After making landfall in Florida's Big Bend region Thursday night as a major Category 4 hurricane, Helene has caused catastrophic storm surge, wind damage and inland flooding across a wide swath of the South.

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Hurricane Helene made landfall Thursday night as a category 4 hurricane near Perry, Florida, in the state’s Big Bend region. As of Saturday afternoon, CNN reports that there are at least 50 deaths as a direct result of this storm.

Florida’s death toll from Hurricane Helene, which left behind a trail of destruction from Florida though the Carolinas, stood at 13 as of Monday.

Hurricane Helene ravaged Big Bend of Florida as a Category 4 storm, bringing torrential rain, storm surge and flooding from Steinhatchee to Cedar Key

Hurricane Helene. The St. Pete Pier, Tampa Bay, Florida, hours before Hurricane Helene made landfall, September 26, 2024. Hurricane Helene slammed into Florida’s Big Bend region late Thursday, bringing catastrophic storm surges which have destoyed buildings. Martha Asencio-Rhine Tampa Bay Times