Helene is almost a major hurricane with additional strengthening forecast before landfall in the Florida Big Bend region.

… HELENE IS A VERY DANGEROUS AND LARGE MAJOR HURRICANE… … DAMAGING HURRICANE WINDS AND CATASTROPHIC STORM SURGE EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN THE FLORIDA BIG BEND THIS EVENING… ...

The hurricane scale classifies storms based on wind speeds and predicts potential impacts, which can help people prepare for ...

A catastrophic and deadly storm surge is likely along portions of the Florida Big Bend coast, where inundation could reach as ...