Helene made landfall Thursday night in Florida’s Big Bend region as a record-breaking Category 4 hurricane. It hit the state with 140 mph winds and ultimately blew through five states, flattening communities and bringing life-threatening floods. Now, on Saturday morning, at least 50 deaths have been reported as a result of the storm, while NBC News reports nearly “3.3 million customers woke up without power in South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, Florida and Ohio.”
Meanwhile, more than 400 roads remain closed in Western North Carolina.
