Hurricane Helene remnants headed to Kentucky as at least 30 dead in its wake
The remnants of Hurricane Helene have moved far inland since making landfall in Florida’s Big Bend as a Category 4 storm on Thursday, and was in Tennessee headed toward Kentucky on Friday, bringing "historic and catastrophic flooding" to the southern Appalachians. The center of Helene, which has been downgraded to a tropical depression, was located about 125 miles southeast of Lewisville, Kentucky, as of 2 p.m. EDT on Friday, the National Hurricane Center said, with maximum sustained winds of 35 mph. Heavy rain is falling over portions of the central and southern Appalachians and the region can expect total rain accumulations of 6 to 12 inches, with isolated totals around 20 inches. Flash flood emergencies are in effect for Atlanta, much of upstate South Carolina and western North Carolina, including the Raleigh and Fayetteville, North Carolina, areas. Tornadoes are possible Friday through parts of eastern Georgia, the Carolinas and southern Virginia. Mandatory evacuations have been ordered in Asheville and McDowell…
27 Sep 00:00 · Inlandnewstoday