This weekend marks the one year anniversary of Helene, the deadliest hurricane in the contiguous U.S. since Katrina in 2005. Helene claimed at least 250 lives, including 34 Floridians.
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Remembering Helene One Year Later
On September 26th, 2024, Hurricane Helene strengthened to a Category 3 in the eastern Gulf. Though its center stayed 200 miles west of Collier county and 140 miles from Charlotte county, the storm brought damaging storm surge to southwest Florida.
Storm surge of 3 to 6 feet was reported from Naples to Venice…