​​​UPDATES: (NBC NEWS) Helene

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• At least 230 people are known to have died as a result of the destruction wrought by Hurricane Helene since it made landfall in Florida a week ago. 

• More than half of the deaths were in North Carolina, where entire communities were destroyed by several feet of fast-moving water.

• Hundreds are still missing and officials have reported difficulties in identifying some of the dead.

• President Joe Biden visited North Carolina yesterday and announced that up to 1,000 active-duty soldiers will join the North Carolina National Guard in delivering supplies, food and water to isolated communities.

• If you would like to help donate to survivors of Helene, several organizations, including the Red Cross and National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster, are seeking assistance from the public.

• NBC News Lite, a lightweight version of NBCNews.com available in emergency situations when internet connectivity may be limited, has been turned on for readers in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Alabama.

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​​​UPDATES: (Stormwater Solutions) Milton

• Milton produced 126 tornado warnings. This marks the highest number of tornado warnings issued in Florida in one day. It also marked the second highest number of tornado warningsissued in the U.S. for a single day, trailing the 2011 outbreak in Alabama which saw 134 tornado warnings.

• Milton is the fifth U.S. Gulf Coast hurricane to make landfall this year. The other four Gulf Coast hurricanes that made landfall so far this year are Beryl, Debby, Francine and Helene. This number ties the 2005 and 2020 hurricane seasons for second most Gulf hurricane landfalls on record, trailing the 1886 season by only one hurricane landfall.

• Milton is the third hurricane to make landfall in Florida this year. The 2024 season has now tied 1871, 1886, 1964, 2004 and 2005 for the most Florida landfalling hurricanes on record in a single season.

• The highest rainfall total for Milton was 18.87 inches. The total was recorded in St. Petersburg, Florida and reported by the Weather Channel.

• The highest wind gust recorded was 105 mph. This wind gust was recorded in Egmont Channel, Florida, and was reported by the Weather Channel.

• “Although we do not yet know the full scope of destruction caused by Hurricane Milton, severe weather, including compound flooding events are increasing regularly and pose a great risk to our safety and economic vitality,” Peña-Mora said in the ASCE statement.

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