Officials estimated Helene was to blame for at least five deaths.
Gov. Ron DeSantis reported a road sign crashed on a car on Interstate 4 on Thursday night near Ybor City killing one person. Wheeler County Sheriff Randy Rigdon reported the two who died in Georgia were in a mobile home when a tornado struck.
Trees fell on homes killing one person in North Carolina and another in South Carolina.
According to the Mecklenburg Emergency Medical Services Agency, or MEDIC, the tree fell on a home Friday morning in Charlotte.
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Fire rescue personnel continued their search on Friday morning after the former Hurricane Helene’s floodwaters trapped residents in their homes in northern Florida. Helene, on the record as strengthening into a Category 4 hurricane, weakened to a tropical storm over Georgia after making landfall near Perry in northwestern Florida’s Taylor County.
In Perrine, there were homes with some damage, and fallen trees and powerlines blocked roads.
In South Florida, travelers experienced delays and cancelations. Miami International Airport reported 12 flight delays and 17 flight cancelations. The Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport reported 21 delays and 15 cancelations.
Helene is the eighth named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, from June 1 to Nov. 30.
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Local 10 News Assignment Desk Editor Mercedes Cevallos and The Associated Press and ABC News contributed to this report.