Helene live updates: Storm kills at least 88 as floods, massive power outages devastate Southeast
Days after Helene made landfall in Florida’s Big Bend region as a Category 4 hurricane, more than 2 million customers remain ...
Toll of Hurricane Helene Grows As Officials Assess Damages
Damage estimates ranged from $15 billion to more than $100 billion, insurers and forecasters said over the weekend. Property ...
Rescue Efforts Intensify As Death Count From Hurricane Helene In US Surges
The death count from powerful storm Helene jumped to at least 91 on Sunday, with one county in North Carolina alone reporting 30 deaths, authorities said, as rescuers battled to reach people in need ...
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As Helene barrels into the Gulf Coast, FEMA faces shortfall for longer-term recovery
FEMA will have enough for immediate emergency response, but the latest government funding bill didn't include additional funding to help communities struggling from past disasters.
NFL stadiums will soon double as disaster shelters in new agreement with FEMA, per report
The Federal Emergency Management Agency and the NFL have agreed to a partnership that will allow football stadiums to assist ...
South Shore businesses with 370,000 workers face significant flooding risk, study finds
More than 43,000 businesses that employ about 370,000 people on Long Island's South Shore are estimated to face a significant ...
Hurricane Helene: Category 1 storm intensifies as it takes aim at Florida
Helene is strengthening as it moves toward the U.S. Gulf Coast. It is expected to become a hurricane today and will hit ...
The Waffle House is used to measure a storm’s severity. Here’s why
Before Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida on Thursday, Waffle House preemptively closed several locations.
Florida’s capital city spared from Hurricane Helene worst-case scenario
TALLAHASSEE — Florida’s capital city was bracing for the worst as Hurricane Helene approached Thursday night. But as the sun rose Friday morning, so did hopes that Tallahassee had been spared the ...
More deadly than wind, storm surge from Hurricane Helene could be devastating
And in the case of Hurricane Helene, predicted storm surge could be devastating in the coastal areas of the state's Big Bend, where the peninsula meets the Panhandle. Forecasters say surge could be ...
Hurricane Helene Damage to Cost Between $95 and $110 Billion
Authorities across the southeastern U.S. faced the daunting task on Saturday of cleaning up from Hurricane Helene, one of the ...
Rescuers race to free people trapped by Hurricane Helene after storm kills at least 40 in 4 states
The storm had maximum sustained winds of 140 mph when it made landfall late Thursday in Florida and the damage extended ...