Storm Surge: What is it? And what types of hurricanes create the most devastating and deadly surge?
When a hurricane threatens the United States, a lot of attention is focused on the path and the wind speed. Storm surge can be just as important to monitor, because it can quickly cause extreme destruction and death.
Fort Myers Beach, still recovering from 2022โฒs Hurricane Ian, faces Heleneโs storm surge
Fort Myers Beach, which was ravaged by Hurricane Ian in 2022, experienced storm surges and flooding Thursday thanks to Hurricane Helene.
Hurricane Helene is unusual โ but it's not an example of the Fujiwhara Effect
Hurricane Helene is expected to make landfall on Floridaโs northwestern coast and then continue on to torment parts of Georgia, the Carolinas and Tennessee with heavy rain, flash floods and gusty winds.
Hurricane Heleneโs rain bands affect Key West; drains clog and streets flood
Hurricane Helene was moving fast Thursday on the Gulf of Mexico. The wide Category 2โฒs rain bands affected the Florida Keys. Waves crashed into the anchored concrete Southernmost Point Buoy in Key West.
โItโs windyโ: Outer bands of Helene move into Broward, Miami-Dade
Gusting winds and choppy conditions on the water were some of the effects Miami-Dade and Broward counties saw from the bands of Hurricane Helene Thursday. The conditions were expected to persist for another day or so.
Tropical Weather Latest: Helene strengthens to a Category 4 hurricane as it barrels toward Florida
Fast-moving Hurricane Helene is advancing across the Gulf of Mexico toward Florida.
โI got a bad feeling about this one:โ Tallahassee residents worry about devastation Helene may bring
In Tallahassee, more than 200,000 people are directly in Hurricane Heleneโs path, causing many residents in Leon and Levy counties to evacuate.
Helene strengthens to Category 4 hurricane as it nears landfall along Floridaโs coast
Hurricane Helene is close to making landfall on Florida's northwest coast as a powerful Category 4 storm.
Cedar Key braces for 3rd major storm in over a year as Hurricane Helene looms
As the clock ticks down, activity has ramped up in Cedar Key on Wednesday, where residents and business owners are racing to evacuate ahead of Hurricane Helene.
Hurricane Helene: Monroe public schools to close Thursday; Miami-Dade and Broward schools announce changes
Monroe County Public Schools announced all of the schools and districtsโ offices will be closed on Thursday as part of preparations for Hurricane Heleneโs impact in Florida.
Helene on track to strike north Florida as a devastating major hurricane
Helene continued to steadily strengthen as it grazed the northeastern tip of Mexicoโs Yucatรกn Peninsula Wednesday morning. The storm is on the cusp of becoming Hurricane Helene and is projected to deliver a devastating blow to Floridaโs Gulf Coast tomorrow as a major hurricane.
Tropical Weather Latest: Fast-moving Hurricane Helene is expected to be a major storm upon landfall
Helene has strengthened into a hurricane with forecasters warning that the storm would intensify as it crosses the Gulf of Mexico on a path to Florida.
South Florida first responders head to Central Florida as Helene takes aim at Sunshine State
South Florida first responders are heading north to the Big Bend area Wednesday as Hurricane Helene heads toward Florida.
A huge Hurricane Helene is expected to hit Florida as a major storm and strike far inland
Forecasters are warning that Hurricane Helene will intensify into a major storm before striking Florida and further inland as it heads northward across the Gulf of Mexico.
Helene Slightly Stronger As Its Eye Approaches The Coast Of The Florida Big Bend
At 800 PM EDT (0000 UTC), the eye of Hurricane Helene was located near latitude 28.7 North, longitude 84.3 West. Helene is moving toward the north-northeast near 23 mph (37 km/h). A continued fast...