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Hurricane Helene intensified into a major Category 3 hurricane on Thursday with 120 mph sustained winds, with the National ...

Helene is poised to make landfall on Florida's Big Bend late Thursday. Forecasters warn that the unusually large storm will ...

Hurricane Helene strengthened in the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday with 105 mph sustained winds, but the National Hurricane Center warns the system will rapidly intensify even further into a major ...

A hurricane's category describes potential wind damage but does not describe other deadly hurricane hazards such as storm ...

Hurricane Helene formed Wednesday morning with the National Hurricane Center forecasting the storm to rapidly intensify in ...

Helene is forecast to intensify rapidly over the Gulf of Mexico before making landfall in Florida on Thursday. Residents are ...

An additional 5 ... Category 2 hurricane, with winds between 90 and 100 mph, the National Hurricane Center said. The Category 2 classification begins with winds of 96 mph. Landfall may bring ...

An additional 5 to 10 ... a high-end Category 1 or low-end Category 2 hurricane, with winds between 90 and 100 mph, the National Hurricane Center said. The Category 2 classification begins with winds ...

The team considered the kind of evacuation that would be necessary were Houston to be struck by a Category 5 hurricane, with wind speeds exceeding 155 mph and a storm surge of more than 18 feet ...

Francine weakened Thursday after striking Louisiana as a Category 2 hurricane that knocked out ... there was a lingering threat of spin-off tornadoes from the storm Thursday in Florida and Alabama.