The Latest Breaking News from Helene

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

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

'This could be the storm that the 2024 hurricane season is remembered for,' AccuWeather Chief Meteorologist Jon Porter told USA Today.

Another storm system is taking aim at Florida

SpaceX and NASA have delayed the Crew-9 astronaut launch from Thursday (Sept. 26) to no earlier than Saturday (Sept. 28) due to a strengthening tropical storm.

Tropical Storm Helene officially formed on Sept. 24 and is expected to make landfall in Florida on Sept. 26

Florida A&M University has postponed its upcoming college football game against Alabama A&M because of Tropical Storm Helene