Hurricane Helene Strikes Florida and Moves towards Georgia: Updates on Impact, Casualties | Weather Report

Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida’s Big Bend region as a category four storm with winds of 140 miles per hour, causing significant damage and evacuations. The storm has since been downgraded to a category one but still poses risks with heavy rain and damaging winds. The storm caused power outages affecting 1.3 million people in Florida.
Hurricane Helene is now moving northwards towards Georgia, with authorities warning of damaging winds across Georgia and the Carolinas. The storm is expected to bring heavy rain, potentially impacting crop harvests in Georgia. President Biden has declared disaster declarations for several states and urged people to take the storm seriously.
The storm has resulted in at least one fatality in Florida and two in Georgia, with reports of a child fatality in a car crash in North Carolina. The storm system is also linked to a tornado that caused the deaths in Georgia.
Authorities are warning residents to remain indoors and take precautionary measures as Hurricane Helene continues to move across the US, bringing the potential for significant damage and loss of life.

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