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Tallahassee reacts to oncoming Hurricane Helene

Helene updates: Cat. 4 bullet grazes Tallahassee as hurricane alley takes another hit

Tallahassee dodged the proverbial bullet, narrowly missing Hurricane Helene's eyewall — the worst of the storm's winds. The Category 4 storm smacked into the Big Bend Thursday night with a wrath the area has never before seen.

USA Today · 2d

Tallahassee, Leon officials fear 'unprecedented damage' with Hurricane Helene direct hit

Official says to prepare for "thousands of downed trees, more than a hundred blocked roads, hundreds of damaged structures, and many, many days of extended power outages."

YAHOO!News · 1d

Fear to concern to nonchalance: Tallahassee reacts to oncoming Hurricane Helene

As Mayor John Dailey warned residents that, if the forecast track holds, Tallahassee will see hurricane damage “like nothing we have ever experienced,” many scrambled to stockpile water, bread and other supplies to last while Helene disrupts life in the Capital City.

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Tallahassee Democrat on MSN · 1d

Florida Gov. DeSantis says state capital is prepared for Hurricane Helene

Gov. Ron DeSantis reassured Tallahassee residents that the response to Hurricane Helene wouldn’t be a replay of Hurricane Hermine in 2016.

Associated Press · 16h

Helene makes landfall in northwestern Florida as a Category 4 hurricane

Hurricane Helene was upgraded to a major Category 3 storm Thursday afternoon ahead of its expected evening landfall on Florida’s northwestern coast.

The Washington Post (Video) on … · 1d

Florida residents shelter in school ahead of Helene landfall

Noemi Jiménez went to Leon High School in Tallahassee, Fla., to shelter from Hurricane Helene on Sept. 26., as residents across the state prepared for landfall.

'An ugly wind': Helene blasts Taylor County, marking another near-miss for Tallahassee

Helene, the most powerful hurricane to strike Apalachee Bay and one that threatened Tallahassee with a direct hit, made ...

WTXL ABC 271d

Leon County neighbors stocking up ahead of Helene, but many choosing not to evacuate

Neighbors in Tallahassee are rushing to grab final essentials before Hurricane Helene makes landfall Thursday. Watch to hear ...

WFSU4d

Leon County and Tallahassee are offering sandbags ahead of a potential hurricane

Forecasters say the storm, to be named Helene, could impact the Florida panhandle. Heavy rain and gusty winds are expected in ...

See Tallahassee, Leon County power outage map as Hurricane Helene impacts Florida

As Hurricane Helene brings dangerous storm surge, high winds and flooding rain to Florida, a look at power outages around ...

Hurricane Helene: Relief organizations deployed to get Tallahassee through the storm

In the last 13 months, the American Red Cross has responded to three hurricanes making landfall in the Big Bend region, and ...

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'It's not too late': Superintendent talks opening up schools as Leon County shelters

Leon County Schools Superintendent Rocky Hanna said encouraged anyone in Leon County to take advantage of the hurricane ...

Tallahassee Democrat3d

Updates: Tallahassee, Big Bend brace for impact; 3 counties tell all residents to evacuate

A storm expected to become Category 3 Hurricane Helene has its eye on what's become ... the Wakulla County evacuation order. Electric repair crews from five states heading to Tallahassee ahead ...

WFSU3d

Leon is among 61 Florida counties under a state of emergency

Gov. Ron DeSantis has declared a state of emergency for more than half of the state. A system moving toward the Gulf of ...

LIVE: Tallahassee dodges bullet, Hurricane Helene's eyewall narrowly misses Florida capital

Helene was a Category 4 hurricane as it made landfall along Florida's Big Bend and Nature Coast. Here's what's happening ...

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