Hurricane Helene makes landfall as Category 4 storm
Hurricane Helene made landfall shortly after 11 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024. It made landfall as a powerful Category 4 hurricane near Perry in Florida's Big Bend region.
Tornado watches extended through Friday morning
As of the 8 p.m. update, Hurricane Helene was 80 miles west-southwest of Cedar Key, and 115 miles south of Tallahassee, the National Hurricane Center said in a rare, 8 p.m. update on Thursday. The storm is moving north-northeast at 23 mph.
Hurricane Helene expected to strengthen
Helene had become a Category 3 hurricane on Thursday. Additional strengthening was expected before landfall.
Hurricane Helene: Strengthens to Cat. 3 storm as it nears Florida
FOX 35 Storm Team Meteorologist Brooks Garner provides an update as Hurricane Helene becomes a Cat. 3 storm.
Hurricane Helene nearing Cat. 3 strength as it churns towards Florida
FOX 35 Storm Team Meteorologist Brooks Garner provides the latest Hurricane Helene update as the storm moves closer to the Florida Big Bend.
Hurricane Helene strengthens to Category 2 storm
Hurricane Helene strengthened into a Category 2 storm in the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday and is expected to strengthen further – potentially becoming a major Category 4 hurricane – before making landfall over Florida on Thursday.
Live updates: Hurricane Helene forecast to hit Florida as Category 4 storm
Helene strengthened into a hurricane on Wednesday and is expected to strengthen further – potentially becoming a major hurricane – before making landfall over Florida on Thursday. Life-threatening storm surge, damaging winds, torrential rain, and flooding are possible.
Helene expected to intensify in coming hours
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.
Helene brings threats of tornadoes on Thursday
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.
Hurricane Helene expected to bring heavy rain
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.
Hurricane Helene could spawn tornadoes on Thursday
Hurricane Helene's track shifted slightly late Wednesday but remained a Category 1 storm with a projected Thursday night landfall in Florida.
Helene expected to become Cat 4 hurricane
Central Florida is already beginning to experience the outer rain bands of Hurricane Helene. The weather will deteriorate heading into Thurday.
Live updates: Tropical Storm Helene nears hurricane strength in Caribbean on trek to Florida
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.
Orlando Weather Forecast: September 25, 2024
FOX 35 Storm Team Meteorologist Brooks Garner provides an update on Tropical Storm Helene and how the future hurricane will impact Central Florida.
Orlando Weather Forecast: Sept. 24, 2024
Central Florida will begin to see the outer rain bands of Helene arrive on Wednesday.
Orlando Weather Forecast: Sept. 24, 2024
Central Florida will begin to see the outer rain bands of Helene arrive on Wednesday.
Florida storm live updates: Watches expand as Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine expected to strengthen
Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine formed in the northwestern Caribbean Sea on Monday morning and is forecast to become a hurricane later this week, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC).
Orlando weather: Helene's outer bands to arrive in Central Florida on Wednesday
Conditions will begin to deteriorate on Wednesday across Central Florida as the outer rain bands of Helene begin to impact our area.
Orlando Weather Forecast: September 24, 2024
Parts of Central Florida are under a tropical storm watch through Friday morning ahead projected Hurricane Helene.
National Hurricane Center says disturbance in Atlantic could become tropical depression later this week
Forecasters are monitoring a tropical wave in the Atlantic Ocean that has a high chance for development over the next seven days and is forecast to become a tropical depression, the National Hurricane Center said.