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Tennessee investigating plastics company after 11 workers swept away by Helene
Tennessee state authorities are investigating the company that owns a plastics factory where 11 workers were swept away by cataclysmic flooding unleashed by Hurricane Helene.
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Harris, Biden take in Helene's destruction in separate visits to Carolinas, Georgia
President Joe Biden will survey the devastation in North and South Carolina as rescuers continued their search for anyone still unaccounted for since Hurricane Helene caused catastrophic damage across the Southeast.
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Helene's death toll passes 134 as crews search for survivors across Southeast
Exhausted emergency crews worked around the clock to clear roads, restore power and phone service, and reach those still stranded by the storm, which killed at least 134 people in six states.
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In the wake of Hurricane Helene, questions about government response emerge
In western North Carolina, where more than 40 people have died, some residents say the government was unprepared for the storm.
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Volunteers mobilize to offer mental health support for victims of Helene
As the death toll from Hurricane Helene continues to rise, the urgent need to support survivors has prompted a nationwide call for help. Volunteers from across the country are mobilizing to assist. Officials have reported more than 100 deaths and say hundreds more remain unaccounted for after the devastating storm. Many New Englanders, including members of the Red Cross and…
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‘I should've listened': Tampa man takes refuge in a kayak after Helene flooded home
Matthew Heller went live on TikTok as water started rushing in. At one point, 30,000 people joined, and the video garnered more than 3 million likes.
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At least 42 dead as Helene lashes the South with wind, rain and historic flooding
The system generated a massive storm surge and knocked out power to millions of customers in several states.
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Helene makes landfall in Florida's northwest coast as a Category 4 hurricane
Helene made landfall on Florida’s northwest coast late Thursday after strengthening into a Category 4 storm hours earlier.
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As Helene bears down, insurance woes add to Florida homeowners' anxiety
Some residents are living in homes that haven’t been repaired since the last storm because of inadequate homeowners insurance — or none at all
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Passengers rush home before Hurricane Helene hits Florida
Boston’s Logan airport was full of people Wednesday either trying to escape Hurricane Helene or get back down south before the storm makes landfall on Thursday. One Florida couple in Terminal A told NBC10 Boston they had to cut their vacation on Cape Cod short by several days to get back to their house, which is facing wind and...
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Helene to cause havoc across the south
While impacts from Helene aren’t expected in Boston, we’re keeping an eye on the storm as it tracks toward Florida and the southeastern U.S. As of Wednesday morning, the storm’s future looks promising as it exits the Yucatan Peninsula and nears the southeastern tip of the Gulf of Mexico. The future of the storm will feature rapid intensification and...
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Florida residents evacuating as Tropical Storm Helene is expected to become a hurricane
Tropical Storm Helene formed Tuesday in the Caribbean Sea and could strengthen into a major hurricane while moving north toward the U.S., forecasters said
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This hurricane season was supposed to be ‘well above-average.' Why hasn't it been?
Up until a few days ago, with the formation of now-Hurricane Francine in the Gulf of Mexico, activity in the tropics had been on an unusual pause — after forecasters predicted a very busy season.
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Tropical Storm Francine forms in the Gulf, hurricane watch issued in Louisiana
Newly-formed Tropical Storm Francine was named in the Gulf of Mexico on Monday morning.
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Ernesto becomes a hurricane as significant flooding likely across Puerto Rico
Ernesto strengthened into a hurricane Wednesday as it dropped torrential rain on Puerto Rico and threatened to strengthen into a major hurricane en route to Bermuda.
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Tropical Storm Ernesto takes aim at Puerto Rico and could strengthen to a hurricane by Thursday
On the forecast track, Ernesto is expected to move across portions of the Leeward Islands on Tuesday and near or over the U.S. and British Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico by Tuesday evening.
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Atlantic front forming into tropical storm headed toward U.S. Virgin Islands
Potential Tropical Cyclone Five is strengthening and could be a named tropical storm by the end of Monday, federal forecasters said. If so, it would most likely be named Ernesto.
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‘We're all hanging on': At least 4 Florida deaths linked to Hurricane Debby, which brings flooding, damage
Hurricane Debby reached the Big Bend coast of Florida early Monday, bringing with it the potential for catastrophic flooding and life-threatening storm surge as it slowly passes over the northern part of the state.
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Hurricane Debby to bring heavy rains and flooding to Florida, Georgia and South Carolina
Hurricane Debby has made landfall Monday in northern Florida as a Category 1 storm.
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When will the next hurricane form in the tropics?
Since Hurricane Beryl and short-lived Tropical Storm Chris in early July, the tropics have been quiet due to the Saharan Air Layer. However, activity may pick up as we head into August. The Saharan Air Layer (SAL) is a plume of dry, dusty air that forms over the Sahara Desert during the late spring, summer, and early fall. According…