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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.
A dangerous flash flooding threat looms on the eve of Tropical Storm Helene across a wide swath of the Southeast Wednesday â including the Atlanta metro area â even though Helene will be hundreds of miles away.
Some cruise lines notified passengers of changes to their schedules due to Tropical Storm Helene making its way through the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico.
Another home on the Cape Hatteras National Seashore has fallen victim to the rough surf of the Atlantic this week.
Mission managers are closely watching the forecast track for Tropical Storm Helene as SpaceX and NASA prepare to launch one American astronaut and one Russian cosmonaut to the International Space Station.
Video from a recent study shows multiple examples of octopuses using their tentacles to punch fish, but it's not part of a sanctioned aquatic boxing match.
Hurricane John swept through Mexico's southern Pacific coast Monday night, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake. The storm's devastating impact has resulted in at least two fatalities and widespread damage across the region.