Hurricane Helene is gaining strength in the Gulf of Mexico on a path for the Big Bend area on Florida's Gulf Coast.
Hurricane Helene strengthened to a dangerous Category 4 on Thursday as it continued becoming more powerful in the Gulf of Mexico on a path for Florida's Big Bend area, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami. Helene is forecast to crash ashore Thursday evening with 'catastrophic and deadly' storm surge that could be as high as 20 feet in some areas, as well as strong, damaging winds, the hurricane center said.
Administrator Deanne Criswell said most of the 150 people who were killed by Hurricane Ian in 2022 died from drowning.'Remember that you may only need to go 10 or 15 miles inland to get away from the threat of the storm surge itself because water is the No. 1 reason that we see people lose their lives in these storms, so please don't underestimate what the impacts could possibly be,' Criswell said.
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