the mouth of the Aucilla River, 10 miles west-southwest of the town of Perry, the National Hurricane Center said.That hurricane made landfallThe eye wall of “extremely dangerous” Hurricane Helene was moving into Georgia at 1 a.m. Friday, the National Hurricane Center said.
“A National Ocean Service tide gauge at Cedar Key is reporting a water level 8.68 feet above mean higher high water, which is an approximation of inundation in that area,” the National Hurricane CenterAt 12 a.m. ET Friday the eye wall of Hurricane Helene was moving rapidly inland, about 50 minutes after the storm made landfall in Florida’s Big Bend region, forecasters said.
“This is an extremely dangerous and life-threatening situation. Persons should not leave their shelters and remain in place through the passage of these life-threatening conditions.” Some of the hardest-hit areas are in the Big Bend region by proportion of customers without power, the website shows.Two people in Wheeler County, Georgia, are dead after an apparent tornado touched down in the area tonight, according to county coroner Ted Mercer.An investigation is underway. No further information was available.
St. Petersburg said it has turned off power at the city's Northeast Sewer Treatment Plant to protect it from storm surge. The approval authorizes the Department of Homeland Security and FEMA to coordinate disaster relief efforts.NBC News meteorologist Bill Karins noted on X that Helene now has three mesovortices, which are smaller rotational patterns that can form within storms. TheyThe eye wall of Hurricane Helene was moving onshore into Florida’s Big Bend area, forecasters said. Landfall is when the center of the storm crosses the coast.
The hurricane was about 65 miles west-northwest of Cedar Key and 65 miles south of Tallahassee as of the update.Utility company Duke Energy, which serves the Tallahassee and Big Bend regions, warned that people should expect extended power outages due to the damage from Hurricane Helene. An area of the Big Bend that includes the community of Perry was under an extreme wind warning, which is when an eye wall of a hurricane is approaching.
“We just can’t pick up and move. They get paid once a month, and that’s all they’ve got, and then they’re done,” she said. “We can’t afford to get a hotel or somewhere. Most of these people don’t have family members to go to.” “For the next several days, keep devices charged with the sound on, be mindful of weather alerts and updates, and follow the links below for up-to-date emergency information,” Kemp
Helene's size meant its effects have been felt far from the center of the storm, currently moving north in the Gulf of Mexico, and almost the entire state was under tropical storm or hurricane warnings.Florida State graduate student Layne Griffith is among the 700 students from the university who will be riding out Hurricane Helene in a shelter.
“The time to evacuate has most likely come to an end as the weather continues to deteriorate,” Harry Cohen, District 1 County Commissioner, said at a news briefing. “So now is a time to shelter in place.” As of 7:47 p.m. ET, electricity was out for about 93,00 customers in Pinellas County, 48,000 in Sarasota County and 47,000 in Hillsborough County, according toTreasure Island, a city in Pinellas County, said on X that its Fire Rescue Department is no longer able to respond to calls for service in the Sunset Beach neighborhood.
Helene strengthened today into a Category 4 storm and is forecast to make landfall along Florida’s Big Bend region later tonight. With help from his grandkids — ages 13 and 6 — McNeal was moving furniture toward the center of the store to prevent it's being affected by strong winds, and he was putting plastic on the windows and sandbags at the door.McNeal said he is"not terribly worried," even though the storm has been rated at Category 3. He said they"just do what we can do" in the lead-up, hoping the preparations make the damage and the cleanup easier.
"I feel like it will be fine," McNeal said of his store."If I lose a window or two, that's part of it. I don't see a catastrophic problem with the store or anything like that, but I could be fooled."Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said the forecast had been for landfall in the early evening, but “now it looks like it will be closer to 11 p.m.”
Amber Hardin rushed to the shelter at Leon High School as soon as it opened yesterday afternoon to make sure she and her dog would have a safe and dry place to stay. The two have never turned to a shelter before, but they were happy to have the option and to be around others.“We’re going to be sitting here awhile,” Keel said, adding they were planning to stay at the shelter until “whenever it seems like the roads are safe.”
