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

Hurricane Helene is strengthening mainly because it moves across the jap Gulf of Mexico toward a forecast Thursday evening or early Friday early morning landfall more than Florida's Major Bend Coast and is also "envisioned to deliver catastrophic winds and storm surge to your northeastern Gulf Coastline," the National Hurricane Middle reported early Thursday. "Preparations to protect lifetime and property must be rushed to completion," the center urged.

The National Weather Service warned in a post on X that, "A catastrophic and fatal storm surge is probably going along portions in the Florida Major Bend Coastline, where inundation could achieve as substantial as twenty toes above ground level, as well as damaging waves. There is also a danger of lifestyle-threatening storm surge alongside the remainder in the west coast on the Florida Peninsula. Inhabitants in All those spots should follow guidance provided by neighborhood officials and evacuate if informed to do so."