Dr. Ryan Truchelut, of Tallahassee-based WeatherTiger, is tracking Helene ahead of what is forecast to be a catastrophic collision with Florida’s Big Bend.
With about 48 hours before the storm makes landfall, Helene is expected to become a destructive Category 3 hurricane – or worse as it nears the Tallahassee area and Florida’s Big Bend.
To discuss the threat, Truchelut went on Facebook pages throughout the USA TODAY NETWORK – Florida, 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 …