The hurricane scale classifies storms based on wind speeds and predicts potential impacts, which can help people prepare for ...
Storm surge is a bigger killer than wind when a major hurricane hits shore. The areas in the path of Hurricane Helene are ...
A storm like this undergoes rapid intensification when its maximum sustained winds increase at least 35 mph in 24 hours or ...
However, AccuWeather meteorologists forecast the hurricane to continue to rapidly intensify, gaining at least 35 mph in wind strength in less than 24 hours. This will cause the hurricane to upgrade to ...
AccuWeather’s most recent forecast said the hardest-hit areas of Florida could see storm surges of two stories high when ...
Hurricane Helene forecast to be one of the largest to strike Florida, threatens ‘unsurvivable’ storm surge: Live - Hurricane ...
Helene is expected to make landfall in the Florida Big Bend region Thursday night before moving inland at a fast pace across the Southeast.
Dr. Ryan Truchelut, of Tallahassee-based WeatherTiger, is tracking and analyzing Helene ahead of landfall on Florida's Big Bend coast.
The last time a Category 4 storm made landfall in the United States was Hurricane Ian, which came ashore along the southwest Florida coast in September 2022. It caused 150 deaths in the state, most ...
When a hurricane threatens the United States, a lot of attention is focused on the path and the wind speed. Storm surge can be just as important to monitor, because it can quickly cause extreme ...