Hurricane Helene is expected to make landfall in Florida on Thursday and bring with it catastrophic winds and enough rain for a mass of flood warnings to be issued across the Southeast.
The latest predictions have Helene making landfall near the Big Bend area of Florida as at least a Category 3 hurricane. As it moves inland, Helene is expected to produce total rain accumulations of 6 to 12 inches over a wide swath of the Southeast with some isolated rain totals potentially reaching 18 inches. Jack Beven, a National Hurricane Center senior hurricane specialist, said those rains will result in “potentially life threatening” flooding.
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As of Thursday morning, Helene was located about 320 miles southwest of Tampa, Florida, and was moving north-northeast around 12 mph, according to the hurricane center. Helene is expected to continue on this path with a “significant increase in forward speed” over the next 24 hours.
Keep an eye on this storm as it makes landfall in Florida with USA TODAY’s live stream in Tampa.
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USA TODAY contributed to this report.
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