Three Deaths Reported After Hurricane Helene Makes Landfall As Cat. 4 Storm With 140 MPH Winds, Record Breaking Storm Surge; Tornado Watch Issued For Nearly All Of FL
deadline.comUPDATED, 2.00 AM PT: One person has died in Florida and there have been two confirmed deaths in Georgia, after Category 4 Hurricane Helene slammed into the U.S.
southeastern coast overnight, with winds gusting at 140 mph at its height. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said a driver was killed when debris struck their car and warned that other deaths could come to light in the morning. “When Floridians wake up… we’re going to be waking up to a state where, very likely, there’s been additional loss of life – and certainly, there’s going to be loss of property,” he said. “You’re going to have people that are going to lose their homes because of this storm.
So please keep those folks in mind, keep them in your prayers.” One Florida Sheriff took to social media to warn people not to go out sightseeing. “As Hurricane Helene makes its way out of Suwannee County we cannot stress this enough: STAY OFF THE ROADS… DO NOT BE RIDING AROUND SIGHT SEEING!”, he wrote In Georgia, Governor Brian P.
Kemp confirmed two deaths in Wheeler County after a trailer was swept up by a tornado. Marty, the girls, and I are saddened to learn of the loss of two lives in Wheeler County this evening.
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