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A hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 130-156 mph is considered to be a Category 4 cyclone on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. A Category 4 hurricane is capable of catastrophic damage and is only one category from becoming what is considered the strongest of all storms.
Airlines that service the worldâs busiest airport warn that Hurricane Helene will lead to disruptions not only in Atlanta but throughout the Southeast and are encouraging fliers to look for alternative travel days.
As Hurricane Helene closes in on a Florida landfall this week, Universal Orlando and Walt Disney World Resort are assessing their operations for the safety of guests and park staff.
Hurricane Helene, intensifying from a tropical storm, struck Mexico's coastal state of Quintana Roo on Wednesday, bringing heavy rain and strong winds to Cancun and surrounding areas.
As Hurricane Helene strengthens on approach to Florida, FOX Weather Hurricane Specialist Bryan Norcross is talking about the dangerous stormâs future.
While Florida braces for Hurricane Helene, the size of the storm means widespread impacts across the eastern U.S. later this week, including damaging winds, flooding rains and possible tornadoes in states well into the Southeast, mid-Atlantic and Midwest after landfall.
Helene reached hurricane strength Wednesday morning as it continues to undergo rapid intensification along its journey into the Gulf of Mexico, where it is aiming for a destructive landfall along the Florida Gulf Coast on Thursday.
The classification method is called the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, and it has been used by the National Hurricane Center to evaluate the strength of hurricanes since the early 1970s.
Itâs not only Florida residents who are preparing for Heleneâs onslaught. Utility crews from across the U.S. are headed to the Sunshine State in advance of the storm to help with cleanup and power restoration efforts.
Tropical Storm Helene is on the cusp of reaching hurricane strength. The stormâs structure is now very well-formed.