The Latest Breaking News from Helene

Tropical Storm Helene reached hurricane status on Wednesday (Sept. 25), and scientists warn that its damage could be life-threatening.

Helene is rapidly intensifying and forecast to become a major Category 4 hurricane headed for Florida, forecasters say.

Watch from Cancun on Mexico’s Gulf coast as Florida braced for the arrival of Hurricane Helene on Thursday, forecast to be a powerful Category 4 storm when it smashes into the state’s panhandle.

Tropical Storm Helene is rapidly strengthening in the Caribbean Sea and is expected to become a hurricane while moving north along Mexico’s coast toward the U.S. The storm has prompted residents to evacuate, schools to close and officials to declare emergencies in Florida and Georgia

Storm forecasted to hit Florida’s Gulf coast on Thursday as 40 million people under severe weather warnings

The storm is expected to quickly intensify and hit the state as a category 3 hurricane this week

The National Hurricane Center warned there is danger of life-threatening storm surges "along the entire west coast of the Florida Peninsula and Florida Big Bend"

Tropical Storm Helene intensifying into a hurricane, prompting evacuations and emergency declarations in Florida and Georgia. Stay informed and take necess...

Death toll continues to climb with at least 143 people killed by Helene and 600 people still missing in North Carolina’s Buncombe County

Tropical Storm Helene rapidly intensifies, posing a significant threat to Florida. Evacuations ordered, with potential for major hurricane impact.

Forecasters say they expect Tropical Storm Helene in the Caribbean Sea to strengthen rapidly and become a hurricane as it moves north across the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday toward the U.S. The National Hurricane Center has issued hurricane warnings for northwestern Florida's coastline and part of Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula