On September 27, Helene made landfall as the first known Category 4 storm to hit Florida’s Big Bend region since records began in 1851. It was the third hurricane to devastate the region in 13 months. Millions lost power as the storm whipped through Florida, into Georgia, and then into the Carolinas.
“It was like an earthquake,” said one person from Perry, Florida.
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