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Hurricane Helene barrels toward Florida

Driving rain flooded roadways and closed airports in Florida as an intensifying Hurricane Helene marched toward the state's panhandle region, bringing the threat of a potentially deadly storm surge to much of the coastline.

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People fill up sandbags at Joe DiMaggio Sports Complex as Tropical Storm Helene intensifies before its expected landfall on Florida's Big Bend, in Clearwater, Fla., Sept. 25.
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A view of the Tropical Storm Helene from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) airplane, Sept. 25, is seen in this screen grab obtained from social media video.
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A Treasure Island residential street lies submerged in floodwater as Hurricane Helene approaches Florida, U.S., in this still image obtained from undated social media video released Sept. 26.
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A man looks at the rain as Hurricane Helene intensifies before its expected landfall on Florida’s Big Bend, in Carrabelle, Fla., Sept. 26.
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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, flanked by Adjutant General of Florida Major General John Haas and Division of Emergency Management Director Kevin Guthrie, speaks about Hurricane Helene during a press briefing at the Emergency Operations Center in Tallahassee, Fla., Sept. 26.
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Florida Division of Emergency Management Director Kevin Guthrie speaks about Hurricane Helene's expected storm surge during a press briefing at the Emergency Operations Center in Tallahassee, Fla., Sept. 26.
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A drone view shows a stilt house as Hurricane Helene intensifies before its expected landfall on Florida’s Big Bend, in Alligator Point, Fla,, Sept. 26.
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The front entrance of the Hotel Duval is boarded up with plywood and a pile of sandbags for preventing floodwater is seen before the arrival of Hurricane Helene in downtown Tallahassee, Fla., Sept. 26.
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The campus of Florida State University where classes were canceled and administrative offices are closed is pictured before the arrival of Hurricane Helene in downtown Tallahassee, Fla., Sept. 26.
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A pile of sandbags for preventing floodwater is seen before the arrival of Hurricane Helene in downtown Tallahassee, Fla., Sept. 26.
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A pile of sandbags for preventing floodwater is seen before the arrival of Hurricane Helene in downtown Tallahassee, Fla., Sept. 26.
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A drone view shows a person holding an American flag and being splashed by a crashing wave as Hurricane Helene intensifies before its expected landfall on Florida’s Big Bend, in Alligator Point, Fla., Sept. 26.
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Floridians take shelter at Lincoln High School ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Helene in Tallahassee, Fla., Sept. 26.
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Chris Pearson 82, reads a book while taking shelter from Hurricane Helene at Leon High School near downtown Tallahassee, Fla., Sept. 26.
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Eriya Lockley, 4, spends time with mother Ebony Lockley while both take shelter from Hurricane Helene at Leon High School near downtown Tallahassee, Fla., Sept. 26.

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