Hurricane Helene Florida, Georgia Deaths | Weather.com

Sign up for the Morning Brief email newsletter to get weekday updates from The Weather Channel and our meteorologists.The toll from Helene continued to rise Saturday as searchers went door to door in Florida and storms and heavy rain moved into Georgia, the Carolinas and beyond.Meanwhile, authorities are urging residents downstream of the Nolichucky Dam in eastern Tennessee to evacuate immediately. The dam had sustained cracks and was at risk of failure after the area received heavy rainfall from Helene. The Nolichucky River was 17 feet above the water levels measured before the storm, according to the United States Geological Survey.At least 50 people are dead in five states after the storm made landfall near Perry, Florida, as a Category 4 hurricane Thursday night. Many died when trees fell on their homes. Others died in severe weather. In Florida, dead bodies were found in evacuated coastal areas where some had retreated to their attics to avoid the rising storm surge.Rescues and se...