A crisis is unfolding in western North Carolina, where residents are stranded by washed-out roads and lack power and cellular service.
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At least 56 dead and millions without power after Helene’s deadly march across Southeast
Helene blew ashore in Florida’s Big Bend region as a Category 4 hurricane Thursday and then quickly moved through Georgia, the Carolinas and Tennessee.
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Coast Guard rescues man and his dog stranded off Florida coast
‘We’re just glad that everything worked out,’ said Coast Guard spokesman Eric Rodriguez. ‘This is why we do what we do.’
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TV reporter interrupts live hurricane report to rescue woman from submerged car
Footage shows Fox reporter Bob Van Dillen wading through the water with the woman on his back.
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Hurricane Helene death toll raises, cuts swath of destruction across the Southeast
At least 44 people have been killed in 5 states. Among those killed were 3 firefighters, a woman and her 1-month-old twins, and an 89-year-old woman whose house was struck by a falling tree.
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A huge Hurricane Helene is expected to hit Florida, striking far inland
Helene is expected to become a major hurricane – a Category 3 or higher, with winds above 110 mph – on Thursday, the day it’s set to reach Florida’s Gulf Coast, according to the National Hurricane Center.
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Florida residents begin evacuating as Tropical Storm Helene expected to become hurricane
Meteorologists warn that due to its size, effects will be felt all around the state.
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Southeast U.S. under major storm warning as hurricane watch issued for parts of Cuba and Mexico
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency in 41 counties on Monday as a result of the expected storm.
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Maine foliage expert predicts vibrant display ‘for the record books’
The state’s leaf-peeping season kicked off this week with the first foliage report of the fall from the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry.
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Francine becomes a hurricane as Louisiana residents brace for landfall
The freshly minted Category 1 hurricane packed top sustained winds of 75 mph and forecasters warned it was expected to crash ashore Wednesday in Louisiana.