Helene is now a Cat 1 hurricane with 80 mph winds. It is forecast to reach Cat 3 strength before landfall.
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Tropical Storm formed in Caribbean
Tropical Storm Helene is forecast to strengthen into a category 4 storm before landfall this week.
Okaloosa County under state of emergency
Okaloosa County is included in the governor's state of emergency declaration ahead of a potential hurricane landfall later this week.
Caribbean low forecast to strengthen into hurricane
The Caribbean low is forecast to become a hurricane with impacts on portions of Florida's west coast.
NWS: Local impacts expected from soon-to-be Hurricane Francine
The National Weather Service in Mobile is expecting several possible impacts from soon-to-be Hurricane Francine.
Gulf system shows some strengthening potential
Potential Tropical Cyclone Six formed in the southern Gulf of Mexico. Two other areas in the tropical Atlantic show promise to develop.
Invest 97 is now Potential Cyclone 4
Invest 97 is now PTC4 and will likely become the season's fourth named storm.
Possible Gulf Coast landfall includes northwest Florida
Projections for Invest 97 has shifted west and is now at 70 percent.
State of emergency declared
54 out of 67 counties are now under a state of emergency.
Tropical development likely to impact Florida gulf coast
The National Hurricane Center has identified Invest 97 as a system that will likely become a tropical depression by this weekend.
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