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Jam packed issues filled with the latest cutting-edge research, technology and theories delivered in an entertaining and visually stunning way, aiming to educate and inspire readers of all agesOn Wednesday , the U.S. National Hurricane Center announced that Helene — a major storm currently inundating Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula and Western Cuba — has reached Category 1 hurricane status. Over the next day, Helene will head toward Florida's Gulf Coast.
The NHC warns that impacts of Helene have the potential to be"life-threatening." Those life-threatening conditions include possible flash and urban flooding this week in areas of northwestern and northern Florida as well as the U.S. Southeast in general, the southern Appalachians and the Upper Tennessee Valley. In some places, flooding could reach about 10 feet above ground level.
"Devastating hurricane-force winds are expected across portions of northern Florida and southern Georgia where the core of Helene moves inland," the NHC writes in a Wednesdayabout the storm."Preparations to protect life and property should be completed by early Thursday since tropical storm conditions are expected to begin within these areas on Thursday.
In terms of airborne dangers, maximum sustained winds from the hurricane presently sit around 80 mph — but that figure is expected to go up by the time Helene reaches Florida's Big Bend coast on Thursday evening."Weakening is expected after landfall, but Helene's fast forward speed will allow strong, damaging winds, especially in gusts, to penetrate well inland across the southeastern United States," the advisory says.
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