Hurricane Helene roared onto northwestern Florida as a Category 4 storm as forecasters warned that the enormous system could create a “nightmare” storm surge and bring dangerous winds and rain across much of the southeastern U.S. Helene has now weakened to a tropical storm over Georgia with maximum sustained winds of 70 mph, the National Hurricane Center said, but only after leaving behind homes under water, power outages and even one death in Florida.???? 24/7 South Florida news stream: Watch NBC6 free wherever you areHere’s a look at the aftermath of Helene on Friday morning, organized by distance from where the storm made landfall, about 10 miles west southwest of Perry.Hurricane seasonSep 27At least 42 dead as Helene lashes the South with wind, rain and historic floodingJohn MoralesSep 26Historic Hurricane Helene larger than 90% of tropical cyclones: John MoralesThe Hurricane season is on. Our meteorologists are ready. Sign up for the NBC 6 Weather newsletter to get the latest forecas...
