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Sep 25, 2024 | yahoo.com | Donnavan Smoot |Chanelle Chandler |Katie Mather

Helene is now forecast to make landfall along Florida's Gulf Coast on Thursday evening as a Category 4 hurricane, the National Hurricane Center said on Wednesday evening. The storm is expected to bring "catastrophic and deadly storm surge" to a large portion of Florida and the Southeast, meteorologists warned. Storm surge could reach as high as 20 feet. The governors of Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina declared states of emergency ahead of Helene's arrival.

Sep 25, 2024 | wsbtv.com | Donnavan Smoot |Chanelle Chandler |Katie Mather

Helene strengthened into a hurricane on Wednesday as forecasters warned it could become a major Category 3 storm before it makes landfall along Florida's Gulf Coast late Thursday. The storm is expected to bring "life-threatening storm surge, damaging winds and flooding rains" to a large portion of Florida and the Southeast, the National Hurricane Center warned. A state of emergency has already been declared in Florida, where evacuations for people in low-lying areas are underway.

Sep 24, 2024 | msn.com | Donnavan Smoot |Chanelle Chandler |Katie Mather

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Sep 24, 2024 | malaysia.news.yahoo.com | Donnavan Smoot |Chanelle Chandler |Katie Mather

A state of emergency has been declared in Florida where evacuations are underway as Tropical Storm Helene strengthens. Residents in the storm's potential path have been told to prepare for up to a week without electricity. "Now is the time to make an emergency plan," Gov. Ron DeSantis said at a press conference on Tuesday. The storm, which is still taking shape, could become the strongest hurricane to hit the United States this season.