The storm is expected to bring “unsurvivable” storm surge of up to 20 feet to the Big Bend area, according to the National ...

Press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre details the federal emergency efforts as Hurricane Helene is set to make landfall as a Category 3 with an "unsurvivable" 20-foot storm surge.

The hurricane killed as many as 1,500 people. In Florida, Hurricane Michael in 2018 brought storm surges that were 20.6 feet (6.3 m) high and destroyed Mexico Beach on Florida's Panhandle.

The hurricane killed as many as 1,500 people. In Florida, Hurricane Michael in 2018 brought storm surges that were 20.6 feet (6.3 m) high and destroyed Mexico Beach on Florida's Panhandle.

The ever-growing storm surge, which at this time of the early ... A head of water almost 20 feet high destroys houses in the immediate vicinity of the breach and pushes others off their foundations.