Hurricane Helene surges to major Category 3 storm, forecast for ‘catastrophic’ Florida landfall
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- Sep 26, 2024
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DeSantis also spoke at a 9 a.m. press conference from the state EOC in Tallahassee.
“This is a very large storm, so you’re going to see tropical weather that’s going to extend hundreds of miles away from the center of the storm,” he said.
But even though landfall will be in North Florida, Gulf Coast cities including Sarasota and Tampa are not out of danger.
Charles Starling, a lineman with Team Fishel, is pelted with rain as he walks by a row of electrical line trucks staged in a field in The Villages on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024. Thousands of the trucks are staged by Duke Energy in preparation for damage from Hurricane Helene. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel)
Flooded streets after the Hurricane Helene are seen in Madeira Beach, Fla.,Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024. (Max Chesnes/Tampa Bay Times via AP)
Guests at the Magic Kingdom break out ponchos at Cinderella Castle as bands of weather from Hurricane Helene move through Walt Disney World in Bay Lake, Fla., Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024. All four of Disney’s Florida theme parks remained open Thursday as the storm passed to the west in the Gulf of Mexico. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)
Florida State University senior Brent Anderson throws a football as Hurricane Helene approaches on Sept. 26, 2024 in Tallahassee, Florida. Hurricane Helene is forecasted to make landfall along the gulf coast tonight. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)
A mostly empty Dekle Beach, a small coastal community, near Keaton Beach, Fla., ahead of Hurricane Helene on Thursday morning, Sept. 26, 2024. (Paul Ratje/The New York Times)
A local business is boarded up in anticipation of Hurricane Helene in the Old Town community in Dixie County, Fla., on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024. (Scott McIntyre/The New York Times)
A sign on the Florida Turnpike outside of Orlando warns motorists of Category 3 Hurricane Helene in the Gulf of Mexico making its way north toward Florida. (Rich Pope, Orlando Sentinel)
Camper Elijah Miller tries his hand at being a meteorologist at the Severe Weather Center 9 exhibit at the Orlando Science Center in Orlando on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024. The Orlando Science Center opened a camp for children in grades K–5 because schools were closed due to Hurricane Helene. (Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/ Orlando Sentinel)
People try to tether a boat after it broke free at the Central Yacht Basin as Hurricane Helene passes offshore on Sept. 26, 2024, in St. Petersburg, Florida. Helene is forecast to become a major hurricane, bringing the potential for deadly storm surges, flooding rain, and destructive hurricane-force winds along parts of the Florida West Coast. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
A truck drives through flood waters on a road ahead of Hurricane Helene in the Shore Acres neighborhood of St. Petersburg, Fla., on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024. (Nicole Craine/The New York Times)
As weather conditions continue to deteriorate and wind gusts reached 60mph due to Hurricane Helene, the Florida Highway Patrol closed the Skyway Bridge on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024. (Florida Highway Patrol)
Jamika Bowens and James Womack (R) take in the sights as waves break ashore as Hurricane Helene passes offshore on Sept. 26, 2024, in St. Petersburg, Florida. Helene is forecast to become a major hurricane, bringing the potential for deadly storm surges, flooding rain, and destructive hurricane-force winds along parts of the Florida West Coast. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Guests at the Magic Kingdom break out ponchos at Cinderella Castle as bands of weather from Hurricane Helene move through Walt Disney World in Bay Lake, Fla., Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024. All four of Disney’s Florida theme parks remained open Thursday as the storm passed to the west in the Gulf of Mexico. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel)
James and Maddie Burmeister board up their business, Stone’s Home Centers, ahead of Hurricane Helene’s landfall, in Carrabelle, Fla., on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024. (Paul Ratje/The New York Times)
Melvin Juarbe, right, attempts to assist an unidentified driver whose car stalled in floodwaters from Hurricane Helene Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024 in Madeira Beach, Fla. The men tried to pull the car to dry land with their pickup truck but have opted to call AAA after several failed attempts. (Max Chesnes/Tampa Bay Times via AP)
Utility crews repair a line damaged by an outer band of Hurricane Helene on the morning of Sept. 26, 2024 near Crawfordville, Florida. Hurricane Helene is forecasted to make landfall nearby along the gulf coast this evening. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)
Rough conditions in Deerfield Beach as strong winds from Hurricane Helene churn the water on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024. South Florida will be spared a direct hit, while the state’s Big Bend braces for impact. (Joe Cavaretta/South Florida Sun Sentinel)
Vera Kelly, of Tallahassee, lies on a cot after evacuating to a hurricane shelter with her grandchildren and great grandchildren, at Fairview Middle School, ahead of Hurricane Helene, expected to make landfall here today, in Leon County, Fla., Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Clayton Kines, left, James Scott and Jeffery Massey pass time outside a tattoo hop where they’ll ride out Hurricane Helene on Sept. 26, 2024 in Crawfordville, Florida. Hurricane Helene is forecasted to make landfall nearby along the gulf coast this evening. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)
