Hurricane Helene unleashed a 'catastrophic storm surge and life-threatening winds' as it battered Florida's Big Bend region before making its way to Georgia.
Thursday night, before it weakened to a tropical storm over Georgia, where a flash flood emergency was in effect for metropolitan Atlanta.
At least 21 storm-related deaths have been reported in four U.S. states, according to The Associated Press. Areas within the Big Bend region of Florida near Keaton Beach, Steinhatchee, and Horseshoe Beach had water levels reach more than 15 feet above ground level,In this aerial view, vehicles drive through a flooded street as Hurricane Helene churns offshore on Thursday in St. Pete Beach, Florida.A truck drives through a flooded street around the Sunset Park neighborhood as Hurricane Helene makes its way toward the Florida panhandle on Thursday in Tampa, Fla.
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