WATCH LIVE: Helene radar, projected path, spaghetti models

Tropical Storm Helene formed in the Caribbean Sea Tuesday morning. It is strengthening as it moves past the Yucatan Peninsula. Depending on its strength and track, it could greatly impact the area. It is forecast to still be a tropical storm when passing through Georgia.

Helene is forecast to quickly intensify as it emerges in the Gulf of Mexico, becoming a major hurricane before landfall late Thursday along Florida's Big Bend region, not far from Apalachicola. In anticipation of the storm's impacts, Georgia's governor issued a State of Emergency to free up resources to respond to Helene-related impacts.