Helene is expected to rapidly intensify and reach major hurricane strength (Cat 3+) in the eastern Gulf. The latest NHC forecast predicts sustained winds up to 115 mph with gusts up to 140 mph.

Big waves, overwash and a risk for gusty winds will increase as the hurricane passes close to North Carolina coast ...

With wave heights projected at 15-20 feet along stretches of the coast – and up to 22 feet offshore in the Hudson Canyon – ...

The hurricane's wind field could be big enough to stretch from Washington, DC, to Indianapolis. That means more storm surge and more widespread impacts, even with the center of the storm well away ...

The hurricane's wind field could be big enough to stretch from Washington, DC, to Indianapolis. That means more storm surge and more widespread impacts, even with the center of the storm well away ...

Helene's tropical storm force wind field just before landfall is forecast to be 370 miles wide. More: What to expect in Central Florida as Helene reaches hurricane status, moves toward state ...

Erin, once a Category 5 hurricane over the weekend that more than doubled wind speed to nearly 160 mph, on Monday morning ...

Hurricane Helene is a massive storm — its wind field is more than 400 miles across — so its rain will fall from the coastlines of Georgia and the Carolinas clear across to Missouri and Arkansas.