"Gargantuan" Hurricane Helene could provide "catastrophic and fatal storm surge" to portions of Florida Gulf Coastline

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

Hurricane Helene is strengthening as it moves over the jap Gulf of Mexico toward a forecast Thursday night or early Friday early morning landfall in excess of Florida's Large Bend Coast and is particularly "anticipated to provide catastrophic winds and storm surge towards the northeastern Gulf Coastline," the Countrywide Hurricane Center explained early Thursday. "Preparations to shield existence and residence ought to 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 probably going together parts from the Florida Massive Bend Coastline, where inundation could achieve as substantial as twenty toes above ground degree, in conjunction with damaging waves. There's also a Hazard of daily life-threatening storm surge together the rest of your west Coastline of the Florida Peninsula. Residents in These places need to observe information given by local officials and evacuate if told to take action."