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Ginger Zee calmed concerns from fans as she bravely covered Hurricane Helene!<\/p>\n
Helene devastated parts of the East Coast, once it made landfall on September 26, 2024. Many national and local reporters have been keeping residents up to date with the storm\u2019s conditions and damage.<\/p>\n
Ginger is the chief meteorologist<\/a> for ABC News, and she was on the ground offering regular updates about the hurricane and its effects! Despite her regular posts, many viewers have been concerned for her wellbeing. <\/p>\n\n The weather reporter revealed that she was traveling<\/a> to Florida to begin covering Helene in an Instagram post on September 25. She also provided a warning to residents in Tennessee, Georgia, western South Carolina, and western North Carolina. <\/p>\n Ginger later posted a selfie video, speaking about how the storm was moving. She also warned people in neighboring states to prepare. \u201cI cannot emphasize enough how this is not just a Florida storm,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n Ginger continually hopped on Instagram Live and posted videos<\/a> to keep people up to date on the storm. During a livestream in St. Petersburg, she showed just how rough the water was, even at low tide. \u201cIt\u2019s only gonna get worse,\u201d she advised.<\/p>\n\n Later, Ginger went live from her car<\/a> right before the category 4 storm made landfall. She also showed a radar, before advising cities that would be affected by the hurricane. \u201cI look wrecked,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n The next day, Ginger posted a video<\/a> where she wore her ABC News rain jacket and baseball cap. She was giving updates on the storm passing through Florida, and speaking about where it would go next.<\/p>\n\n In the comment section, people were very concerned about the meteorologist, and they told her to be careful! \u201cStay safe over there,\u201d one person wrote. <\/p>\n Besides showing concern for her safety<\/a>, many others also expressed gratitude for the news updates. \u201cThank you and the crew for the life-saving information,\u201d another commented.<\/p>\n Before signing off, Ginger Zee showed her appreciation for the well-wishes. \u201cThank you guys, and please, please, be safe.\u201d<\/p>\n Besides keeping viewers up to date on what was happening throughout the storm, Ginger reported on how much damage Helene had caused on Instagram and in news reports.<\/p>\n On September 27, she filmed a video<\/a> from just over the Treasure Island bridge to reveal that boats had washed up on the shore over roads and into people\u2019s homes. <\/p>\n Ginger revealed that these are simply the effects of a record surge. \u201cNOTHING compared to the strongest hurricane in recorded history for the big bend of Florida,\u201d she wrote in the caption. <\/p>\n During a Good Morning America <\/em>broadcast,<\/a> Ginger explained that there was sure to be more destruction in other areas. \u201cIt\u2019s nothing compared to what\u2019s happening to our north in Georgia.\u201d<\/p>\n After the brunt of the storm\u2019s damage finished<\/a>, Ginger shared a video with reflections <\/a>on how to be better prepared. She empathized with people who weren\u2019t sure where to evacuate to and who couldn\u2019t get out for various reasons.<\/p>\n \u201cThe rescue before the rescue should be our next focus societally. I\u2019ve seen this on many disasters \u2013 it\u2019s not always a choice people made to not evacuate,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n She concluded by asking for helpful resources and shared well wishes for victims. \u201cHope we can all have some grace for folks and focus that energy on helping,\u201d she wrote. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\nFans Express Concern For Ginger Zee<\/h2>\n
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