A map of the southeast United States in grayscale with a rainfall color scale overlay. The range of colors where rainfall was found spans light blue to pale yellow at 15 centimeters onto red, the darkest shade matching 30 centimeters or more. Much of the densest rainfall is off of the Florida coastline and immediately in the initial landfall region. The colors lighten over Georgia with a secondary red patch spanning from the southwest border of North Carolina into southern West Virginia.

Devastating Rainfall from Hurricane Helene

The major storm brought heavy precipitation and destructive flooding to coastal Florida and southeastern states. View the full story

Credits: NASA Earth Observatory/Lauren Dauphin

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