Hurricane Helene updates: Death toll surpasses 230 as rescue efforts continue
Helene unleashed devastation across the Southeast.
More than 230 people have been killed from Hurricane Helene, which unleashed devastation across Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia and Tennessee.
Helene, which made landfall in Florida's Big Bend region as a massive Category 4 hurricane, has become the deadliest mainland hurricane since Katrina in 2005.
Latest headlines:
- 'Your nation has your back,' Joe and Jill Biden tell those in Helene's deadly path
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- Search and rescue efforts still underway in North Carolina
- DOT announces $100M in emergency relief funds for North Carolina
- Hundreds of thousands still without power
Latest forecast
Helene -- currently a Category 1 hurricane with sustained winds of 85 mph -- is now located about 425 miles south-southwest of Tampa, Florida.
The worst of the storm surge -- up to 20 feet -- is expected in Florida's Big Bend area, where Helene's set to make landfall.
Landfall is forecast between 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. Thursday as a major Category 4 hurricane with winds up to 130 mph.
Six to 12 inches of rain is in the forecast, with 18 inches projected locally.
-ABC News' Melissa Griffin
MLB postpones Mets-Braves games in Atlanta due to weather forecast
Major League Baseball announced Wednesday that the scheduled games between the Atlanta Braves and the New York Mets at Truist Park in Atlanta this week have been postponed due to the forecast and the inclement weather.
The games originally scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday nights have been moved to a doubleheader on Monday, Sept. 30, according to the MLB's statement.
The first game will begin at 1:10 p.m. ET and the second game will begin 40 minutes after the last out of the first game, the MLB said.
Monday is a single-admission doubleheader with only one ticket required for both games, according to the statement.
Helene forecast to make landfall as Category 4
Helene, currently a Category 1 hurricane, is forecast to make landfall as a major Category 4 hurricane with winds up to 130 mph.
Landfall is forecast between 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. Thursday in Florida's Big Bend region.
Mandatory evacuations in effect in at least 20 Florida counties
Mandatory evacuations are in effect in parts of at least 20 Florida counties, including Taylor, Sarasota, Gulf and Hillsborough.