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Hurricane Helene has moved significantly inland since making landfall in Florida’s Big Bend as a Category 4 storm Thursday, and had crossed the Georgia border into Tennessee as of late Friday morning where it will bring"historic and catastrophic flooding" to the southern Appalachians.The center of Helene, which has been downgraded to a tropical storm since making landfall, was located about 100 miles east of Chattanooga, Tennessee, as of 10:30 a.m.
Heavy rain is falling over portions of the central and southern Appalachians and the region can expect total rain accumulations of 6 to 12 inches, with isolated totals around 20 inches. Tornadoes are possible Friday through parts of eastern Georgia, the Carolinas and southern Virginia, and tropical storm conditions are expected to persist along the Georgia and South Carolina coasts.have been ordered in Asheville and McDowell counties in North Carolina as rivers and reservoirs are expected to swell from heavy rainfall, and multiple schools in Kentucky and IndianaWe’re launching text message alerts so you'll always know the biggest stories shaping the day’s headlines.
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