Source: WCTV
At least four storm-related deaths have been reported as Helene works its way through the South after making landfall in Florida as a Category 4 storm Thursday night.
The hurricane center said Helene roared ashore around 11:10 p.m. Thursday near the mouth of the Aucilla River in the Big Bend area of Florida’s Gulf Coast.
It had maximum sustained winds estimated at 140 mph.
Gov. Ron DeSantis said in a press conference just after 11 p.m. Thursday that at least one Floridian died due to Helene.
DeSantis said the person died in Tampa when a sign crashed on their car on the highway.
Two other people were reported killed in a possible tornado in south Georgia as the storm approached. Wheeler County Sheriff Randy Rigdon told WMAZ-TV the possible tornado hit a mobile home Thursday night.
Helene weakened to a tropical storm over Georgia with maximum sustained winds of 70 mph early Friday, the National Hurricane Center said.
Helene is the eighth named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, which began June 1. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has predicted an above-average Atlantic hurricane season this year because of record-warm ocean temperatures
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