"Gargantuan" Hurricane Helene could deliver "catastrophic and fatal storm surge" to areas of Florida Gulf Coastline

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

Hurricane Helene is strengthening because it moves across the jap Gulf of Mexico toward a forecast Thursday night or early Friday morning landfall around Florida's Massive Bend Coast and is particularly "anticipated to bring catastrophic winds and storm surge to your northeastern Gulf Coast," the Nationwide Hurricane Centre mentioned early Thursday. "Preparations to shield daily life and property really should be rushed to completion," the center urged.

The National Weather Service warned in a post on X that, "A catastrophic and deadly storm surge is likely alongside portions of your Florida Huge Bend Coastline, exactly where inundation could access as higher as 20 ft above ground stage, together with harmful waves. You can find also a danger of daily life-threatening storm surge together the rest from the west coast on the Florida Peninsula. People in those places really should follow suggestions presented by area officers and evacuate if told to do so."