States of emergency have been declared in Florida, Georgia, and the Carolinas, amid hurricane and flash flood warnings.
Helene has made landfall in northwestern Florida as a Category 4 hurricane, with forecasters warning of a 'catastrophic' storm surge. The National Hurricane Centre in Miami said Helene struck near the mouth of the Aucilla River in the Big Bend area of Florida's Gulf Coast at around 11.10pm local time. High winds, possibly in excess of 140mph , and flash floods are possible, the weather service said.
'A really unsurvivable scenario is going to play out' in the coastal area, Mr Brennan said, with water capable of destroying buildings and carrying cars pushing inland. Millions of people are under the current flood watch. Forecasters warned the storm surge could be particularly 'catastrophic and unsurvivable' in Apalachee Bay.
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