Hurricane / Cyclone / Typhoon United States
2024 Hurricane Helene
Category 4 landfall followed by catastrophic inland flooding in the southern Appalachians.
Background from Wikipedia
Hurricane Helene was a powerful and devastating tropical cyclone that caused widespread catastrophic damage and numerous fatalities across the Southeastern United States in late September 2024. It was the strongest hurricane on record to strike the Big Bend region of Florida, the deadliest Atlantic hurricane since Hurricane Maria in 2017, and the deadliest to strike the mainland U.S. since Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
From the Wikipedia article “Hurricane Helene”, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikipedia's figures may differ from the sources cited on this page.
Sources & references
Impact figures
| Fatalities | 249 |
|---|---|
| Economic damage | $78,700,000,000 (nominal) |
| Region | Florida to North Carolina |
Figures per cited sources; estimates for older events vary.
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