Weather & Science
Helene Kills 21, Unleashes Floods and Cuts Power to Millions
- Storm struck Florida as a Category 4 hurricane late Thursday
- More than 5.2 million people face downpours across the US
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Helene is triggering dangerous rain and flooding across the US South, where it has killed at least 21 people and cut power to over 4 million customers after coming ashore in Florida as a major hurricane.
More than 5.2 million people face a moderate or high risk of excessive rain Friday as Helene, with winds of 35 miles per hour, pushes inland across North Carolina, said Scott Kleebauer, a forecaster at the US Weather Prediction Center. The heaviest rain will now be shifting into Tennessee and Kentucky after pummeling portions of Georgia and the Carolinas.