Hurricane Helene swirls across Gulf of Mexico toward landfall
Helene is expected to be a major hurricane — meaning a Category 3 or higher — when it makes landfall Thursday evening.
Storm surge risk of 15-20 feet from Hurricane Helene
News Storm Team Meteorologist Chris Bouzakis has a look at the risks of storm surge when it comes to coastal communities.
Helene races toward Florida as forecasters warn of ‘catastrophic’ storm surge
Helene is expected to be a major hurricane — meaning a Category 3 or higher — when it makes landfall on Florida's northwestern coast Thursday evening.
Hurricane Helene Could Bring "Catastrophic And Deadly" Storm Surge To Parts Of Florida Gulf Coast
Hurricane Helene, now a Category 2 storm, is expected to make landfall in Florida's Big Bend area, bringing catastrophic storm surge, damaging winds, and potential severe flooding.
Helene, now a major hurricane, menaces Florida with 'unsurvivable' storm surge
By Rich McKay, Brendan O'Brien and Andrew Hay (Reuters) -Driving rain flooded roadways and closed airports in Florida as an intensifying Hurricane Helene marched toward the state's panhandle region, bringing the threat of a potentially deadly storm surge to much of the coastline.
More deadly than wind, storm surge from Hurricane Helene could be devastating
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.
Helene: Hurricane, storm surge warnings issued for Florida ahead of potential Category 3 hit
Hurricane, storm surge warnings are in effect for parts of Florida as Tropical Storm Helene could hit state as major Categoy 3 hurricane.
Hurricane Helene 'life-threatening' storm surge could reach upwards of 6 metres
Helene officially becomes a hurricane and is expected to bring life-threatening storm surge, damaging winds, and flooding rains to a large portion of Florida, the U.S. National Hurricane Center warns
Tropical Storm Helene to Become Hurricane, Picking up Steam in Gulf
Tropical Storm Helene promised to become a hurricane on Wednesday as it rapidly intensified in the eastern Gulf of Mexico, threatening to bring life-threatening storm surge to Florida within the next two days.
Tropical Storm Helene strengthens into hurricane off Mexico’s Caribbean coast
Helene was upgraded to a hurricane after rapidly strengthening in the Caribbean Wednesday. Forecasters warned that the storm would intensify as it crosses the Gulf of Mexico on a path to Florida.
In a minute: What to know about threat from Tropical Storm Helene
Tropical Storm Helene is expected to become a major hurricane, with sustained winds of 120 mph before making landfall Thursday, according to the National Hurricane Center. AccuWeather forecasters are predicting the system could become a Category 4 storm in the Gulf of Mexico.
Florida power outage map: Track outages as Hurricane Helene approaches from Gulf of Mexico
Nearly 50,000 homes and businesses were without power, as of Thursday at 1:45 p.m. ET. As of Thursday afternoon, ...
Hurricane Helene enters Gulf, forecast to hit Florida as Category 4 hurricane with 20-foot storm surge
Hurricane Helene formed Wednesday morning with the National Hurricane Center forecasting the storm to rapidly intensify in ...
Tropical Storm Helene could hit Florida Gulf coast with 15 feet of surge as Category 3
Helene could bring storm surge to the entire west coast — up to 15 feet near landfall in Taylor and Dixie Counties, and up to ...
Florida braces for hurricane to bring 20-foot storm surge
The US-based National Hurricane Center (NHC) said that Helene was expected to pass the north-eastern Mexican coast of Yucatán ...