Over 40 trillion gallons (151 trillion liters) of rain drenched the Southeast United States in the last week fromHurricane Helene.Ed Clark, head of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Water Center in Alabama, described it as an “astronomical amount of precipitation,” adding that he had never seen anything like it in his 25 years working in the weather service.The impact of that volume of water—which is enough to fill more than 60 million Olympic-size swimming pools—resulted in 140 deaths across Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia after thestormmade landfall on September 26,CNN reportedTuesday (October 1).At least 40 of those fatalities occurred in Buncombe County,North Carolina.Meteorologists estimate that Hurricane Helene resulted from a combination of two or three storm systems, withsome suggestingthat worsening climate change may also explain why the storm was “wetter and warmer” than other tropical storms affecting North Carolina.Below,Bored Pandahas compiled a selection ofphotos and videoscapturing the devastating impact of Hurricane Helene across the Southeast.This post may includeaffiliate links.
Over 40 trillion gallons (151 trillion liters) of rain drenched the Southeast United States in the last week fromHurricane Helene.Ed Clark, head of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Water Center in Alabama, described it as an “astronomical amount of precipitation,” adding that he had never seen anything like it in his 25 years working in the weather service.The impact of that volume of water—which is enough to fill more than 60 million Olympic-size swimming pools—resulted in 140 deaths across Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia after thestormmade landfall on September 26,CNN reportedTuesday (October 1).At least 40 of those fatalities occurred in Buncombe County,North Carolina.Meteorologists estimate that Hurricane Helene resulted from a combination of two or three storm systems, withsome suggestingthat worsening climate change may also explain why the storm was “wetter and warmer” than other tropical storms affecting North Carolina.Below,Bored Pandahas compiled a selection ofphotos and videoscapturing the devastating impact of Hurricane Helene across the Southeast.
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Warning ⚠️Be careful fooling around in the flood waters from Hurricane Helene. The alligators are out and about !!!#Helene#HurricaneHelenepic.twitter.com/RGjZPGcTzD— Cinema Shogun (@CinemaShogun)September 27, 2024
Warning ⚠️Be careful fooling around in the flood waters from Hurricane Helene. The alligators are out and about !!!#Helene#HurricaneHelenepic.twitter.com/RGjZPGcTzD
Florida man Matt Heller kayaks in his flooded living room during Hurricane Helenepic.twitter.com/7fcxyfbNrP— Julia 🇺🇸 (@Jules31415)September 27, 2024
Florida man Matt Heller kayaks in his flooded living room during Hurricane Helenepic.twitter.com/7fcxyfbNrP
We bought a little beach rental property 2 years ago and put about $200k into it in renovations and then#HurricaneHelenepushed nearly 4 feet of water into the house 5 days ago.And now this is what it looks like.#Helenepic.twitter.com/Ib7QYuJfDD— Will Schryver (@Will_Schryver)September 30, 2024
We bought a little beach rental property 2 years ago and put about $200k into it in renovations and then#HurricaneHelenepushed nearly 4 feet of water into the house 5 days ago.And now this is what it looks like.#Helenepic.twitter.com/Ib7QYuJfDD
FLORIDA, USA 🇺🇲Alligators spotted on land amid Hurricane Helene flooding.Stay safe, residents!September 27, 2024#HurricaneHelene#Florida#Helenehttps://t.co/N3ZcjKXiiFpic.twitter.com/f8eGeitlks— Weather monitor (@Weathermonitors)September 27, 2024
FLORIDA, USA 🇺🇲Alligators spotted on land amid Hurricane Helene flooding.Stay safe, residents!September 27, 2024#HurricaneHelene#Florida#Helenehttps://t.co/N3ZcjKXiiFpic.twitter.com/f8eGeitlks
Storm surges 🌊 and waterspouts 🌪 aren’t exactly a lotta fun.They’ll see … 👀#HurricaneHelene🌀pic.twitter.com/zjE16QCk1t— TLH Beer Society (@TLHBeerSociety)September 26, 2024
Storm surges 🌊 and waterspouts 🌪 aren’t exactly a lotta fun.They’ll see … 👀#HurricaneHelene🌀pic.twitter.com/zjE16QCk1t
EUA 🇺🇸 “Uma casa em North Redington Beach, Flórida, se transformou em um lago interno enquanto uma grave inundação causada pelo furacão Helene causava estragos.”pic.twitter.com/N3QPnVMHvN— Apocalipse- אֱמוּנָה (@369Fim)September 29, 2024
EUA 🇺🇸 “Uma casa em North Redington Beach, Flórida, se transformou em um lago interno enquanto uma grave inundação causada pelo furacão Helene causava estragos.”pic.twitter.com/N3QPnVMHvN
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