Key Takeaways Helene made landfall in Florida as a Category 4 hurricane Thursday night with wind speeds of about 140 miles per hour, but now downgraded to tropical storm. At least 20 deaths have been reported across three states.

Impacts from Helene — which hit Florida as a Category 4 hurricane but has since been downgraded to a tropical storm — have arrived in North Carolina. Many are without power and evacuations are underway in the western part of the state.