FOX Weather Storm Specialist Mike Seidel reports form St. George Island, Florida, as the state is bracing for a hit from what forecasters say will be major Hurricane Helene.
Tropical Storm Helene formed in the northwestern Caribbean Sea on Tuesday morning, putting Florida on high alert for significant impacts this week, including a dangerous and potentially deadly storm surge, flooding rain and destructive hurricane-force winds.
In Gulf County, all non-residents and all Recreational Vehicles in Indian Pass, Cape San Blas and Simons Bayu must be evacuated by 8 a.m. Wednesday.A potential tropical cyclone designation permits the National Hurricane Center to issue routine advisories on a system that has not yet developed into a tropical depression or tropical storm.Helene expected to rapidly intensify over Gulf of Mexico
Rapid intensification is a term used for tropical cyclones that intensify at a rapid rate, but there are strict criteria a storm must meet to officially undergo rapid intensification. Among them are when maximum sustained winds increase by at least 35 mph in a 24-hour period.The NHC found that maximum sustained winds reached at least 40 mph, allowing for the formation of Tropical Storm Helene on Tuesday morning.
The NHC said residents of the northeastern Gulf Coast, the Florida Panhandle and parts of Florida’s west coast should continue to monitor the forecast for updates.“It’s going to be booking it when it moves over Florida,” Rhome said. “What that allows a storm to do is spread those strong winds farther inland than one might normally expect.
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