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- Katie Frazier | Special to LoneStarLive.com
Hurricane Helene has made history, becoming the first major hurricane since the 1850s to strike Florida’s Big Bend region. With 140 mph winds and catastrophic flooding, residents are facing unprecedented devastation and a long road to recovery.
With strong winds at landfall, a devastating storm surge leading to widespread interior flooding in Florida, and additional flooding as far inland as Georgia and the Carolinas, Helene is leaving behind a catastrophe. Below is the river gauge for the Fenholloway River in the Big Bend area of Florida near where Hurricane Helene made landfall.
The Fenholloway River, which is in Florida’s Big Bend region, is experiencing major or near-major flooding conditions on the morning of Friday, Sept. 27, 2024.USGS
Nearly all the river gauges in the Big Bend of Florida are reporting incredibly high water levels due to the storm surge. By Friday morning, water was already receding, unveiling the destruction left behind…