{"id":107341,"date":"2024-09-27T00:57:56","date_gmt":"2024-09-26T17:57:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=107341"},"modified":"2024-09-27T00:57:56","modified_gmt":"2024-09-26T17:57:56","slug":"helene-upgraded-to-category-2-hurricane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=107341","title":{"rendered":"Helene upgraded to Category 2 hurricane"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>CRAWFORDVILLE, Fla. (AP) \u2014 <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/tropical-storm-helene-john-florida-mexico-a953d0a51d219226f7d76178af2d3f4b\">Hurricane Helene<\/a><\/span> could cause a \u201cnightmare\u201d scenario of catastrophic storm surge in northwestern Florida, officials warned Thursday as they urged residents to heed evacuation orders ahead of the Category 2 storm, which is expected to cause significant damage hundreds of miles inland across much of the southeastern U.S.<\/p>\n<div class=\"HTMLModuleEnhancement\" data-align-center=\"\">\n<div class=\"HTMLModuleEnhancement-item\">\n<div class=\"HTMLModuleEnhancement-embed\">\n<div class=\"HtmlModule\" data-module-tracksubscribe=\"\" data-gtm-topic=\"No Value\">\n<p>    <a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"html-embed-module-980000\"\/><\/p>\n<p>    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/interactives.ap.org\/hurricane-tracker\/?lat=27&amp;lon=-85&amp;zoom=4\" class=\"ap-embed\" width=\"100%\" height=\"720px\" style=\"border: 1px solid #eee;\"> <!-- The following message will be displayed to users with unsupported browsers: --> Your browser does not support the <code>iframe<\/code> HTML tag. Try viewing this in a modern browser like Chrome, Safari, Firefox or Internet Explorer 9 or later. <\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Helene was upgraded Thursday morning to a Category 2 storm and is expected to be a major hurricane \u2014 meaning a Category 3 or higher \u2014 when it makes landfall on Florida\u2019s northwestern coast Thursday evening. Tropical storm force winds already started hitting the state in advance. Hurricane warnings and flash flood warnings extended far beyond the coast up into south-central Georgia, as forecasters warned of tornadoes, damaging winds, rains and flash floods. The governors of Florida, Georgia, the Carolinas and Virginia have all declared emergencies in their states, as did President Joe Biden for several of the states.<\/p>\n<p>In Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis said Thursday morning that models suggest Helene will make landfall further east, lessening the chances for a direct hit on the capital city of Tallahassee, whose metro area has a population of around 395,000.<\/p>\n<p>The shift has the storm aimed squarely at the sparsely-populated Big Bend area, home to fishing villages and vacation hideaways where Florida\u2019s Panhandle and peninsula meet. Shuttered gas stations dotted the two-lane highway, their windows boarded up with plywood.<\/p>\n<p>Philip Tooke, a commercial fisherman who took over the business his father founded near the region\u2019s Apalachee Bay, plans to ride out this storm like he did during Hurricane Michael and the others \u2013 on his boat. \u201cThis is what pays my bills,\u201d Tooke said of his boats. \u201cIf I lose that, I don\u2019t have anything.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Many, though, were heeding the mandatory <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/hurricane-season-how-to-prepare-f59e4b1d693bbfaf99ca900ee9018f51\">evacuation orders<\/a><\/span> that stretched from the Panhandle south along the Gulf Coast in low-lying areas around Tallahassee, Gainesville, Cedar Key, Lake City, Tampa and Sarasota. <\/p>\n<p>Among them was Sharonda Davis, one of several gathered at a Tallahassee shelter worried their mobile homes wouldn\u2019t withstand the winds. She said the hurricane\u2019s size is \u201cscarier than anything because it\u2019s the aftermath that we\u2019re going to have to face.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Federal authorities were staging search-and-rescue teams as the National Weather Service office in Tallahassee forecast <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/185efda661b54239afa62bae52d0cfec\">storm surges<\/a><\/span> of up to 20 feet (6 meters) and warned they could be particularly \u201ccatastrophic and unsurvivable\u201d in Apalachee Bay. 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(AP Photo\/Chris O\u2019Meara)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/bsp-read-more><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cPlease, please, please take any evacuation orders seriously!\u201d the office said, describing the surge scenario as \u201ca nightmare.