Airports Close, Hundreds of Flights Canceled as Hurricane Helene Barrels Toward Florida
Briefly

"Helene will drop very heavy rain over the next couple of days. There will be flooding inland, separate from the deadly storm surge expected along the coast." - National Weather Service
"Tampa International Airport has suspended all commercial and cargo operations... expected to reopen Friday... assess any damage after the storm." - Tampa International Airport announcement
"More than 900 flights had been canceled within, into, or out of the United States... Tampa alone was responsible for more than 200 of Thursday's outgoing flight cancellations." - FlightAware data
"Gov. Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency for 61 counties and said both voluntary and mandatory evacuation orders were in effect..." - Florida Gov. announcement
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