Monitoring Hurricane Helene: Follow its path, forecast, and current status

Helene, a Category 4 hurricane, made landfall in Florida’s Big Bend region late Thursday night with maximum sustained winds of 140 mph. It quickly moved inland towards southern Georgia as a Category 2 hurricane with winds of 110 mph, prompting declarations of emergencies in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina. Forecasters warned of a potentially wide wind swath and “unsurvivable” storm surge. Flooding is a major concern in North Carolina, Georgia, and South Carolina as Helene continues to move northwards. The system originated as a tropical storm in the western Caribbean Sea earlier in the week, causing flooding in the Cayman Islands before intensifying into a powerful hurricane. Follow live updates on Hurricane Helene as it continues to impact the southeastern United States.

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