DALLAS — Hurricane Helene strengthened into a Category 4 hurricane on Thursday, which could mark significant risk for the southeastern United States.
The storm is expected to make landfall on Florida's Gulf Coast Thursday evening. Right now, the coast is being hit with strong winds and storm surge. Helene is currently producing winds upwards of 90 mph.
As the storm develops, WFAA will have a livestream with radar and video from the affected areas. Hurricane Helene is forecasted to strengthen as it moves through the warm water in the Gulf of Mexico, becoming a major hurricane.
It will make landfall late Thursday along Florida's Big Bend region, not far from Apalachicola. From there, models show Helene moving through the panhandle, into the western portion of Georgia on path to Atlanta by Friday morning. The storm system is likely to pass through Chattanooga, Tennessee, and curve into Middle Tennessee and the Nashville area Friday evening.