"Gargantuan" Hurricane Helene could carry "catastrophic and deadly storm surge" to aspects 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 across the eastern Gulf of Mexico toward a forecast Thursday evening or early Friday morning landfall over Florida's Massive Bend Coastline and it is "anticipated to carry catastrophic winds and storm surge into the northeastern Gulf Coast," the Countrywide Hurricane Center explained early Thursday. "Preparations to protect daily life and home should be rushed to completion," the center urged.

The National Weather Service warned in a post on X that, "A catastrophic and lethal storm surge is likely along portions on the Florida Large Bend coast, where inundation could achieve as substantial as 20 feet previously mentioned ground level, as well as harmful waves. There is certainly also a danger of lifetime-threatening storm surge along the remainder in the west coast in the Florida Peninsula. Inhabitants in Those people parts must adhere to advice specified by community officials and evacuate if explained to to do so."