Tropical Storm Helene projected to become a major hurricane before making landfall on Thursday
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – As of Wednesday at 5 a.m., the National Hurricane Center showed Tropical Storm Helene was strengthening and was likely to become a hurricane later today.
Racing to Florida, Hurricane Helene set to bring tropical storm conditions to Jacksonville
A hurricane warning extended Wednesday to Baker County's border with Columbia County, but the Jacksonville area remained under a tropical storm warning, meaning winds up to 73 mph were expected within a day and a half.
Storm forecast to hit Florida as powerful Hurricane Helene. Where is the Big Bend?
The Big Bend area buffers the coastline from Florida's capital city, Tallahassee, which is a little more than 20 miles from the Gulf Coast.
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Helene has strengthened into a hurricane with forecasters warning that the storm would intensify as it crosses the Gulf of Mexico on a path to Florida
Tropical Weather Latest: Helene strengthens into hurricane as it crosses the Gulf of Mexico
Helene strengthened into a hurricane Wednesday, and forecasters warned that the storm would intensify as it crosses the Gulf of Mexico on a path to Florida. The storm had already prompted residents to evacuate,
Helene reaches hurricane status ahead of landfall in Florida: Live updates
The highest landfall probability is somewhere along the eastern part of the Florida Panhandle late Thursday evening, forecasters said.
Watch forecast: Tropical Storm Helene set to become major hurricane
Tropical Storm Helene is currently headed through the Yucatan Peninsula bringing up to 12 inches (30.1cm) of rain to the region in Mexico. On Wednesday morning the weather front is expected to become a hurricane with the possibility of becoming a Category 3 major hurricane by the time it reaches the Florida panhandle on Thursday.
Helene live updates: Tropical storm expected to intensify, could hit Florida as major hurricane
Hurricane, tropical storm watches are in effect for parts of Florida as Tropical Storm Helene could hit state as major Categoy 3 hurricane.
Latest hurricane news: Local Brevard weather forecast, Helene's impact
Helene becomes a hurricane. Although the storm is forecasted to hit Florida's Panhandle, Brevard will get tropical storm weather.
Live webcams: Watch Hurricane Helene’s impacts on Florida coast
Hurricane Helene is forecast to track along Florida’s Gulf coast late Wednesday and into Thursday as a large storm, with widespread impacts. The shoreline and waterways are vulnerable to storm surge.
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