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Tropical Storm Helene Predicted To Be Strongest US Hurricane This Season Tropical Storm Helene Predicted To Be Strongest US Hurricane This Season
Tropical Storm Helene Predicted To Be Strongest US Hurricane This Season A newly named tropical storm moving toward the US coast is expected to become the strongest hurricane to strike the United States this season. According to the National Hurricane Center, iHelene is expected to be near hurricane strength when it reaches the far northwestern Caribbean Sea on Wednesday, Sept. 25, and then intensify to become a major hurricane on Thursday, Sept. 26. AccuWeather is forecasting it to become a powerful Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained wind gusts of 110 to 130 miles at the time of its expected landfall on Thursday, likely in the Big Bend on Florida'…

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New Projected Timing Released For Potentially Major Hurricane Taking Aim At US New Projected Timing Released For Potentially Major Hurricane Taking Aim At US
New Projected Timing Released For Potentially Major Hurricane Taking Aim At US The projected timing for a potentially major hurricane taking aim at the US coast has been updated and is earlier than some initial projections. AccuWeather is forecasting a powerful Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained wind gusts of 110 to 130 miles per hour to make landfall along the Gulf Coast on Thursday, Sept. 26, likely in the Big Bend on Florida's west coast. “This is expected to be a large hurricane with a major storm surge threat and impacts that will reach hundreds of miles inland from where this storm makes landfall,” said AccuWeather Chief Meteorologist Jon Porter.  …

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