Hurricane, tropical storm and storm surge watches have been issued for portions of Florida’s Gulf Coast as Tropical Storm Helene threatens to slam into Florida as a Category 3 hurricane, according to the National Hurricane Center.
Tropical Storm Helene is expected to strengthen into a hurricane Wednesday, Sept. 25, before making landfall Thursday, potentially with 115-mile winds and devastating storm surge.
Gov. Ron DeSantis expanded a state of emergency Tuesday from 41 to 61 of Florida’s 67 counties, including all of the Florida Panhandle…