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Helene makes landfall in northwestern Florida as a Category 4 hurricane

APTOPIX Cuba Tropical Weather
September 26, 2024

CRAWFORDVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Helene made landfall Thursday night in northwestern Florida as a Category 4 storm as forecasters warned that the enormous system could create a “nightmare” storm surge and bring dangerous winds and rain across much of the southeastern U.S.

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