Hurricane John, which came ashore in western Mexico on Monday and lashed the region with strong winds and heavy rains before dissipating, regained tropical storm strength over the Pacific Ocean late Tuesday, prompting a hurricane watch and tropical storm warning for southern and southwestern Mexico.

Tropical Storm Helene is intensifying in the northwestern Caribbean Sea, with expectations of becoming a hurricane later today. It's projected to move across the eastern Gulf of Mexico and make landfall on Florida's Big Bend coast late Thursday.

The hurricane’s predicted storm surge could be devastating in the coastal areas of Florida’s Big Bend, where the peninsula meets the panhandle.

After making landfall in Florida as a Category 4 hurricane, Hurricane Helene weakened to a tropical storm as it entered Georgia.

Fast-moving Hurricane Helene is advancing across the Gulf of Mexico toward Florida and it's been upgraded to a Category 2 storm

Hurricane Helene weakened to a Category 1 hurricane early Friday with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 kph), according to the National Hurricane Center.

Hurricane Helene roared through Florida and into Georgia on Friday as one of the most powerful storms to hit the U.S., with fears of deaths and widespread destruction in its wake. At least one fatality in Florida was blamed on the hurricane so far,