"Gargantuan" Hurricane Helene could carry "catastrophic and lethal storm surge" to portions of Florida Gulf Coast

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

Hurricane Helene is strengthening as it moves through the japanese Gulf of Mexico toward a forecast Thursday night or early Friday morning landfall about Florida's Massive Bend Coastline which is "expected to provide catastrophic winds and storm surge for the northeastern Gulf Coastline," the National Hurricane Heart said early Thursday. "Preparations to safeguard existence and assets must be rushed to completion," the center urged.

The National Weather Service warned in a post on X that, "A catastrophic and fatal storm surge is likely alongside parts of the Florida Massive Bend Coastline, exactly where inundation could access as higher as 20 ft higher than ground degree, along with destructive waves. There may be also a danger of existence-threatening storm surge alongside the rest of your west Coastline from the Florida Peninsula. Citizens in All those spots ought to comply with assistance given by nearby officials and evacuate if informed to do so."