The storm surge, wind damage and inland flooding from Hurricane Helene have been catastrophic, flooding neighborhoods, destroying homes and toppling trees in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia and Tennessee. Dozens have been killed.

This page is a summary of news about Helene for Friday, Sept. 27. For the latest on the storm, see our story for Saturday, Sept. 28. ST. MARKS, Fla. – Helene weakened to a post-tropical cyclone as it swept through the Southeast on Friday but the storm still wielded enough power to inflict historic flooding across multiple states,

In Valdosta, Georgia, search and rescue teams are trying to reach people trapped inside heavily damaged buildings, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp said. "We are asking for patience as we prioritize critical medical emergencies and essential services,

Hurricane Helene has caused dozens of deaths and billions of dollars of destruction across a wide swath of the southeastern U.S. as it raced through, and more than 3 million customers go into the week