Hurricane Helene is set to batter parts of the US in the coming days
It’s September, which can only mean one thing… hurricanes battering large parts of Florida and causing utter devastation.
This time, Hurricane Helene is forecast to cause a fair bit of destruction in the sunshine state, with it being dubbed a category four storm by the time it makes landfall in the state later on Thursday (26 September).
The National Hurricane Center is warning that the storm surge could climb as high as 20 feet on some coastlines, with the likes of Miami usually facing the brunt of such storms in the past.
The center warned: “A catastrophic and deadly storm surge is likely along portions of the Florida Big Bend coast, where inundation could reach as high as 20 feet above ground level, along with destructive waves.
“Preparations to protect life and property should be completed by early Thursday before tropical storm conditions arrive.”
Floridans preparing for the storm (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
The experts added that as of 5am local time on Thursday, Helene was already providing wind strengths of a whopping 90mph.