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This stretch of Florida known as the Forgotten Coast has been largely spared by the widespread condo development and commercialization that dominates so many of Florida\u2019s beach communities. The region is loved for its natural wonders \u2014 the vast stretches of salt marshes, tidal pools and barrier islands; the dwarf cypress trees of Tate\u2019s Hell State Forest; and Wakulla Springs, considered one of the world\u2019s largest and deepest freshwater springs.<\/p>\n<p>Anthony Godwin, 20, found one gas station outside Crawfordville where the tanks were still running Thursday morning to fill up before heading west toward his sister\u2019s house in Pensacola.<\/p>\n<div class=\"Enhancement\" data-align-fullwidth=\"\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\">\n<div class=\"ImageTwoUpEnhancement\">\n<figure class=\"Figure\">\n<picture data-crop=\"twoup-3x2\"><source media=\"(max-width: 599px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/63e3bb4\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/8640x5755+0+2\/resize\/599x399!\/format\/webp\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2F9b%2Fd8%2F076b40128810a81862361f947abc%2Ff0481f53453f4ddba98cecb8e4bae404 1x,https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/e2d61d0\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/8640x5755+0+2\/resize\/1198x798!\/format\/webp\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2F9b%2Fd8%2F076b40128810a81862361f947abc%2Ff0481f53453f4ddba98cecb8e4bae404 2x\"><source media=\"(max-width: 599px)\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/6b66e0a\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/8640x5755+0+2\/resize\/599x399!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2F9b%2Fd8%2F076b40128810a81862361f947abc%2Ff0481f53453f4ddba98cecb8e4bae404 1x,https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/5da8fbf\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/8640x5755+0+2\/resize\/1198x798!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2F9b%2Fd8%2F076b40128810a81862361f947abc%2Ff0481f53453f4ddba98cecb8e4bae404 2x\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"767\" height=\"511\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/633c919\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/8640x5756+0+2\/resize\/767x511!\/format\/webp\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2F9b%2Fd8%2F076b40128810a81862361f947abc%2Ff0481f53453f4ddba98cecb8e4bae404 1x,https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/65c0645\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/8640x5756+0+2\/resize\/1534x1022!\/format\/webp\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2F9b%2Fd8%2F076b40128810a81862361f947abc%2Ff0481f53453f4ddba98cecb8e4bae404 2x\"><source width=\"767\" height=\"511\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/514c3e6\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/8640x5756+0+2\/resize\/767x511!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2F9b%2Fd8%2F076b40128810a81862361f947abc%2Ff0481f53453f4ddba98cecb8e4bae404 1x,https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/d45187c\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/8640x5756+0+2\/resize\/1534x1022!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2F9b%2Fd8%2F076b40128810a81862361f947abc%2Ff0481f53453f4ddba98cecb8e4bae404 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"Image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/514c3e6\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/8640x5756+0+2\/resize\/767x511!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2F9b%2Fd8%2F076b40128810a81862361f947abc%2Ff0481f53453f4ddba98cecb8e4bae404 1x,https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/d45187c\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/8640x5756+0+2\/resize\/1534x1022!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2F9b%2Fd8%2F076b40128810a81862361f947abc%2Ff0481f53453f4ddba98cecb8e4bae404 2x\" width=\"767\" height=\"511\" src=\"https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/514c3e6\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/8640x5756+0+2\/resize\/767x511!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2F9b%2Fd8%2F076b40128810a81862361f947abc%2Ff0481f53453f4ddba98cecb8e4bae404\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<div class=\"Figure-content\">\n<p><bsp-read-more class=\"ReadMore\" data-more-button-text=\"Read More\" data-less-button-text=\"Read Less\" data-expand=\"ReadMore-expand\" data-limit=\"110\" data-main-class=\"ReadMore\"><figcaption class=\"Figure-caption\">People traverse a flooded street with a horse-drawn carriage after the passage of Hurricane Helene in Guanimar, Artemisa province, Cuba, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. 