Watch as Sunshine Skyway Bridge in Tampa Bay, Florida, is about to close on Thursday, September 24, 2024, as Hurricane Helene approaches.
Hurricane Helene could cause a “nightmare” scenario of catastrophic storm surge in northwestern Florida, officials warned Thursday as they urged residents to heed evacuation orders ahead of the Category 2 storm, which is expected to cause significant damage hundreds of miles inland across much of the southeastern U.S.
Helene was upgraded Thursday morning to a Category 2 storm and is expected to be a major hurricane - meaning a Category 3 or higher - when it makes landfall on Florida's northwestern coast Thursday evening. Tropical storm force winds already started hitting the state in advance. Hurricane warnings and flash flood warnings extended far beyond the coast up into south-central Georgia, as forecasters warned of tornadoes, damaging winds, rains and flash floods. The governors of Florida, Georgia, the Carolinas and Virginia have all declared emergencies in their states, as did President Joe Biden for several of the states.
In Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis said Thursday morning that models suggest Helene will make landfall further east, lessening the chances for a direct hit on the capital city of Tallahassee, whose metro area has a population of around 395,000.
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