"Gargantuan" Hurricane Helene could bring "catastrophic and deadly storm surge" to parts of Florida Gulf Coast

Hurricane Helene is strengthening mainly because it moves across the jap Gulf of Mexico toward a forecast Thursday evening or early Friday early morning landfall more than Florida's Major Bend Coast which is "envisioned to carry catastrophic winds and storm surge into the northeastern Gulf Coast," the Nationwide Hurricane Heart said early Thursday. "Preparations to guard lifetime and property must be rushed to completion," the center urged.

The National Weather Service warned in a post on X that, "A catastrophic and fatal storm surge is probably going along portions on the Florida Major Bend Coastline, where inundation could achieve as significant as twenty toes above ground level, as well as damaging waves. There is also a danger of lifestyle-threatening storm surge along the remainder in the west coast in the Florida Peninsula. Inhabitants in People parts should really follow advice offered by nearby officials and evacuate if told to take action."