Hurricane Helene was a 2024 Atlantic hurricane that peaked and hit land in late September 2024. It made landfall in Florida’s Big Bend region late on September 26, 2024, as a powerful Category 4 storm and then moved inland on September 27.

Key timing details

  • Helene formed from a disturbance in the western Caribbean around September 22–23, 2024.
  • It was named Tropical Storm Helene on September 24, 2024.
  • It strengthened into a major hurricane on September 25–26, 2024, over the Gulf of Mexico.
  • Landfall: late evening of September 26, 2024, near Perry in Florida’s Big Bend, at Category 4 strength.
  • It weakened to a tropical storm over Georgia early on September 27, 2024, then continued across the southern Appalachians.
  • It became post-tropical and dissipated between September 27–29, 2024, over the Tennessee/Kentucky region.

Mini timeline (late September 2024)

  • September 22–23: Initial low-pressure system and thunderstorms organize in the western Caribbean.
  • September 24: Classified and named Tropical Storm Helene.
  • September 25: Becomes a hurricane while moving into the Gulf of Mexico.
  • September 26 (night): Reaches Category 4 and makes landfall in Florida’s Big Bend.
  • September 27: Moves inland as a tropical storm, bringing record-breaking rainfall to the southern Appalachians.

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