Hurricane Helene threatens ‘unsurvivable’ storm surge, inland damage
Satellite image of Hurricane Helene in the Gulf of Mexico on Sept. 26th, 2024. Source: NOAA Fast-moving Hurricane Helene was advancing Thursday across the Gulf of Mexico toward Florida, threatening a “catastrophic” storm surge in northwestern parts of the state as well as damaging winds, rains and flash floods hundreds of miles inland across much of the southeastern U.S.,…