“Overall, hurricane track forecasts are gradually improving, meaning that in general, there is less uncertainty where a storm will track now than there was a couple decades ago,” wrote Brian McNoldy, ...

Particularly striking was the NHC map of these direct deaths by type ... heaviest rain and highest storm surge. Helene was America's seventh costliest hurricane on record, according to an estimate ...

Direct deaths in the storm were attributed to flooding, which includes landslides and debris flows, wind, tornadoes, and storm surge ... levels during Helene. Helene rainfall map (From:NHC ...

Helene's size, intensity and speed delivered wind gusts much farther inland than most hurricanes and sent a devastating storm surge along more than 550 miles of Florida coastline. When it was ...

IT BROUGHT HISTORIC, CATASTROPHIC FLOODING AND LANDSLIDES, EXTREME WINDS, AND DEADLY STORM SURGE. HELENE ALSO PRODUCED 39 TORNADOES. 21 OF THOSE WERE REPORTED HERE IN SOUTH CAROLINA. THE SCOPE AND ...