Hurricane Helene punched the Midlands and South Carolina with high winds and heavy rain Friday, leaving 17 dead statewide, a mess of flooded streets, downed trees and millions of homes without power.

As Hurricane Helene is expected to make landfall in Florida on Thursday night, South Carolina is bracing for the effects of the major hurricane.

Helene made landfall in Florida's Big Bend region Thursday night as a massive Category 4 hurricane -- the strongest hurricane to make landfall in the Big Bend on record.

Thousands of workers for Dominion Energy, Santee Cooper, South Carolina Electric Cooperatives, and more have been working to turn the lights back on for those i

On Friday morning, catastrophic flash flooding is a major threat from northern Georgia to Asheville, North Carolina. That area already saw up to 6 inches of rain over the last 24 hours from a separate storm, and Helene could drop another 10 to 20 inches of rain.

The first bands of rain and gusty winds from Hurricane Helene arrived in South Carolina on Thursday morning, and state officials are preparing to respond to potential impacts from the storm. “We’ve been through this before many,

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Multiple Louisiana fire crews are headed to South Carolina to assist with Hurricane Helene efforts. The storm has caused billions of dollars worth of destruction across multiple states and has also led to dozens of deaths.

Hurricane Helene roared ashore late Sept. 26 as a strong Category 4 hurricane with winds of 140 mph, making landfall in Florida's Big Bend region. Hours later Helene blew hurricane-force

Tropical Storm Warning remains in effect for Greenville, Spartanburg, Anderson and surrounding counties, according to the Greenville-Spartanburg NWS.