Helene reached hurricane status Wednesday and was forecast to grow more powerful and dangerous before making landfall late Thursday on Florida's Gulf Coast as a devastating, Category 3 hurricane.

The governor said Wednesday that “time is running out” for Gulf Coast residents, particularly in North Florida’s Big Bend ...

Helene became a hurricane Wednesday after rapidly strengthening in the Caribbean Sea and moved north along Mexico’s coast on a path toward the U.S.

Helene has strengthened into a hurricane with forecasters warning that the storm would intensify as it crosses the Gulf of Mexico on a path to Florida ...

Storm surge, excessive rainfall, flooding, damaging winds and tornadoes will be serious concerns for the Florida Panhandle as ...

Helene strengthened into a hurricane Wednesday, and forecasters warned that the storm would intensify as it crosses the Gulf ...

Here is how storm surge works and why it's so dangerous: When pressure falls in the center of the hurricane, water levels ...

Storm surge is a major threat from Helene, which is forecast to hit Florida as a major Category 3 hurricane on Thursday.

The Weather Channel Meteorologist Paul Goodloe reports from St. George Island, Florida where he says people are preparing ...

A shallow coastal shelf makes cities along the Gulf of Mexico more vulnerable to storm surges during hurricanes.

Storm surge is the deadliest part of a tropical system and there's a tool that residents can use to identify their threat.