Dramatic footage of overnight water rescues in FL
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Dozens of people caught in the wrath of Hurricane Helene needed overnight water rescues. One of the groups performing those rescues was Grey Bull Rescue Foundation. LiveNOW's Andy Craft spoke with Bryan Stern of Grey Bull Rescue about working overnight to save people from electric fires and other hazards in areas hit by flash flooding.

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FOX donates to Red Cross Hurricane Helene relief efforts: Here's how you can help

FOX has partnered with the American Red Cross to provide crucial support to those affected by Hurricane Helene. Learn how you can donate to help fund shelter, meals, and other recovery efforts.

Helene makes landfall as category 4 hurricane
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Hurricane Helene has made landfall into Florida's Big Bend region as a catastrophic storm, lashing the region with devastating winds over 130 mph, and threatening a potentially "unsurvivable" 20-foot storm surge and flooding rain. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis gave an update moments after Helene made landfall in Taylor County, FL at 11:10pm ET.

Where does Helene go after hitting Florida? Southeast, mid-Atlantic could see 'catastrophic' flooding

The large storm will move quickly north, bringing widespread heavy rain, damaging winds and possible tornadoes to major cities in the Southeast and Midwest, including Atlanta, Nashville and St. Louis.

Florida police give morbid advice to those who didn’t evacuate for Helene’s historic storm surge

The Taylor County Sheriff’s Office in the Big Bend of Florida is taking the dire step of asking residents who chose not to heed mandatory evacuation warnings for Hurricane Helene to write their name on their bodies in permanent marker.

Hurricane Helene first fatality reported
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A deadly crash was reported in the westbound lanes of I-4 as Hurricane Helene continued bringing severe weather to Tampa Thursday evening. Traffic cameras in the area show one of the highway signs on top of a vehicle in that area. The Florida Highway Patrol said this was a deadly crash on the highway, but have not said how many deaths were related to the crash or if anyone else was injured.

Live updates: Hurricane Helene forecast to hit Florida as Category 4 storm

Helene strengthened into a hurricane on Wednesday and is expected to strengthen further – potentially becoming a major hurricane – before making landfall over Florida on Thursday. Life-threatening storm surge, damaging winds, torrential rain, and flooding are possible.

Helene likely to become major hurricane Thursday
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FOX 13 Tampa Bay reporter Evyn Moon joins LiveNOW's Austin Westfall to detail how Florida residents are preparing for Hurricane Helene, which is expected to make landfall as a category 4 storm on Thursday.

Hurricane Helene unleashes fury on Mexico submerging Cancun resorts in torrential rain: 'Beach gone'

As the Category 1 hurricane formed Wednesday morning, it unleashed its fury in the Caribbean as its destructive eye is now set on the Florida coast with a life-threatening landfall expected on Thursday. The NHC said that the storm would bring "life-threatening storm surge, damaging winds and flooding rains" as it heads toward the U.S. Gulf Coast.

Hurricane Helene: Charlotte Motor Speedway to welcome evacuees

As Hurricane Helene approaches the U.S., the Charlotte Motor Speedway in North Carolina has opened its campgrounds to evacuees seeking shelter from the storm.

BREAKING: Helene now a hurricane
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Helene reached hurricane strength Wednesday morning as it continues to undergo rapid intensification along its journey into the Gulf of Mexico, where it is aiming for a destructive landfall along the Florida Gulf Coast on Thursday. The National Hurricane Center provided an update.

Live updates: Tropical Storm Helene nears hurricane strength in Caribbean on trek to Florida

Tropical Storm Helene is nearing hurricane strength just offshore of the northeastern coast of the Yucatan Peninsula toward the Gulf of Mexico, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC). It's expected to become a major hurricane (Category 3 or higher) before making landfall in Florida's Big Bend region on Thursday.

National Hurricane Center gives update on Tropical Storm Helene
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Tropical Storm Helene formed in the northwestern Caribbean Sea on Tuesday, becoming the eighth named storm of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) said the system, formerly known as Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine, developed into a tropical storm in the Caribbean Sea approaching the Gulf of Mexico as showers and thunderstorms became sufficiently organized around the area of low pressure.

Florida storm live updates: Watches expand as Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine expected to strengthen

Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine formed in the northwestern Caribbean Sea on Monday morning and is forecast to become a hurricane later this week, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC).

Parts of Florida prep for major storm
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FOX 13 Tampa Bay reporter Evyn Moon joins LiveNOW's Andrew Craft to illustrate how Floridaians are preparing for what could be a major hurricane this week.