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Hurricane Helene became deadly disaster across 6 states

How Hurricane Helene became deadly disaster across 6 states

The near-record-breaking size, storm surge, winds and rainfall of Hurricane Helene turned it into an almost unimaginable disaster that stretched more than 500 miles inland from the Florida coast.

Omaha.com · 2d

Study: Hurricanes like Helene are deadly when they hit and keep killing for years after

Study says hurricanes are hundreds of times deadlier in the long run than the U.S. government calculates, contributing to more deaths than car accidents or all the nation's wars.

The Washington Post on MSN · 4d

Helene has become one of the deadliest hurricanes of the modern era

These are the 10 deadliest hurricanes to strike the United States before Helene and since 1954, when forecasters began issuing routine hurricane forecasts.

Back-to-back hurricanes test Florida's recovery work

USA Today · 20h

Hurricane Milton: What to know Monday on the Treasure Coast

We need to be prepared for a potential hurricane moving across the state of Florida,' said NHC Deputy Director Jamie Rhome

POLITICO on MSN · 12h

Back-to-back hurricanes test Florida's recovery work as Milton rushes for Gulf Coast

The storm, which is expected to make landfall less than two weeks after Hurricane Helene touched down in the state, could test Florida's storm recovery operations. Debris from Hel

The New York Times · 13h

Gulf Coast States Have Been Battered by Hurricanes This Year

Hurricane Debby hit Florida’s Big Bend area in early August. The storm left Cedar Key, a cluster of small barrier islands, badly battered and flooded. Although it was only briefly a Category 1 hurricane, it caused widespread damage in and beyond Florida because of the sustained rainfall it brought to several states.

Hurricane Milton Hits Cat 5

WESH Orlando on MSN · 12h

Why did Hurricane Milton go from a Category 1 to 5 so fast?

Hurricane Milton 'Rapidly Intensifies' into Category 4 Storm as It Approaches Florida's Gulf Coast I ate at one of the oldest diners in the US, located inside a 1920s railcar. It was worth the hourlong wait for a seat.

OKC Thunder Wire · 15h

Could Milton hit Florida as a Category 5 hurricane? We don't know yet

Milton intensified even faster than forecast, becoming a Category 5 hurricane in less than a day. What happens now?

CBS News · 10h

Here's how many Category 5 hurricanes have hit mainland U.S.

While multiple hurricanes that made landfall in the U.S. peaked at Category 5, only four storms on record have done so at that intensity.

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 ...

13h

Leslie Becomes a Hurricane in the Atlantic

Leslie had winds of 40 miles per hour as it became a tropical storm in the Atlantic late Wednesday. Forecasters expect it to ...

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Hurricanes cause thousands of deaths that are unaccounted for

Hurricanes leave a hidden death toll, with thousands of excess deaths occurring up to 15 years after the storm.

5don MSN

Hurricanes’ hidden toll: Thousands of deaths years after they strike

Of more than 500 hurricanes that have hit the United States, the average storm led to up to 11,000 excess deaths, hundreds of ...

Texans On Mission continues to help as hurricanes impact southeastern United States

The volunteer organization has provided over 4,000 meals daily since Helene made landfall nearly two weeks ago.

6don MSN

Helene is already one of the deadliest, costliest storms to hit the US: Where it ranks

The damages from Hurricane Helene are still being calculated but the storm already ranks among the deadliest and costliest in ...

2don MSN

Hurricane Helene Aftermath: 6 Issues Across the Southeast

More than a week after Hurricane Helene made landfall as a Category 4 storm, state officials across the Southeast are scrambling to repair damaged electrical lines, roads and bridges affecting tens of ...

1don MSN

Threat grows that a dangerous hurricane could hit Florida’s west coast

Milton will probably make landfall Wednesday as a Category 3 hurricane, with the potential for a disastrous storm surge in ...

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