VIDEOS: Hurricane Helene Hammers Florida

VIDEOS: Hurricane Helene Hammers Florida

Hurricane Helene has made landfall and is hammering Florida, causing widespread flooding.

As of 3:30 AM Friday, the hurricane had been downgraded to a Category 1 after it made landfall. It continues to have sustained winds of 90 MPH.

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The video above was posted by the City of South Pasadena shortly after midnight.

Personnel from the South Pasadena Fire Department and the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office have been responding to emergency calls as much as possible.

While conducting water rescue efforts, they came across a residence on fire and large objects including dumpsters moving through floodwaters.

Crews will continue to respond when possible but conditions are severe and the worst is believed to still be ahead.

More than 1.5 million are without power across four states.

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TURN OF AUDIO TO HEAR THE IMPACT.

 

 

Marine deputies are preparing for a rescue along Fort Myers Beach pic.twitter.com/oIhPdwnIDR

— Carmine Marceno - Florida’s Law and Order Sheriff (@SheriffLeeFL) September 27, 2024