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Hurricane Helene has brought devastation across multiple states, claiming the lives of at least 57 people and leaving over 3 million without power from Florida to Ohio. The storm made landfall in Florida's Big Bend region as a Category 4 hurricane, unleashing destructive winds and heavy rainfall. Even after weakening into a post-tropical cyclone, Helene continued to cause "catastrophic, historic" flooding in the southern Appalachian region, according to the National Hurricane Center.
Hurricane Milton Current News: (10/09/2024)
Hurricane Milton was at Category 4 status on Wednesday morning after spending much of Tuesday as a Category 5 storm. It is threatening the Tampa Bay area, a major population center that is home to more than 3.3 million people and has managed to evade a direct hit from a major hurricane for over 100 years. With rain falling and winds picking up, Milton is menacing communities battered when deadly Hurricane Helene came ashore just two weeks ago, swamping the coastline.
Millions have been ordered to evacuate, and in the Tampa Bay area, counties are using multiple means of communication to urge people to leave vulnerable areas. By early Wednesday, the normally busy interstate leading into downtown Tampa was mostly free of vehicles and few cars moved on side streets. Drivers looking for gas were hard-pressed to find stations that weren’t closed or boarded up.
National Hurricane Center forecasters warned Milton is “expected to remain an extremely dangerous major hurricane” when it reaches Florida’s coast.
Our thoughts and prayers are with all those affected by this tragedy.
If you would like to help, please consider making a donation through the Episcopal Relief and Development program to support those impacted by the storm.
