Published 09/26/2024 7:00:00 p.m.

Helene races toward Florida as a major Category 3 storm

Hurricane Helene is now a Category 2 storm, advancing toward Florida, with landfall expected Thursday evening. Rescue teams have deployed in preparation for impacts.
Storm surges of up to 20 feet are forecast for Apalachee Bay, considered "catastrophic and unsurvivable," as authorities issue evacuation orders.
Florida counties are enforcing evacuation orders, impacting health care facilities and residents, emphasizing the urgency to heed local officials' warnings.

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USA Today

Hurricane Helene's forecast looks disastrous far beyond Florida

Torrential downpours won't be limited to Florida's coast. Forecasters warned massive Hurricane Helene could bring flooding to several states.

09/26/2024 5:12:15 p.m.·United States

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CNN

Parts of Florida begin flooding as Helene approaches

Streets in Gulfport and Treasure Island, Florida are flooding as Hurricane Helene bears down on the state. Helene is forecast to grow into one of the largest storms in the Gulf of Mexico in the last century.

09/26/2024 2:29:41 p.m.·Atlanta, United States

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Newsweek

Florida evacuation map update as Hurricane Helene's path shifts

Helene now has sustained winds of 100 mph and is expected to continue strengthening before it makes landfall.

09/26/2024 4:30:07 p.m.·United States

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The Epoch Times

Hurricane Helene Now Category 2, Starts Impacting Southern States

TAMPA—Hurricane Helene continues to intensify and will make landfall in Florida’s Big Bend Thursday evening as a major hurricane, according to The National Hurricane Center. The track has once again shifted east, putting its center within the Atlanta-Marietta metro area by 8 a.m. Sept. 27. Maximum sustained winds were recorded at 105 mph as of 11 a.m. ET on Sept. 26, making it a Category 2 on the Saffir-Simpson hurricane wind scale. Its center w…

09/26/2024 2:19:45 p.m.·New York, United States

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Anadolu Ajansı

Hurricane Helene barreling towards Florida as Category 3 storm

Helene expected to make 'dead-on hit' to state's capital of Tallahassee with devastating winds, flooding, storm surge - Anadolu Ajansı

09/27/2024 4:29:11 a.m.

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Star Tribune

Helene races toward Florida as a major Category 3 storm

Hurricane Helene could cause a ''nightmare'' scenario of catastrophic storm surge in northwestern Florida, officials warned Thursday as they urged residents to heed evacuation orders ahead of the enormous storm, which is expected to cause significant damage hundreds of miles inland across much of the southeastern U.S.

09/26/2024 6:43:00 p.m.·Minneapolis, United States

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