Storm surge is a major threat from Helene, which is forecast to hit Florida as a major Category 3 hurricane on Thursday.

Maps show possible storm surge, rainfall levels and more as Hurricane Helene makes its way north toward Florida's Gulf Coast.

Damage assessments and rescue operations are underway as the brunt of the storm hit the state’s Big Bend, also the landing ...

Tampa, St. Petersburg, Clearwater will experience hurricane-force winds and catastrophic storm surge due to the storm’s huge ...

Storm surge is the deadliest part of any tropical system. It's defined as the abnormal rise of water over and above the predicted tides.

The winds might have died down as Hurricane Helene dwindles, but dangerous storm surge and flooding rivers in Florida are ...

Hospitals save lives. An AquaFence saved a hospital. Tampa General was unaffected by Hurricane Helene scary floodwaters.

Of note: National Weather Service meteorologists warned Tampa Bay residents that Helene’s storm surge could reach 5 feet to 8 ...

Hurricane Helene is unleashing its fury on Florida with landfall in the coming hours as a major hurricane along the Gulf ...

Several coastal counties have ordered evacuations as storm surge was a threat from southwest Florida up to the Panhandle ...

Although Hurricane Helene is expected to make landfall north of Tampa Bay near Florida’s Big Bend, the storm is expected to be expansive and bring hurricane-force winds and the potential for ...

Hurricane Helene was barreling towards Florida's Big Bend region Thursday morning as a life-threatening storm. Follow power ...