"Gargantuan" Hurricane Helene could bring "catastrophic and deadly storm surge" to parts of Florida Gulf Coast

Hurricane Helene is strengthening since it moves throughout the eastern Gulf of Mexico towards a forecast Thursday night or early Friday morning landfall over Florida's Significant Bend Coast and is "envisioned to carry catastrophic winds and storm surge towards the northeastern Gulf Coastline," the National Hurricane Heart mentioned early Thursday. "Preparations to shield daily life and property need to be rushed to completion," the center urged.

The National Weather Service warned in a post on X that, "A catastrophic and deadly storm surge is probably going together portions with the Florida Large Bend coast, where by inundation could achieve as superior as 20 ft higher than ground degree, along with harmful waves. There is also a Hazard of lifetime-threatening storm surge together the rest from the west coast on the Florida Peninsula. People in These regions should really adhere to suggestions supplied by local officials and evacuate if told to do so."