'Uninhabitable for weeks or months': Why Helene's hurricane category matters
A hurricane's category describes potential wind damage but does not describe other deadly hurricane hazards such as storm surge.
Is a Category 3 hurricane a major storm? What to know as Hurricane Helene strengthens
Ahead of Tropical Storm Helene's landfall, forecasters are predicting it will hit Florida as a Category 3 hurricane. Here's what that means
Florida braces for life-threatening winds, storm surge as Hurricane Helene picks up strength
Hurricane Warnings and Storm Surge Warnings spread across the west coast of Florida as Helene is forecast to become a major hurricane, bringing the potential for life-threatening storm surge, flooding rain and destructive hurricane-force winds.
New 'cone of concern' shows widespread impacts expected from Tropical Storm Helene
The experimental cone of concern launched in August by the National Hurricane Center shows how large of an area Helene could impact across Florida.
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
Hurricane Helene live updates: Storm upgraded to Category 1 as it takes aim at Florida
Helene is strengthening as it moves toward the U.S. Gulf Coast. It is expected to become a hurricane today and will hit Florida's Big Bend on Thursday.
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Tropical Storm Helene to become major hurricane before landfall in Florida: Live updates
The highest landfall probability is somewhere along the eastern part of the Florida Panhandle late Thursday evening, forecasters said.
Tropical Weather Latest: Swaths of Mexico and Florida Under Hurricane Warnings as Helene Strengthens
Tropical Storm Helene is rapidly strengthening in the Caribbean Sea and is expected to become a hurricane while moving north along Mexico’s coast toward the U.S. The storm has prompted residents to evacuate,
Helene nears hurricane strength on collision course with Florida coast
The storm could come ashore as a dangerous Category 3 or 4 hurricane with a surge over 10 feet, winds over 110 mph and flooding rain.
Tropical Storm Helene expected to gain hurricane strength, threaten Florida
Tropical Storm Helene was poised 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.
Hurricane season: What is the Saffir-Simpson scale; how does it work; is there a Category 6?
The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale was developed in 1971 and unveiled to the public in 1973. Here’s a look at the system ...
When will potential Hurricane Helene make landfall in Florida? Track path in real-time
Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine is moving northward in the Gulf of Mexico and is expected to make landfall in Florida's Big ...
Florida girds for arrival of Helene as powerful hurricane
Thousands of residents on Wednesday began evacuating parts of coastal Florida as the US state braces for Hurricane Helene, ...
Hurricane Helene could bring up to 10 inches of rain to Greenville: Worst effects Thursday
Helene is now a hurricane and is expected to make landfall along the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday, Sept. 26. AccuWeather is ...
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Hurricane Helene Gains Power as It Bears Down on Florida
Hurricane Helene is strengthening as it sweeps past Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula on its way to a collision Sept. 26 with ...
Helene rapidly intensifies into hurricane as Florida braces for devastating winds, dangerous storm surge
Hurricane Helene continues to gain strength and rapidly intensify along its journey into the Gulf of Mexico, where it’s ...
Hurricane safety: What are hurricane categories and what do they mean?
A hurricane is a rotating low-pressure weather system that converts the energy of warm air into winds and waves. Hurricanes ...
Tracking Helene: The latest maps and models
Helene formed in the Caribbean Sea on Tuesday, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said. Here's a look at the latest ...