Officials have declare emergencies in Florida and Georgia

Helene has strengthened into a hurricane, and forecasters warn that the storm will intensify as it crosses the Gulf of Mexico on a path to Florida.

Forecasters say they expect Tropical Storm Helene in the Caribbean Sea to strengthen rapidly and become a hurricane as it moves north across the Gulf of Mexico toward the United States.

Helene has strengthened into a hurricane, and forecasters warn that the storm will intensify as it crosses the Gulf of Mexico on a path to Florida.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Helene became a hurricane Wednesday after rapidly strengthening in the Caribbean Sea and moved north along Mexico’s coast on a path toward the U.S., leading residents to evacuate, schools to close, and officials to declare emergencies in Florida and Georgia. The storm’s center was near Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula on Wednesday, the […]

Florida residents are already evacuating and filling sandbags days ahead of anticipated flooding from Tropical Storm Helene. Helene is expected to strengthen, possibly into a major hurricane.

Forecasters say they expect Tropical Storm Helene to strengthen rapidly and become a hurricane as it moves north across the Gulf of Mexico toward the U.S.

Tropical Storm Helene formed Tuesday in the Caribbean Sea and could strengthen into a major hurricane while moving north toward the U.S., forecasters said