Helene is now a major category hurricane with maximum sustained winds at 120 mph. The hurricane continues to strengthen and will gain more speed forward. A catastrophic and deadly storm surge is forecast along parts of the Panhandle and Big Bend. Large waves are already slamming against the West Coast of Florida, and waters will […]

(versión en español abajo) Hurricane Helene continues to strengthen as it moves toward the Florida Big Bend. In the 11 a.m. advisory, the National Hurricane Center indicates Helene has maximum sustained winds of 105 mph. It has picked up some speed and is now almost towards the north-northeast at 14 mph. Speed will continue to […]

(versión en español abajo) Hurricane Helene, with maximum sustained winds of 100 mph, is on the verge of becoming a category 3 hurricane as it races northward over the Gulf of Mexico. It is located 320 miles southwest of Tampa and will be parallel to Tampa, but staying about 150 miles west of Tampa around […]

(versión en español abajo) The 5 p.m. bulletin from the National Hurricane Center highlights that the storm surge along portions of the Big Bend coast will be catastrophic and deadly, possibly reaching up to 20 feet. Hurricane Helene is likely to become stronger and very fast, with the possibility of reaching category 5 status just […]

(información en español abajo) The National Hurricane Center has announced that Hurricane Hunters found hurricane-force winds in Helene, therefore the storm is now officially a hurricane. The next 24 hours will be for Helene to intensify, likely reaching category 3 status, with maximum sustained winds of at least 111 mph before making landfall around Carrabelle, […]

Nearly the entire state of Florida is under a state of emergency after new predictions came out from the National Hurricane Center. Helene is forecast to not only be a major hurricane at landfall in the Big Bend of Florida, but Helene is also expected to grow in geographically size meaning it will impact more […]

[ver en español abajo] The National Hurricane Center has officially named the system located over the western Caribbean. Tropical storm Helene is moving slowly toward the Yucatán Peninsula, but it’s expected to make a left hook toward Florida. Florida should prepare for a Thursday evening landfall of a major category hurricane. Tropical Storm Helene has […]

(For Spanish see below) The National Hurricane Center has kept the label of Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine on the system located over the western Caribbean. In the latest advisory at 5 PM Eastern Time, the disturbance continues to strengthen and is expected to strengthen further and significantly during the next 24 to 48 hours. The […]