Hurricane Helene continues trek across Gulf

Hurricane Helene formed on Wednesday and is projected to intensify into a major hurricane (Category 4) over the Gulf of Mexico before making landfall in Florida's Big Bend region, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Tropical Storm Helene nears hurricane strength: 8 a.m. update

Tropical Storm Helene is nearing hurricane strength just offshore of the northeastern coast of the Yucatan Peninsula toward the Gulf of Mexico, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC). It's expected to become a major hurricane (Category 3 or higher) before making landfall in Florida's Big Bend region on Thursday.

Tropical Storm Helene expected to become hurricane

Tropical Storm Helene formed Tuesday in the Caribbean Sea and is expected to become a major hurricane – Category 3 or higher – before making landfall Thursday over Florida, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Tropical Storm Helene update: Latest on path, landfall, impacts

Tropical Storm Helene formed Tuesday and is expected to become a hurricane before making landfall this week over Florida, possibly as a major hurricane. FOX 35 Storm Team Meteorologist T.J. Springer provides an update on the latest path, track, forecast, impact.

Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine: 8 a.m. Tuesday update

FOX 35 Storm Team Meteorologist Brooks Garner provides an update on a tropical disturbance that is approaching the Gulf of Mexico that is expected to become a tropical storm or hurricane – named Helene – before making a turn towards Florida this week.

Tropical forecast 8PM update: New cone, track, and forecast

Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine is expected to become a hurricane on Wednesday, and is forecast to become a major hurricane on Thursday before making landfall over Florida, according to the National Hurricane Center. FOX 35 meteorologist T.J. Springer discusses the latest 8 p.m. tropics update.

Tracking Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine

The state of Florida is preparing for potential impacts from Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine, which is expected to intensify and possibly reach major hurricane strength as it approaches the Gulf Coast later this week, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Tropics update on Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine

Florida has declared a state of emergency for several counties as Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine makes its way towards Florida. We're still a few days out, but the system is expected to become a tropical storm and then a hurricane before reaching Florida later in the week.

Invest 97L: System in Caribbean likely to make landfall as hurricane this week

There's a 70% chance that Invest 97L, a western Caribbean system, becomes a tropical depression in the next two days and a 90% chance over the next seven. FOX 35 Storm Team Meteorologist Brooks Garner said it's overwhelmingly likely that we'll see a hurricane this week with landfall occurring on Thursday.

Tropical depression likely to form in Gulf of Mexico, NHC says

A tropical depression is likely to form in the Gulf of Mexico this week, according to the National Hurricane Center, and conditions appear favorable for the development of a tropical storm or hurricane. Where exactly it will go, and if it will impact Florida, remain unclear at this point. Regardless, the system is expected to bring heavy rains to parts of Central America.