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Look at georgia, look at some of look at the massive amount of area in florida right now, were gonna be here for as long as it takes. Were going to help florida get back on its feet one meal at a time. Were going to give these people hope, let them know that were, that were here for him. And that were going to be keep coming back every day until until theyre settled, until there big, they get their Feedback Underneath so glad youre there, so thankful that youre there. John torpey. And the whole crew from World Central Kitchen really appreciate what youre doing out there a new hour of cnn new central starts right now is cnn Breaking News im John Berman in tallahassee, florida. This is cnns special Live Coverage of helene, which is now a tropical storm, but a storm that has caused major your peril over hundreds and hundreds of Miles Water rescues in multiple states. This after a catastrophic Storm Surge on Floridas Coast that surge was nine feet or higher in some areas, me right now, frankly, the greatest parallel is In Atlanta, where theyre getting Flash Flood warnings origin, Flash Flood warnings. People are being told to take cover from this storm. At least five people dead so far, 3 Million customers without power. What it means It Landfall, it had speeds of 140 miles per hour. It hit as a category four, but again, the news is what it is doing now with this extraordinary rainfall as it moves over georgia and into North Carolina as a tropical storm lets get to Cnn Meteorologist Allison Chinchar with the latest on the forecast, rain totals. And what were seeing thats right, yes. We take a look latest update at the top of the hour, still tropical Storm Helene winds now down to sustain to 60 miles per hour, that forward speed still moving very, very, incredibly fast. But youre still noticing that its transitioning as youve noted, The Sun is starting to come out in florida, but for other states were still dealing with torrential rain and very gusty winds. Heres a look at the map, all the areas you see here in green are under a flood watch. That means there is the potential for flooding at some point over the next 24 to 36 hours, the red areas that indicates were active Flooding Thing is taking place and then the white outline areas. Those are all Flash Flood emergencies. That is the highest level of Flood Alert that you can possibly get from the weather service. We begin with these two in and around the Atlanta Metro Area. This includes downtown atlanta, the airports. If youve got some flights going out, you may want to doublecheck on that. All of this area dealing with extremely heavy rainfall, the one bit of good news for atlanta is we should start to see a lot of The Rain generally lift from this area in about the next hour or two farther to the north and much of western North Carolina. I mean, pretty much most of the western portion of the state is entirely under some level of a Flash Flood emergency. Weve seen extreme amounts of rainfall here some of these areas, seven to 12 inches of rain in just the last several hours. That is lee, its piling up so youre seeing it not only cover the roadways, theyve also had Water Rescues there and landslides in much of western North Carolina as well. Again, The Rain is not done for some of these areas, especially western North Carolina, its going to be at least a couple more hours before they finally start to see the bulk of that rain begin to move back out. Were starting to see the heavier Rain Spread into Tennessee And Kentucky just now. So thats going to be several hours. There are very heavy rainfall going forward. We still have Tornado Warnings active right now in South Carolina, more Tornado Warnings are expected as we go through the day today, look at some of these Wind Gusts again and 56 miles per hour in augusta, 52 and colombia, even charlotte, up around that 40 mile per Hour Range that youve got the very strong winds, look at some of these perry, florida thats where the storm very worried it made landfall, 99 miles per hour. But then you look at douglas, georgia, a city that is more than 90 miles away from the coast they also we had a 90 mile per hour wind gust. So again, its not just for coastal communities. Weve been seeing these incredibly strong Wind Gusts very far inland. And thats whats leading to an incredibly high amount of Power Outages over 3 Million people. John still dealing with Power Outages and that number is likely to only go up in the coming hours. That number will certainly go up as the storm moves into more populated areas in North Carolina, Allison Chinchar, remarkable to see all that especially now that im actually glimpsing Blue Sky for the first time here in tallahassee with the storm still making making major impact elsewhere . Theres that Flash Flood emergency underway in Metro Atlanta in effect until 1 00 p. M. Eastern Water Rescues going on. Lets get coespondent ryan young, who is there In Atlanta. What are you seeing ryan . Yeah john thats not something you say very often and were course worried about that tropical Storm Weather coming this direction. If you look behind me, you can see some of the after effects that were already experiencing. You can see the cars here that are dotted in this Apartment Complex Parking Lot that had been flooded. Now, we know there are some resonance still on the second floor. I just watched the woman come out from her balcony and just look sort of astonished that whats left here. This is where some Water Rescues happen earlier this morning, The Rain came hard and fast. We know about nine inches of water has fallen so far, were going to show you some of this video from one of those earlier Water Rescues where there was a car that was driving being in the water was so strong that it drifted off into a yard. They had to send me lana Fire Departments are used, boats to get into rescue this family. And of course, theyve rescued an infant at some point, even look like theyve been rescuing animals across the area. We know at least 25 rescues throughout the Metro Atlanta area. The rain is above nine inches at this point just in the last Half Hour, we got a Weather Warning for wind. So the gusts have been over 60 miles per hour. Thats something we hadnt experience for much of the morning but that is changed in the last Half Hour or so. But listen to the Battalion Chief Talk about the rescues theyve been doing. This morning so we were weve been doing Water Rescues all night and with this one, the vehicle he was