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Helene weakens to tropical storm over Georgia hours after Florida landfall as Cat. 4 storm: NHC

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Updated  September 27, 2024 6:48am EDT
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Helene weakened to a tropical storm as it moved further inland over Georgia on Friday morning, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC).

The storm continues to bring life-threatening storm surge, winds, and torrential rain as it makes its way through The Peach State, officials said. 

Tracking Helene:

Where is Helene right now?

In the NHC's final Helene update on Friday afternoon, the storm was downgraded to a Post-Tropical Cyclone, about 50 miles east of Louisville, Kentucky. It was moving north-northwest at 17 mph, with 35 mph maximum sustained winds.

Helene was producing catastrophic flooding over portions of the southern Appalachians and Tennessee Valley.

When did Hurricane Helene make landfall in Florida?

Hurricane Helene made landfall as an "extremely dangerous" Category 4 storm in Florida's Big Bend region late Thursday, with maximum sustained winds near 140 mph.

The National Hurricane Center (NHC) said the "eye" of Helene crossed over land at about 11:10 p.m. just east of the mouth of the Aucilla River, about 10 miles west-southwest of Perry, Florida, or about 40 miles east-southeast of Tallahassee. The storm was moving at 24 mph to the north-northeast.

By the 2 a.m. advisory on Friday, the NHC said Helene was still producing catastrophic winds pushing into Southern Georgia. The storm had weakened to a strong Category 1 hurricane when it was positioned about 30 miles north of Valdosta, Georgia, with maximum sustained winds at 90 mph.

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