Flood waters inundate the main street after Hurricane Helene passed offshore on September 27, 2024 in Tarpon Springs, Florida. Hurricane Helene made landfall Thursday night in Florida's Big Bend with winds up to 140 mph and storm surges. (Photo credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images North America/Bloomberg)
(Bloomberg) — Tropical Storm Helene is triggering dangerous rain and flooding across the U.S. South, where it has killed at least four people and cut power to nearly 4 million customers after coming ashore in Florida as a major hurricane.
More than 5.2 million people face a moderate or high risk of excessive rain Friday as Helene, with winds of 60 miles (97 kilometers) per hour, pushes inland, said Scott Kleebauer, a forecaster at the U.S. Weather Prediction Center. The heaviest rain will now be shifting into Tennessee and Kentucky after pummeling portions of Georgia and the Carolinas.
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