Helene is now a dangerous major hurricane as it continues to intensify in the eastern Gulf of Mexico. The storm is on a fast track toward landfall on the Florida Panhandle on Thursday evening.

The National Hurricane Center projects that Helene will make landfall Thursday evening along the Big Bend or Panhandle area of Florida, not the most populated part of the state.

Hurricane Helene will live in history as one of the strongest storms to ever make landfall in the United States. The hurricane roared into Florida on Sept. 26 with maximum winds of 225 km/h.

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Hurricane Helene made landfall Thursday night in northwestern Florida as a Category 4 storm as forecasters warned that the enormous system could create a “nightmare” storm surge and bring ...

Helene's centre was about 735 kilometres southwest of Tampa, Fla., the U.S. National Hurricane Center said, and the hurricane was expected to intensify and accelerate as it crosses the Gulf of ...

Louis Ward, 57, rides his bike along the the Gulfport waterfront as it takes on water as Hurricane Helene makes its way toward the Florida Panhandle, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024 in Gulfport.

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Helene is now a dangerous major hurricane as it continues to intensify in the eastern Gulf of Mexico. The storm is on a fast track toward landfall on the Florida Panhandle on Thursday evening.

Louis Ward, 57, rides his bike along the the Gulfport waterfront as it takes on water as Hurricane Helene makes its way toward the Florida Panhandle, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024 in Gulfport.