#hurricane-helene

#hurricane-helene

When Floridians first heard about tropical storm Helene's rapid intensification in late September 2024, they initially anticipated the storm to hit as a Category 2 hurricane. However, on September 26, it made landfall near Cedar Key as a Category 4 hurricane. The storm caused widespread damage across Florida, Georgia, and the Carolinas. A state of emergency was implemented for 49 Florida counties, and people were asked to evacuate from several areas. But because the storm worsened so quickly, many people had to rush their preparation.

Slogging through a thick slop of mud and rock, Brian Hill passed the roof that Hurricane Helene's floodwaters had just ripped off someone's barn and dumped into his yard. Then he peered into the unrecognizable chaos inside what had been his family's dream home. The century-old white farmhouse, surrounded by the rugged peaks of western North Carolina, sat less than 15 yards from the normally tranquil Cattail Creek.

Listen, this is one of the more devastating stories that I think we've had to cover. As a mother of two daughters that are going to go to camp at some point, I cannot even imagine what that feels like.

"IV fluids are easy to order, they're abundantly available and oftentimes we give them to patients without a true need," Ramgopal said. "When this hurricane struck, there was a need to reconcile patients who really needed IV fluids with those for whom IV fluids were perhaps used unnecessarily."

Speaking alongside President Donald Trump from Alligator Alcatraz on Tuesday, DeSantis praised the commander in chief for wanting to be helpful for governors, while attacking the previous administration.

Our house is 100 feet from the river. We were flooded. Six months after the storm, my farm near the Swannanoa River was still three feet of sand dunes.