The storm’s winds are forecast to reach at least 193kmh, making it a Category 3 hurricane.
People fill up sandbags as Tropical Storm Helene intensifies before its expected landfall on Florida's Big Bend, on Sept 26.
The storm’s winds are forecast to reach at least 193kmh, making it a Category 3 on the five-step Saffir-Simpson scale, and there was a chance it could be even stronger. Mandatory and voluntary evacuations have begun in 13 counties in Helene’s path, the Florida Division of Emergency Management said in an X post.Sarasota County asked residents in several neighbourhoods to start leaving their homes on Sept 25, according to the county’s website.
There is little storm-wrecking wind shear, so it is possible Helene will reach Category 4 strength, said Mr Tyler Roys, a meteorologist at commercial forecaster AccuWeather.
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