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Polk County Prepares for Hurricane Helene

Helene track and impacts: Florida prepares for major hurricane Dr. Ryan Truchelut of Tallahassee-based WeatherTiger monitors Helene ahead of its predicted collision with Florida. WeatherTiger (This story has been updated with new information.) Hurricane Helene broke away from Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula on Wednesday morning and began its northeastward journey toward Florida. Senior meteorologist Nicole Carlisle […]

Models show the path to the Florida Panhandle that would lead to a state of emergency and evacuations

Helene strengthened into a hurricane on Wednesday and forecasters warned it could become a major Category 3 storm before making landfall on Florida's Gulf Coast late Thursday. The National Hurricane Center warned that the storm would bring “life-threatening storm surges, damaging winds and torrential rains” to much of Florida and the Southeast. A state of […]

Live updates: Helene now a Category 1 hurricane; likely a major hurricane upon landfall in Florida

Stream FOX 35 News ORLANDO, Florida. – Helene strengthened to a Category 1 hurricane on Wednesday and is expected to strengthen further – possibly to a major Category 3 hurricane – before making landfall in Florida on Thursday. Helene is likely to bring life-threatening storm surge, damaging winds, torrential rains and flooding to parts of […]

Tropical Storm Helene strengthens, hurricane warnings in effect for parts of Florida and Mexico

Tropical Storm Helene rapidly strengthened in the Caribbean and expected hurricane On Wednesday, the fire moved north along the Mexican coast toward the United States, prompting the population to evacuate, schools to close and states of emergency to be declared in Florida and Georgia. The storm is expected to reach “near hurricane strength” when it […]

Live Updates: Tropical Storm Helene gains speed as it moves toward the Gulf; expected to become a major hurricane

Stream FOX 35 News ORLANDO, Florida. – Tropical Storm Helene continued to gain speed late Tuesday evening as it moved across the western Caribbean Sea toward the Gulf of Mexico. The eighth named storm of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season could develop into a major hurricane (Category 3 or higher) before making landfall in the […]

Live Updates: Tropical Storm Helene gains speed as it moves toward the Gulf; expected to become a major hurricane

Stream FOX 35 News ORLANDO, Florida. – Tropical Storm Helene continued to gain speed late Tuesday evening as it moved across the western Caribbean Sea toward the Gulf of Mexico. The eighth named storm of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season could develop into a major hurricane (Category 3 or higher) before making landfall in the […]

Live Updates: Tropical Storm Helene gains speed as it moves toward the Gulf; expected to become a major hurricane

Stream FOX 35 News ORLANDO, Florida. – Tropical Storm Helene continued to gain speed late Tuesday evening as it moved across the western Caribbean Sea toward the Gulf of Mexico. The eighth named storm of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season could develop into a major hurricane (Category 3 or higher) before making landfall in the […]