A cluster of storms south of the Cayman Islands is expected to strengthen into a major hurricane, named Helene, and head towards the U.S. Gulf Coast by Thursday. The storm could bring tropical storm conditions to parts of Florida as early as Wednesday.
issued for parts of Cuba and Mexico on Monday as a cluster of storms south of the Cayman Islands was expected to strengthen into a major hurricane while moving north toward the U.S., forecasters said.
“It’s a pretty aggressive forecast for intensification over the next few days,” he said. “People need to remain on high alert.”Several states are making late changes to election rules, even as voting is set to begin “While it is too soon to pinpoint the exact location and magnitude of impacts, the potential for life-threatening storm surge and damaging hurricane-force winds along the coast of the Florida Panhandle and the Florida west coast is increasing," the center said in a statement.
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