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Helene now approaches as Category 4 hurricane

Helene upgraded to Category 4 hurricane

ORLANDO – Helene has been upgraded to a Category 4 hurricane as it approaches Florida. It is predicted to make landfall on Thursday evening.

Update: Live coverage from Orlando: Helene makes landfall in Big Bend area with Category 4 hurricane

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The National Hurricane Center announced at 6:20 p.m. Thursday that Helene’s maximum sustained winds have increased to near 130 mph, pushing the storm into the Category 4 range.

Helene is expected to continue strengthening before it makes landfall.

The hurricane is moving across the Gulf of Mexico, and experts said there could be a “catastrophic” storm surge in the northwestern parts of Florida.

Damaging winds, rain, and flash floods are possible hundreds of miles inland.


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