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MIAMI — Tropical Storm Helene formed Tuesday in the Caribbean Sea and will strengthen into a major hurricane while moving north toward the U.S., forecasters said.
Helene didn't officially become a tropical storm until 11 a.m. on Tuesday. The models are known to get “overly intense” sometimes in those situations, Roth said.
As Helene enters the Gulf of Mexico, forecasters expect it to rapidly intensify from a low-level tropical storm to an intense Category 3 hurricane in under two days.
Tropical Storm Helene timeline — 2 p.m. Thursday Helene could become a Category 3 hurricane Helene could become a Category 3 hurricane by Thursday afternoon, just ahead of a landfall later that day.
Sept. 26 (UPI) -- Helene weakened to a tropical storm as it moved over Georgia on Friday morning as forecasters warned the system could bring life-threatening damage throughout the Southeast.