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Hurricane Helene barreled through five states in September, making landfall along the Gulf Coast of Florida, with storm surges, flooding and wind toppling buildings, tossing boats and vehicles.
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A tropical cyclone is named once it reaches tropical storm status (39 mph wind speeds).
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Brianna, Holly, Miguel will replace Beryl, Helene and Milton on the rotating list of hurricane names.

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