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

Hurricane Helene is strengthening as it moves over the jap Gulf of Mexico toward a forecast Thursday night or early Friday early morning landfall above Florida's Significant Bend Coast which is "expected to carry catastrophic winds and storm surge into the northeastern Gulf Coast," the Nationwide Hurricane Heart said early Thursday. "Preparations to guard 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 together portions from the Florida Massive Bend Coastline, where by inundation could attain as substantial as twenty ft higher than floor amount, in addition to harmful waves. You can find also a Risk of lifestyle-threatening storm surge along the remainder from the west coast in the Florida Peninsula. Citizens in People regions really should abide by advice given by nearby officials and evacuate if told to take action."