The system will keep weakening as it meanders over western Kentucky on Saturday, possibly near Tennessee border. By Sunday, it will track across the central Appalachians.

Six coastal towns and cities on Florida’s Gulf Coast — which is especially vulnerable to storm-driven flooding — broke storm surge records during Hurricane Helene, according to data analyzed by The Post.

Hurricane Helene. The St. Pete Pier, Tampa Bay, Florida, hours before Hurricane Helene made landfall, September 26, 2024. Hurricane Helene slammed into Florida’s Big Bend region late Thursday, bringing catastrophic storm surges which have destoyed buildings. Martha Asencio-Rhine Tampa Bay Times

Officials feared more fatalities would be discovered on Friday. The storm, which now marks the first known Category 4 storm to hit Florida’s Big Bend region since records began in 1851, weakened to a tropical storm Friday morning as it barreled through Georgia,

Tropical Storm Helena is heading north after slamming Florida as a Category 4 Hurricane. NBC News' Jesse Kirsch is on the ground in Florida reporting more on the deadly storm. Tampa Mayor Jane Castor and Tampa Fire Rescue Fire Chief Barbara Tripp join José Díaz-Balart to share more on the impact to their community.