Helene, a hurricane, is expected to make landfall in the United States in the next several days.Hurricanes wreaking havoc on huge swaths of Florida are an inevitable consequence of the arrival of September.
Hurricane Helene is expected to make landfall in the Sunshine State later on Thursday (26 September) and is forecast to wreak significant damage. By the time it reaches the state, it will have been classified as a category four hurricane. The National Hurricane Center reports that storm surges might reach 20 feet on some beaches, with cities like Miami historically taking the worst hit.
Along parts of the Florida Big Bend coast, flooding may reach 20 feet above ground level, according to the center's warning: "A catastrophic and deadly storm surge is likely along portions of that coast."
