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Formation of Hurricane Helene: Current course, updated forecasts

Editor's Note: We are in the process of updating our weather forecast video. Thank you for your patience. Hurricane Helene has formed and is expected to develop into a major storm before making landfall in Florida. Helene is expected to impact not only the Gulf but also the Carolinas as it moves across the southeastern U.S. The storm is expected to rapidly intensify over the next few days as it moves north into the Gulf of Mexico. It could develop into a Category 3 major storm before making landfall on the Florida coast. Helene will rapidly intensify, bringing hurricane-force winds and torrential rain to the Carolinas later this week. Here's a look at Helene's trackHere's a look at spaghetti modelsHelene is expected to make landfall on the Gulf Coast by Thursday or Friday. This could bring tropical conditions to the Southeast and Carolinas, with the possibility of heavy rain and strong winds before the weekend.The forecast track will likely adjust several times before making landfall. Currently, the most likely landfall point will be near the Big Bend region of Florida late Thursday. The storm's track and size as it approaches the Gulf Coast will also mean changes in rainfall amounts. Stay up to date with the latest news and weather by downloading the WXII app here. In North Carolina, the storm could bring damaging winds and also flash flooding, including severe flooding in the mountains, foothills and also the Piedmont Triad. View our images of the hurricane and tropical system as a slideshow here: HURRICANE RELATED COVERAGE More weather coverage: Weather Alerts | Closures and Delays | Latest Weather Forecast | Post Images to the uLocal North Carolina Facebook Group | Traffic Updates | Report Closures and Delays | SkyCams | Download the WXII12 News mobile app ► Download the Very Local app for updates on the coming storm

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Editor's note: We are currently updating our weather forecast video. Thank you for your patience.

Hurricane Helene has formed and is expected to become a major storm before making landfall in Florida.

Helene is expected to impact not only the Gulf but also the Carolinas as it moves across the southeastern United States. The storm is expected to rapidly intensify over the next few days as it moves north into the Gulf of Mexico. It could become a severe Category 3 storm before making landfall on the Florida coast. Helene will rapidly intensify and bring hurricane-force winds and torrential rain to the Carolinas later this week.

Here is a look at Helene's track

Here's a look at spaghetti models

Hurricane Helene

Helene is expected to make landfall along the Gulf Coast on Thursday or Friday. This could bring tropical weather conditions to the Southeast and the Carolinas, with the possibility of heavy rains and strong winds before the weekend.

The forecast track will likely change several more times before the storm makes landfall. Currently, the most likely point for the storm to make landfall is near the Big Bend region of Florida late Thursday. The track and size of the storm as it approaches the Gulf Coast will also cause changes in rainfall amounts.

Stay up to date with the latest news and weather by following the WXII app here.

In North Carolina, the storm could bring damaging winds and flash flooding, including severe flooding in the mountains, foothills and also in the Piedmont Triad.

View our images of hurricanes and tropical systems as a slideshow here:

More weather reports: Weather Alerts | Closings and Delays | Latest Weather Forecast | Post Pictures to the uLocal North Carolina Facebook Group | Traffic Updates | Report Closings and Delays | SkyCams | Download the WXII12 News Mobile App

►Download the Very Local app to get updates on the coming storm

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