traveling in through the water the vehicle started to float off the roadway. They were able to Get Out of the vehicle to get on top of the vehicle once they are on top of the vehicle, when we arrived, we were able to look up a system to where we could lower the boat over to them because the current is very strong. Yeah. John, the creeks that are nearby are overflowing. I want to point to something here for our viewers, look at where the first floor is on some of these units here and see the water yet its above those firstfloor units doors. So you obviously understand some of these people are going to be dealing with severe Water Damage to their homes this is not the only place there have been more than ten other locations that are having to deal with this heavy water. Of course, you got to think about how far away Metro Atlanta is from the coast. And then you have this heavy rain. The airports also impacted. We know more than 100 canceled flights. They also had a Wind Warning out there this is still accumulating storm that will be continue to watch on top of all this, weve been in the middle of a drought, john. And with all this extra rain, they are concerned about trees falling throughout this area. Of course, theres so many beautiful trees throughout atlanta. Thats something theyre concerned about, especially with the Power Outages throughout the area. John those images behind you, ryan, just extraordinary. Thank you so much you and your team Stay Safe with us now, is the mayor of atlanta, Andre Dickens, mayor. Thank you so much for being with us this Flash Flood emergency issued a short time ago, four ladder, what exactly does that mean . Yes. So right now we are under a Flash Flood emergency in the city of atlanta, which means thats going to take place all the way until about 1 00 p. M. Today, which means that we want everybody to stay off the roads because its healey In Atlanta, we have beautiful landscapes because a lot of hills let the bottom of those Hills Water can collect whether thats at an Apartment Complex on a road. So were telling everybody stay off the roads because as you just saw, people that are driving, some of them are getting stuck on the roads. Im here at our joint Operations Center where all of our departments are fielding calls related to trees down or Power Lines now or flooding. And so we are going out and dispatching our Fire Rescue people are public works folks, police and Georgia Power has cutting down trees and put enough Power Lines that may fall down picture on our screen right now, mayor from atlanta of a car that has water flowing all the way almost up until the top of the windshield so that car is not going anywhere. You can get a sense of what it would be like to try to drive in water like that. I hear eight inches of rain over the last 24 hours some parts of atlantis, several inches more still expected yeah. So the ground has been saturated for over the last day andahalf, really almost two days. So what that means is its very wet ground and those trees are there when the winds come. Some of them can be up rooted and so more rain is set to come over the next few hours. So we are definitely bracing ourselves for more flooding and more Power Lines being down, right now, about 23,000 customers are without power. A tree fell in my yard as i was leaving the come here this morning. So its snaps in power our lines in my own yard, and then on the other side of need, a block away with another tree that was blocking the roads. So this is happening and we believe that even once The Rain stops and the wind stops because the ground is so wet trees can still fall or limbs can fall. So what were telling people to stay in the house, Stay Safe, and let us make sure that the emergency vehicles didnt get what they need to get to to deal with these emergencies, our Swift Water Boats are out there for some of those areas where theres creeks that have risen up that happened in bucket and we think so thank to our atlanta Fire Rescue team. Thats been out there saving lives that because we do understand there had been maybe several Dozen Water rescues overnight In Atlanta and thats just not something that you hear very often he bows down the road votes just being unnecessary to get the peoples homes or to get the people that are trapped in a car that tried to drive in this Rain Weve had to rescue people, whole families, pets so our Fire Rescue department as well as our teams across the city of public works they have been out throughout the night the whole night, even with high winds and lightning and rain, these guys knew they had a job to do and they were saving lives. And about you know, tim locations. And were hoping that people take notice if they are in low lying areas, weve asked them to move their cars to high ground so that they wont flood. Theres been individuals who, whose houses are low and was telling them put their cars up at the top of The Hill so that they wont get flooded. But unfortunately some people didnt get the message or didnt move their cars and time. So cars are unfortunately some are flooded to let you go, but any reports of injuries or fatalities in the Atlanta Metro Area . Thankfully, thank god. No reports of injuries or fatalities in the atlanta area. Were thankful for that well, listen, Mayor Andre dickens. He have your work cut out for a these pictures were seeing from atlanta just extraordinary good luck the next few hours, obviously, cnn has a major presence In Atlanta so were not just seeing it, were feeling it as well. Thanks so much, mayor thank you. And everybody stays safe and the worlds busiest airport have a few delays right now. So make sure you check your flight status. If youre flying through atlanta that just means theres a regular day, but i appreciate it, Mayor Andre dickens. Thank you so much for being with us, you and your team Stay Safe. Again, youre looking at pictures from mayors. They can city right there In Atlanta, the water just covering covering the ground there, the water above the windshield in some places, this storm, Helene Hundreds of miles of impact from Southern Florida all the way up to asheville, North Carolina. This is cnn special Live Coverage. As helene still wreaks Havoc News of the weekend as questions like, what does a Comedy Show doing on cnn too much . I want donald now, can you slice that her Body Guard News for you tomorrow at nine on cnn . I have moderate to severe Plaque Psoriasis thanks. The Sky Resy im playing with clearer skin. 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