Video Hurricane Helene forecast: Where to expect life-threatening wind, surge and rain

Dr. Ryan Truchelut,  of Tallahassee-based WeatherTiger,  is tracking a rapidly intensifying Hurricane Helene ahead of what is forecast to be a cataclysmic collision  with Florida's Big Bend.

With about 24 hours before the storm makes landfall, Helene is expected to become  a destructive Category 4 hurricane with 132 mph winds and storm surge that could hit 20 feet as it nears the Tallahassee area and Florida's Big Bend.

To discuss the threat to life and property, Truchelut went live on Facebook pages throughout the USA TODAY NETWORK - Florida at 9:30 p.m., including the  Tallahassee Democrat ,  Panama City News-Herald ,  Gainesville Sun ,  Lakeland Ledger ,  Sarasota Herald-Tribune ,  Naples Daily News ,  Fort Myers News-Press , and the  Northwest Florida Daily News . At the end of the forecast, he'll try to take your questions.

Hurricane Helene Florida Landfall Impacts Forecast for September 25th

Hurricane Helene is expected to rapidly intensify tomorrow on approach to a North Florida on Thursday night, and will spread significant weather impacts statewide and across the Southeastern U.S. into the weekend. Dr. Ryan Truchelut of WeatherTiger has the details and is answering your Helene questions.

Posted by Tallahassee Democrat on Wednesday, September 25, 2024

He will broke down the latest track and projected impacts for Florida cities, including catastrophic wind, surge, and rain hazards that Helene will bring Thursday.

"There is no modern reference point for Helene. Between Tampa Bay and roughly Cape San Blas, this will very likely be the worst hurricane impact in living memory," he wrote in his early afternoon forecast.

(The video forecast appears at the top of this article)

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This article originally appeared on Tallahassee Democrat: Hurricane Helene live forecast looks at track, timing, surge, wind