At least 189 people have been killed, according to The Associated Press. Helene, which made landfall in Florida's Big Bend region last week as a massive Category 4 hurricane, has become the deadliest mainland hurricane since Katrina in 2005.

By now, you have probably seen the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene’s trek through the southeastern United States. Helene was just about as bad as it can get. What if such a storm were to move through the ArkLaTex?

Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida last week as a Category 4 storm, bringing damaging winds and catastrophic flooding to the state’s Gulf Coast before wreaking havoc in other southeastern states.

Hurricane Helene poured a devastating deluge on the southeastern U.S. this past week, killing at least 130 people, leaving hundreds missing and causing record flooding and storm surges. Here's a look at just how bad it was — and a few reasons why.