Welcome to the news hour. The devastating impact of Hurricane Helene is being felt far and

wide across the south tonight. At least 40 people are dead in four states. Millions are without power,

and there have been harrowing air rescues

from Florida to Tennessee.

And although the category four hurricane

is now a tropical depression,

the threat is not over yet.

Christopher Booker has the latest.

Helene's Fury unleashed on the Florida Gulf Coast.

Coming ashore last night just east of Tallahassee as a category 4 hurricane,

the storm brought sheets of blinding rain and whipping winds of 140 miles an hour.

Storm surge threatened to wash cars off. whipping winds of 140 miles an hour.

Storm surge threatened to wash cars off roads.

Ocean swells grew so high that it carried these boats from the water

and smashed them into homes.

Oh my goodness. Oh my goodness.

Oh my goodness.

Flooded streets resembled rivers.

Entire neighborhoods looked more like lakes.

This man in Cedar Key tried to check on family. It's I was trying to make it to my mama's house, but it's neck deep here.

I'm not able to get any further.

Oh man.

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