Tropical Storm Helene Lashes Florida With Powerful Winds, Rain

Massive storm will inflict damage across several US states
Helene made landfall near Perry as Category 4 Hurricane

WATCH: Hurricane Helene has made landfall near Perry in Florida as a Category 4 hurricane. Helene has plowed ashore in the state’s rural Big Bend region. (The videos were recorded before the landfall)Source: ABC

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By Lauren Rosenthal, Brian K Sullivan, and Mary Hui

September 27, 2024 at 3:26 AM UTC

Updated on

September 27, 2024 at 9:49 AM UTC

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Hurricane Helene barreled into the western coast of Florida with dangerous winds, knocking out power for more than a million customers and threatening to unleash deadly flooding across several states.

Helene made landfall near Perry with top sustained winds of 140 miles (225 kilometers) per hour, according to the US National Hurricane Center, making it a Category 4 on the five-step Saffir-Simpson scale, before weakening to a tropical storm.