WATCH: Hurricane Helene after the storm | First Alert Weather

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Hurricane Helene made landfall along Florida’s Big Bend as a Category 4 storm in late September.

The 24 hours leading up to the hurricane’s landfall and days following included one of the most widespread and significant hurricane impacts to the Southeast in decades.

Helene’s destruction was historic. Nearly $50 billion dollars in damage was done and hundreds of lives were lost.

PREVIOUS COVERAGE: A week after Helene, Georgians are trying to pick up the pieces

The First Alert Weather team takes you back to the unusual weather setup that produced Helene, walks you through the storm’s track, and explains why flooding was so serious around metro Atlanta.

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HURRICANE HELENE COVERAGE:

Kemp, Trump tour hurricane damage in Georgia

Biden tours Georgia areas impacted by Hurricane Helene

Kemp suspends gas tax, extends state of emergency

FEMA declares major disaster for several Georgia counties after Hurricane Helene

President Biden approves federal disaster funding for Georgians hit hard by Helene

Southerners stay in touch the old-fashioned way after Helene cuts roads, power, phones

Southerners stay in touch the old-fashioned way after Helene cuts roads, power, phones

Biden to tour Georgia areas impacted by Hurricane Helene

Hurricane Helene leaves Atlanta men stranded on North Carolina mountain

Salvation Army, Atlanta News First working to support Hurricane Helene response efforts’

Ga. electric utilities continue to restore power across the state