Tropical Storm Helene: 8 a.m. advisory

Tropical Storm Helene was rapidly strengthening in the Caribbean Sea and expected to become a hurricane Wednesday while moving north along Mexico's coast toward the U.S., prompting residents to evacuate, schools to close and officials to declare emergencies in Florida and Georgia.

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[mel]

Here in space coast Florida. The wind is getting stronger!

[arianadonis]

You can feel and smell it coming in Clearwater already

[trailguy]

I’m very interested in the fact that models mostly have the eye headed right for the inside curve of Florida. The storm surge is always most dangerous when water gets blocked by coastline and trapped by an oncoming storm. It’s seems like storm surge is potentially very dangerous there.

[icewallflatearth]

Why do they show only cartoon satellites imagery? There's no real time live video's from any satellite's in the world. It's all converted to CGI cartoon imagery

[captainQ]

if it is moving north west then florida is not in the path

[simontempler]

It looks like it is headed closer to Alabama

[thedudeabides]

Why punish yourself by wearing those shoes?

[Terry-nd]

So, just break my heart why don’t you. 😢😢😢

[sunnyray]

"We need it to evolve", is that a plan? 😂

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[HaileyAllen]

The Rapture is going to happen very soon. This is just a wake up call. It's not religion, this is God we are talking about. ❤

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[vumtqev]

wow, nice, I will have to watch this channels weather going forward, wow

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[Terry-nd]

Please tell me it’s going to be a bad one !!! And going to hit DC directly.

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