Sep 26, 2024
Hurricane Helene made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 140 mph and a minimum central pressure of 938 mb (27.70 inches) at about 11:10 PM EDT on Thursday, September 26th, in Taylor County Florida just east of the Aucilla River. Helene quickly moved inland across Taylor and Madison Counties before moving into Lowndes County in South Central Georgia. The hurricane produced peripheral effects in southeast Alabama with tropical storm force wind gusts blowing some tre
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1209386). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Dale County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.