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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Brendan Farrington

More deadly than wind, storm surge from Hurricane Helene could be devastating

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In 2005, Hurricane Dennis landed near the Alabama-Florida state line as a Category 3 hurricane. Far to the east, Florida's Big Bend — where Hurricane Helene is expected to come ashore — never even felt tropical storm strength winds, but it was still hit with a mass of water that devasted coastal communities.

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