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Photos: Hurricane Helene begins to pound the Southeast US
By Scott Sharpe,
12 hours ago
High winds, heavy surf and storm surge along with heavy rain are hitting Florida, Georgia, NC and SC as Hurricane Helene, a Category 4 storm, moved toward landfall, Thursday evening, Sept. 26, 2024.
Historic flooding is expected into North Carolina and Tennessee as the storm moves north.
Here are photos from the storm:
Fort Myers Beach sees flooding for a second time as the outer bands of Hurricane Helene pass by on Fort Myers Beach, Fla. on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024. Andrew West/The News-Press/USA Today Network Strong winds and some partial flooding were visible in areas of Sanibel Thursday, September 26, 2024 as residents experienced some of the effects from Hurricane Helene. Ricardo Rolon/USA TODAY NETWOR Fort Myers Beach sees flooding for a second time as the outer bands of Hurricane Helene pass by on Fort Myers Beach, Fla. on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024. Andrew West/The News-Press/USA Today Network Charles Starling, a lineman with Team Fishel, is pelted with rain as he walks by a row of electrical line trucks staged in a field in The Villages, Florida, on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024. Thousands of the trucks are staged by Duke Energy in preparation for damage from Hurricane Helene. Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel-TNS Fort Myers Beach, Fla. floods for the second time as Hurricane Helene passes by on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024. Andrew West/The News-Press/USA Today Network Bald Eagle Drive in Marco Island, Florida, was under water about two hours before high tide Thursday night. Roads were flooded throughout the largest of the Ten Thousand Islands as Hurricane Helene started to come ashore north in Big Bend, about 165 miles north. J. Kyle Foster/Naples Daily News / USA TODAY NETWORK Kathy Cronley and her daughter, Erin take in the outerbands of Hurricane Helent on Fort Myers Beach, Fla. as it passes by on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024. They are on vacation from Indiana and were staying in a family members home. Andrew West/The News-Press/USA Today Network Fort Myers Beach sees flooding for a second time as the outer bands of Hurricane Helene pass by on Fort Myers Beach, Fla. on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024. Andrew West/The News-Press/USA Today Network A National Park Service photo shows flooding at the Linville Falls, N.C. picnic area, Sept. 26, 2024. National Park Service The streets under the Fort Myers Beach bridge flooded as Hurricane Helene passed by on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024. Hurricane Helene is expected to pass SWFL on the way to the big bend area. SWFL is preparing for possible storm surge from the Hurricane. Andrew West/The News-Press/USA T/Andrew West/The News-Press/USA T A University of South Carolina student attempts to leap over a wide and deep puddle as Hurricane Helene hits Columbia, South Carolina on Thursday, September 26, 2024. Joshua Boucher/jboucher@thestate.com A motorist drives through saltwater on John Ringling Blvd. in Sarasota Thursday morning, Sept. 26, 2024. The storm surge from Hurricane Helene arrived early in Sarasota, covering the road from St. Armands Key to Lido Key. Mike Lang /USA TODAY NETWORK The Times Square area of Fort Myers Beach, Fl, flooded as Hurricane Helene passes on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024. Hurricane Helene is expected to pass SWFL on the way to the big bend area. SWFL is preparing for possible storm surge from the Hurricane. Andrew West/USA TODAY NETWORK
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