Live updates on Hurricane Helene: 132 people dead, including 40 in hardest-hit county

Helene has been downgraded to a tropical depression but continues to cause catastrophic and potentially life-threatening flooding across the Southeast. People should be prepared for flash floods, river overflows and landslides.

Streets near Peachtree Creek are flooded after Hurricane Helene brought heavy rains to Atlanta on the night of September 27, 2024.

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Busick in western North Carolina recorded nearly 30 inches of rain this week from Helene and the previous storm.

Meanwhile, water levels along Florida’s Gulf Coast are falling following intense storm surge Helene. In some areas, water levels reached more than 15 feet above ground level.

Helene is expected to continue to weaken and stall over the Tennessee and Ohio Valleys this weekend, bringing heavy rain, gusty winds and flooding.

Television reporter Ryan Young helps a resident of Peachtree Park Apartments with her dog after floodwaters from Peachtree Creek inundated the complex in the wake of Tropical Storm Helene in Atlanta, Georgia, September 27, 2024.

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A flood watch is in effect from Missouri to Virginia. Up to 6 inches of rain could fall in some areas.

A tornado watch is also in effect for parts of North Carolina and Virginia. Several tornadoes have already been reported in North Carolina.