Florida braces for tropical storm Tuesday Helenwhich is expected to strengthen into a major hurricane before hitting the southeastern United States on Thursday, according to U.S. weather authorities.
The tropical storm Helenwhich is moving through the Caribbean on Tuesday, is expected to gain strength quickly on Wednesday, the American Hurricane Center (NHC) said in its latest bulletin.
According to this American agency, Helen It is expected to become a Category 3 hurricane, on a scale of 5, before reaching the coast of Florida on Thursday.
The state’s governor, Republican Ron DeSantis, on Tuesday extended the state of emergency to 61 of the state’s 67 counties and mobilized the National Guard.
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According to meteorological authorities, Helen could bring heavy rains, strong winds and flash flooding to the Florida corridor and coasts.
Before that, torrential rains are expected to hit parts of Cuba, posing the risk of “significant flooding and mudslides,” the NHC said.
If the weather authorities’ predictions are confirmed, it would be the first hurricane of this magnitude to hit the United States in more than a year.
The last time a Category 3 hurricane made landfall was in August 2023, when Idalia had hit northeast Florida.
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