TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Hurricane Helene is now predicted to reach Florida as a Category 4 hurricane, part of a frightening forecast of 130-mph winds and high storm surge that brings a dire scenario ...

The storm made landfall as a Category 4 colossus in Florida’s Big Bend region late Thursday, according to the National Hurricane Center.

One of the scariest things about Hurricane Helene — an "extremely dangerous" Category 4 hurricane barreling up the Gulf coast of Florida on its way to smack into the Big Bend area, according to ...

Hurricane Helene was upgraded to a Category 3 storm Thursday afternoon as it gathered strength before an expected landfall in Florida’s Big Bend region on Thursday evening. Nearly 300 miles of ...

27. As monster storms like Helene approach the U.S., meteorologists use five categories to help signal the life-or-death consequences for residents in the path. This scale – officially known as ...

Two hurricanes hit Georgia in 2024, one being a Category 2 storm. Helene wreaked havoc across Georgia and the Carolinas, leaving more than 200 people dead. Beryl was the earliest Category 5 ...

It has been downgraded to a Category 1 hurricane, the National Weather Service in Tallahassee said. “Continued weakening is expected,” but Helene will still send strong, damaging winds inland ...