Important Takeaways:

• Hurricane, storm surge and tropical storm watches have been issued for parts of Florida
• Tropical Storm Helene could form later today, and it is forecast to strengthen into a large, major hurricane before it strikes Florida’s Gulf Coast Thursday.
• The hurricane could be both strong and large at landfall with life-threatening storm surge, damaging winds and flooding rain.
• Locally strong winds and heavy rain will push well inland in parts of the South into Friday.

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