Hurricane Helene intensifies to Category 4, emergencies declared in several southeastern US regions

Hurricane Helene has intensified into a Category 4 storm as it moves towards Florida's northwest coast, bringing with it the potential for catastrophic damage, as per forecasters. The massive hurricane is likely to make landfall soon. After landfall, it is expected to cause "nightmare" storm surges, destructive winds, and heavy rainfall across much of the southeastern United States, they said. Helene is the eighth named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, which began June 1.
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