Live updates: Hurricane Helene tracks toward Florida and Georgia

Below is a select list of cities in the path of Hurricane Helene. These are general forecasts to give people an idea of when stormy conditions could start, when they might end, and how bad it could get in between.

Tampa

Storm duration: Through Friday 1 a.m. ET

Peak wind: 50 to 65 mph, likely between 2 p.m. and 10 p.m. ET Thursday

Rainfall: 1 to 3 inches

Storm surge: 5 to 8 feet of surge, peaking around high tide Thursday night (8 p.m. to 2 a.m. ET)

Apalachicola, Florida

Storm duration: Thursday 1 p.m. to Friday 6 a.m. ET

Peak wind: 100 to 120 mph between Thursday 7 p.m. and 12 a.m. ET

Rainfall: 10 to 12 inches

Storm surge: 10 to 15 feet of surge, peaking at landfall, Thursday between 8 p.m. and 12 a.m. ET

Tallahassee, Florida

Storm duration: Thursday 7 p.m. to Friday 4 a.m. ET

Peak wind: 90 to 110 mph between Thursday 8 p.m. and 2 a.m. ET

Rainfall: 6 to 9 inches

Steinhatchee, Florida

Storm duration: Thursday 1 p.m. to Friday 6 a.m. ET

Peak winds: 90 to 110 mph from Thursday 6 p.m. to 12 a.m. ET

Rainfall: 3 to 5 inches

Storm surge: 15 to 20 feet of surge, peaking around landfall, Thursday 8 p.m. to 12 a.m. ET

Macon, Georgia

Storm duration: Thursday 9 p.m. to Friday 12 p.m. ET

Peak wind: 65 to 80 mph Friday 2 a.m. to 7 a.m. ET

Rainfall: 4 to 8 inches

Atlanta

Storm duration: Thursday 10 p.m. to Friday 2 p.m. ET

Peak wind: 50 to 75 mph, Friday 4 a.m. to 9 a.m. ET. Stronger winds are expected on the east side compared to the west side of the city.

Rainfall: 5 to 8 inches