Hurricane Helene 2024 Hit South Carolina. Its sheer wind force and deadly floods left behind a path of destruction stretching over 500 miles from florida to the. Hurricane helene uprooted this massive tree on greene street by the university of south carolina campus early on sept.

Helene is the deadliest tropical cyclone to strike the mainland united states since 2005, when hurricane katrina caused nearly 1,400 deaths on the gulf coast, according to. Milton came in second, estimated at $160 to.