More than 50 people were reported dead across the southeastern U.S. and millions without power as forecasters braced for “catastrophic” flooding.
Hurricane Helene
A meteorologist in Atlanta rescued a woman from Helene floodwaters on camera
FOX Weather meteorologist Bob Van Dillen was broadcasting from Atlanta early this morning when he heard a woman crying for help in the dark.
Abnormally warm water helped Helene rapidly intensify and suck up moisture
Helene is dumping rain across the Southeast, after coming ashore as a powerful Category 4 storm. Abnormally warm water in the Gulf of Mexico helped it rapidly intensify and suck up moisture.
The Coast Guard save a man and his dog from a sinking boat off the coast of Florida
Before Helene even made landfall in Florida, authorities conducted a dramatic rescue operation: The U.S. Coast Guard saved a man whose sailboat started taking on water off the coast of Sanibel Island.
Exactly 66 years ago, another Hurricane Helene rocked the Carolinas
Hurricane Helene raked the coast of the Carolinas on September 27, 1958, but did not actually make landfall, according to the National Hurricane Center.
An intensifying Helene approaches Florida as southeastern states brace for impact
Helene strengthened into a Category 2 hurricane as it nears northwest Florida, where it is poised to make landfall late Thursday. It’s forecast to bring heavy wind and rain hundreds of miles inland.

