People in the Florida Panhandle, Big Bend region and much of the central and eastern Gulf coast need to complete preparations for major hurricane impacts by Wednesday night before hazardous conditions arrive by Thursday.
Key takeaways:
•A major hurricane is poised to make a quick landfall in the United States Thursday
•Time is running out to prepare for Helene’s arrival
•This will be “a large storm with life-threatening impacts” hundreds of miles away from where it makes landfall
A major hurricane is approaching the Gulf of Mexico. AccuWeather meteorologists warn that communities along the central and eastern Gulf coast only have a couple of days to prepare for the fast-brewing, quick-moving Helene’s arrival, which can potentially bring life-threatening storm surge and flooding rainfall, and destructive winds.