The area could get 8 to 12 feet of storm surge, he said. Hernando County is on Florida’s Gulf Coast, north of Tampa.The city of St. Petersburg on Florida’s Gulf Coast expects to get a storm surge of around 8 feet as Hurricane Helene passes, and authorities have already gotten calls for high-water rescues, the mayor said.
At 5 p.m. the center of Helene, which has tropical-storm-force winds extending up to 310 miles, was 120 miles west of Tampa and was moving north, forecasters said.Helene strengthened to a Category 4 hurricane ahead of its anticipated landfall along Florida's Big Bend, the National Hurricane Center said in a 6:20 p.m. ET update.
Residents under evacuation orders were taking shelter at Fairview Middle School in Tallahassee, fearing what they could be coming home to after Helene strikes the area as a major hurricane tonight. Some evacuees sat on benches outside the shelter before conditions worsened; others continued to bring in their belongings. Pets are allowed at the shelter, and some families with multiple dogs walked their pets outside.
“The president and I, of course, are monitoring the case and the situation closely, and we urge everyone who is watching at this very moment to take this storm very seriously and please follow the guidance of your local officials,” Harris told reporters. “President Biden and I, of course, will continue to work closely with state and local officials to ensure that everyone is safe and to protect communities before, during and after the storm.
Helene is expected to make landfall in Florida Big Bend this evening. The hurricane is expected to gain strength, and “will likely be an extremely dangerous category 4 hurricane at landfall,” the hurricane center said. “Numerous significant landslides are expected in steep terrain across the southern Appalachians,” the hurricane center said.The iconic Columbia Restaurant in Tampa, which bills itself as Florida's"Oldest Restaurant," announced Thursday it was shutting down"temporarily" due to Hurricane Helene.
“I’ve lived here my whole life, and I’ve never been worried about a storm," Padgett said."I am worried about this storm.”The county is also about 60 miles south of Leon County, where Tallahassee is and where Hurricane Helene is expected to make landfall tonight.Jon Turner, owner of The Salty Donkey in Panacea, near Tallahassee, was seen packing up his restaurant this afternoon amid pounding rain and howling wind.
“We had bands booked Friday, Saturday, Sunday," he said."As a new restaurant owner these are the weekends that get you through the winter months … Obviously we keep on, do the best we can to keep going.”Hurricane Helene is still hundreds of miles from Florida, but it's effects are already being felt in and around Tampa where bridges connecting the city to Pinellas County have been swamped all day.
The storm is expected to dump substantial rain over Atlanta and as it passes into northeastern Georgia, South Carolina and western North Carolina, raising the risk of “catastrophic and life-threatening” flooding. Criswell outlined FEMA’s efforts to prepare for the storm, which include deploying resources, search and rescue teams, and other personnel to assist with disaster preparedness and response across Florida and Georgia.
At Category 3, you can expect well-built homes to incur major damage, trees to be snapped or uprooted, and electricity and water to be unavailable for several days to weeks after the storm passes. “We have a student population of about 70,000” and have been working with those institutions, Dailey said. “Yesterday, they shut down the college campuses. We have encouraged the students to go home to be safe. Those students that will be remaining, we have great shelters in place where they can also go to be safe.”
It’s forecast to make landfall this evening. Afterward, Helene is forecast to turn northwestward and slow down over the Tennessee Valley tomorrow and Saturday, the NHC said. A storm surge warning, tropical storm warning, hurricane watch, flood and tornado watch are in effect for the county, with 4 to 7 feet of storm surge inundation forecast across coastal areas of the county tonight.Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said in a storm briefing this morning that northern Florida"has not had a major hurricane hit in quite some time, and certainly nobody in recent memory has seen a storm of this magnitude.
At landfall, it’s expected to be a borderline Category 3/Category 4 hurricane with winds around 125 mph. Cathie Perkins, director of Pinellas County Emergency Management, warned locals to brace for 5 to 8 feet of storm surge — “that’s enough to sweep your car away and potentially kill people.”
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