Monitor the trajectory, prediction, and classification of Hurricane Helene

Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida’s Big Bend region as a Category 4 hurricane late Thursday night, with maximum sustained winds of 140 mph. It quickly moved inland and reached southern Georgia as a Category 2 hurricane. Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina have all declared emergencies ahead of the storm, with flooding a concern in multiple states. Helene was initially a tropical storm in the western Caribbean Sea before intensifying into a powerful hurricane. Forecasters warned of a potentially wide wind swath and “unsurvivable” storm surge associated with the storm. Live updates are available on the situation as it unfolds.

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