Hurricane Helene 11 a.m. forecast update from Brad Panovich: 9/25/24

9/25/2024 10:30 am: Hurricane #Helene VLOG, major impacts well inland with this storm. #cltwx #ncwx #scwx #wcnc #gawx #weather #charlotte #northcarolina #southcarolina

In this special Hurricane Helene vlog, chief meteorologist Brad Panovich has the latest forecast for the storm. Helene is expected to become a major hurricane before making landfall along Florida's Gulf Coast. Helene's latest cone forecast shows significant impacts possible from Panama City to the Big Bend with life-threatening storm surge possible on the Gulf Coast.

At landfall, the storm is expected to be a major hurricane with winds over 115 mph.

A "major hurricane" is defined by the National Hurricane Center as any storm Category 3 or higher. That means the storm would have at least sustained winds of 111 mph, according to the Saffir-Simpson hurricane wind scale.

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