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See how Helene dwarfs other hurricanes that have hit the Gulf Coast

Hurricane Helene is one of the biggest storm systems to hit the U.S. See how it compares to other past hurricanes and tropical storms in the Gulf Coast.

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S.C.

Ala.

Ga.

Miss.

La.

Tex.

Fla.

Gulf of

Mexico

HELENE (Sept. 26)

IDALIA (2023)

420 miles wide

219 miles

IDA (2021)

MICHAEL (2018)

272 miles

247 miles

Hurricane Helene is one of the biggest storms on record to strike the Gulf Coast. A few hours before making landfall, Helene had winds of at least tropical storm force, a sustained 39 mph or greater, across some 420 miles.

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