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Helene’s powerful storm surge killed 12 near Tampa. They didn’t have to die.

Helene was never predicted to hit Tampa — it’s eye made landfall 180 miles north. But at more than 200-miles wide and winds whipping at nearly 140 mph near its core, it created surges that hit all along the Florida peninsula’s Gulf Coast. Most weren’t deadly, but on Pinellas’ barrier islands, the water wall came from all directions.

YAHOO!News · 1d

After Hurricane Helene’s catastrophic floods, see your home’s storm surge risk

Storm surge impacts mainly coastal communities, but some inland communities could get inundated by the massive amounts of water.

MarketWatch · 1d

Homeowners hit by Hurricane Helene face the grim task of rebuilding without flood insurance

A week after Hurricane Helene overwhelmed the Southeastern U.S., homeowners hit the hardest are grappling with how they could possibly pay for the flood damage from one of the deadliest storms to hit the mainland in recent history.

Helene, climate change

Yahoo · 6d

Helene shows that hurricanes in the age of climate change don’t wreck just coastlines

Unlike hurricanes that might ravage a coastline, push a few miles inland and eventually dissipate, Helene, in part because of its sheer size and the speed with which it was traveling North, ravaged inland parts of the country.

Augusta-Aiken WRDW-TV on M… · 10h

Helene brings climate change to forefront of presidential race

Charles Dean loved living in his South Carolina neighborhood, with its manicured lawns and towering trees. It reminded him of his childhood growing up in a family that has run a lumber business since the early 1900s.

Inside Climate News · 2d

Why Hurricane Helene Could Finally Change the Conversation Around Climate Change

It may be weeks, months or even years before we fully understand the catastrophic impact of Hurricane Helene. While still over water, Helene first flattened many shoreside communities along the Gulf Coast of Florida before it ripped ashore in North Florida and rampaged through five more states,

Forecasters tracking hurricanes Kirk, Leslie

YAHOO!News · 3d

Hurricanes after Helene: NWS tracking Hurricane Kirk, TS Leslie. What Georgia can expect

As the aftermath of Hurricane Helene continues to be felt, the National Weather Service is now keeping an eye on Hurricane Kirk and Tropical Storm Leslie.

UPI News on MSN · 1d

Hurricanes Kirk, Leslie moving in the Atlantic Ocean

Two hurricanes are churning with no threat to land in the Atlantic Ocean: Kirk, a Category 3 storm, and Leslie, which became a hurricane late Friday.

Yahoo · 14h

Forecasters tracking hurricanes Kirk, Leslie in Atlantic

While all eyes are on the Gulf of Mexico where Tropical Storm Milton is expected to rapidly intensify into a major hurricane, forecasters are also tracking hurricanes Kirk and Leslie in the Atlantic Ocean.

Hurricane Milton off Florida coast

The Washington Post · 10d

See how Helene dwarfs other hurricanes that have hit the Gulf Coast

Hurricane Helene is one of the biggest storm systems to hit the U.S. See how it compares to other past hurricanes and tropical storms in the Gulf Coast.

U.S. News & World Report · 12h

Tropical Storm Milton Could Hit Florida as a Major Hurricane Midweek

The National Hurricane Center says people across Florida should take notice: Milton is still just a tropical storm off Mexico, but it's gaining strength and is expected to intensify rapidly as it move

The Wall Street Journal on MSN · 2h

Milton Is Upgraded to Hurricane as It Heads for Florida

Rapidly intensifying Hurricane Milton is on track to hit Florida midweek, bringing more storm surge and flood warnings to weather-battered residents recovering from the disastrous impact of Helene. Milton was a Category 1 storm with winds reaching about 85 mph late Sunday,

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Helene near the top of this list of deadliest hurricanes

Counting the deadliest hurricanes can be tricky business. Helene's death toll ranks among the deadliest storms, according to ...

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Destructive hurricanes like Helene highlight that catastrophic impacts from storms can extend far inland

Destructive hurricanes like Helene are a stark reminder that significant and devastating impacts from many major storms are ...

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Helene is one of the deadliest hurricanes to impact US. A look at past deadly hurricanes

When Tropical Storm Helene hammered through the Southeast, the Carolinas suffered significant damage, from the overflowing of ...

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Savannah's Helene experience shows 'lines and dots' can miss mark in hurricane alerts

Maps depicting the projected route of Hurricane Helene likely offered a false sense of security for some Savannah-area ...

Hurricanes like Helene are deadly when they strike and keep killing for years to come

A new study says hurricanes in the United States are hundreds of times deadlier in the long run than the government ...

Hurricanes like Helene lead to as many as 10,000 indirect deaths in years following landfall, study finds

Hurricanes in the United States end up hundreds of times deadlier than the government calculates, contributing to more ...

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Helene forecast to be among the largest hurricanes in recent history, comparable to Katrina

Tropical Storm Helene is forecast to become one of the largest — though not necessarily the strongest — hurricanes to ...

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