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(AP Photo\/Ramon Espinosa)<\/figcaption><\/bsp-read-more><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a part of life. You live down here, you run the risk of losing everything to a bad storm,\u201d said Godwin, who lives about a half-mile (800 meters) from the water in the coastal town of Panacea. During <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/hurricanes-florida-storms-fort-myers-hurricane-michael-1e220473804cf5dcbd8ff478f05e9bf4\">Hurricane Michael in 2018<\/a><\/span>, Godwin said the water came up to the end of the driveway of his family\u2019s home. <\/p>\n<p>Along Florida\u2019s Gulf Coast, school districts and multiple universities have canceled classes. Airports in Tampa, Tallahassee and Clearwater were closed Thursday, while cancellations were widespread elsewhere in the state and beyond.<\/p>\n<p>Helene was about 255 miles (405 kilometers) southwest of Tampa on Thursday morning and moving north-northeast at 14 mph (22 kph) with top sustained winds of 105 mph (165 kph). Forecasters said it should become a Category 3 or higher hurricane, meaning winds would top 110 mph (177 kph).<\/p>\n<p>While Helene will likely weaken as it moves inland, damaging winds were expected to extend to the southern Appalachian Mountains, where landslides were possible, forecasters said. The center posted lesser tropical storm warnings as far north as North Carolina, and warned that much of the region could experience prolonged power outages and flooding. <\/p>\n<p>Helene had swamped parts of Mexico\u2019s Yucatan Peninsula on Wednesday, flooding streets and toppling trees as it passed offshore and brushed the resort city of Cancun.<\/p>\n<div class=\"Enhancement\" data-align-center=\"\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\">\n<div class=\"ImageEnhancement\">\n<figure class=\"Figure\">\n<p>    <a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-980000\"\/><\/p>\n<picture data-crop=\"imgEn-medium-nocrop\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dims.apnews.com\/dims4\/default\/73d8996\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/3600x2400+0+0\/resize\/800x533!\/format\/webp\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Faf%2F61%2F80650993740032c2d319b3747831%2F6a89c2027a6f47fdb0ec7f7fb9d00edd 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Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024 in Tallahassee, Fla. (AP Photo\/Phil Sears)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/bsp-read-more><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The storm <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/tropical-weather-hurricane-caribbean-c7b70ac631e5fc5df86900b6ee141fb5\">formed Tuesday in the Caribbean Sea<\/a><\/span>. In western Cuba, Helene knocked out power to more than 200,000 homes and businesses as it brushed past the island. <\/p>\n<p>Helene is forecast to be one of the largest storms in breadth in years to hit the region, said Colorado State University hurricane researcher Phil Klotzbach. He said since 1988, only three Gulf hurricanes were bigger than Helene\u2019s predicted size: 2017\u2019s Irma, 2005\u2019s Wilma and 1995\u2019s Opal.<\/p>\n<p>Areas 100 miles (160 kilometers) north of the Georgia-Florida line can expect hurricane conditions. More than half of Georgia\u2019s public school districts and several universities canceled classes.<\/p>\n<p>For Atlanta, Helene could be the worst strike on a major Southern inland city in 35 years, said University of Georgia meteorology professor Marshall Shepherd.<\/p>\n<p>More than 200 miles (320 kilometers) to the south, near Valdosta, Georgia, Joe Overby boarded up a storage building as he prepared to ride out the hurricane, eying his oaks that were damaged last year by Idalia. \u201cI\u2019m afraid this time they\u2019re going to come down,\u201d Overby said.<\/p>\n<p>Helene is the eighth named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, which began June 1. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has predicted an above-average Atlantic hurricane season this year <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/hurricanes-busy-season-warm-water-la-nina-0fe7c4cb0367e8b56ac63ff663839df0\">because of record-warm ocean temperatures<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>In further storm activity, Tropical Storm Isaac formed Wednesday in the Atlantic and was expected to strengthen as it moves eastward across the open ocean, possibly becoming a hurricane by the end of the week, forecasters said. Officials said its swells and winds could affect parts of Bermuda and eventually the Azores by the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>In the Pacific, <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/hurricane-john-mexico-pacific-b56193c39433fa96cd06d83ae2228157\">former Hurricane John<\/a><\/span> reformed Wednesday as a tropical storm and strengthened Thursday morning back into a hurricane as it threatened areas of Mexico\u2019s western coast with flash flooding and mudslides. Mexico President Andr\u00e9s Manuel L\u00f3pez Obrador raised John\u2019s death toll to five Thursday as the communities along the country\u2019s Pacific coast prepared for the storm to make a second landfall.<\/p>\n<h2>___<\/h2>\n<p>Hollingsworth reported from Kansas City, Missouri. 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