Tropical Storm Helene is triggering dangerous rain and flooding across the US South, where it has killed at least six people and cut power to over 4 million customers after coming ashore in Florida as a major hurricane.
More than 5.2 million people face a moderate or high risk of excessive rain Friday as Helene, with winds of 45 miles (72 kilometers) per hour, pushes inland across North Carolina, said Scott Kleebauer, a forecaster at the US Weather Prediction Center. The heaviest rain will now be shifting into Tennessee and Kentucky after pummeling portions of