The Gulf of Mexico’s water pushes up against the beach as Hurricane Helene churns offshore on September 26, 2024 in St. Pete Beach, Florida. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Bob and Lisa Danzey, residents, look out at the water from their golf cart ahead of Hurricane Helene, expected to make landfall here today, in Shell Point Beach, Fla., Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Rough conditions in the Hillsboro Inlet as a boat navigates strong winds from Hurricane Helene on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024 in Pompano Beach. South Florida will be spared a direct hit, while the state’s Big Bend braces for impact. (Joe Cavaretta/South Florida Sun Sentinel)
People look out at the waves from the Gulf of Mexico pushing up against the shore as Hurricane Helene churns offshore on September 26, 2024 in St. Pete Beach, Florida. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Vehicles drive along a flooded street as Hurricane Helene churns offshore on September 26, 2024 in St. Pete Beach, Florida. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Vera Kelly, of Tallahassee, lies on a cot after evacuating to a hurricane shelter with her grandchildren and great grandchildren, at Fairview Middle School, ahead of Hurricane Helene, expected to make landfall here today, in Leon County, Fla., Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
A person looks out at the Gulf of Mexico waters as Hurricane Helene churns offshore on Sept. 26, 2024 in St. Pete Beach, Florida. Later today, Helene is forecast to become a major hurricane, bringing the potential for deadly storm surges, flooding rain, and destructive hurricane-force winds along parts of the Florida West Coast. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Waves from the Gulf of Mexico crash on shore as Hurricane Helene churns offshore on Sept. 26, 2024 in St. Pete Beach, Florida. Later today, Helene is forecast to become a major hurricane, bringing the potential for deadly storm surges, flooding rain, and destructive hurricane-force winds along parts of the Florida West Coast. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Crum’s Mini Mall in the coastal town of Panacea, Fla., is boarded up Thursday Sept. 26, 2024 ahead of Hurricane Helene’s expected arrival. (AP Photo/Kate Payne)
Jose Gonzales and his son Jadin Gonzales, 14, fill sand bags ahead of Hurricane Helene, expected to make landfall Thursday evening, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024, in Clyattville, Ga. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
Valerie Barrington gets caught in a wave crashing ashore from the Gulf of Mexico as Hurricane Helene passes offshore on Sept. 26, 2024 in St. Pete Beach, Florida. Later today, Helene is forecast to become a major hurricane, bringing the potential for deadly storm surges, flooding rain, and destructive hurricane-force winds along parts of the Florida West Coast. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
A surfer rides a wave kicked up as Hurricane Helene churns offshore on Sept. 26, 2024 in St. Pete Beach, Florida. Later today, Helene is forecast to become a major hurricane, bringing the potential for deadly storm surges, flooding rain, and destructive hurricane-force winds along parts of the Florida West Coast. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Cynthia Centeno, of Tallahassee sits with her family inside a hurricane evacuation shelter at Fairview Middle School, ahead of Hurricane Helene, expected to make landfall here today, in Leon County, Fla., Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
The Gulf of Mexico water pushes up against the shore as Hurricane Helene churns offshore on Sept. 26, 2024 in St. Pete Beach, Florida. Later today, Helene is forecast to become a major hurricane, bringing the potential for deadly storm surges, flooding rain, and destructive hurricane-force winds along parts of the Florida West Coast. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Doorways barricaded to protect against flooding ahead of Hurricane Helene in Gulfport, near St. Petersburg, Fla., on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024. Florida’s Gulf Coast residents woke to pouring rain from an endless blanket of grey clouds as streets begin to flood in the path of Hurricane Helene’s approach. (Nicole Craine/The New York Times)
Darren Archer works on tying down a cover over a boat named the Susan D. docked in St. Marks, Fla. on Thursday Sept. 26, 2024. Archer, who works for the St. Marks Seafood company, plans to ride out Hurricane Helene on a boat. (AP Photo/Kate Payne)
A local shopping center is barricaded and lined with tarps and sandbags to protect against flooding in anticipation of Hurricane Helene in Crystal River, Fla., on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024. (Scott McIntyre/The New York Times)
In this aerial view, vehicles drive through a flooded street as Hurricane Helene churns offshore on September 26, 2024 in St. Pete Beach, Florida. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
An AquaFence set up to protect against storm surge is inspected at Tampa General Hospital, which stands on Davis Island across from downtown, in Tampa, Fla., Sept. 26, 2024. Florida’s Gulf Coast residents woke to pouring rain from an endless blanket of grey clouds as streets begin to flood in the path of Hurricane Helene’s approach. (Nicole Craine/The New York Times)
Windsurfers take advantage of strong winds from Hurricane Helene in Pompano Beach on Thursday morning, Sept. 26, 2024. South Florida will be spared a direct hit while the state’s Big Bend braces for impact. (Joe Cavaretta/South Florida Sun Sentinel)
Louis Ward, 57, rides his bike along the the Gulfport waterfront as it takes on water as Hurricane Helene makes its way toward the Florida Panhandle, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024 in Gulfport. (Martha Asencio-Rhine/Tampa Bay Times via AP)
Tanner Flynn stands in shallow water near crashing waves as Hurricane Helene passes offshore on Sept. 26, 2024, in St. Petersburg, Florida. Helene is forecast to become a major hurricane, bringing the potential for deadly storm surges, flooding rain, and destructive hurricane-force winds along parts of the Florida West Coast. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
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