Fast-moving Hurricane Helene was advancing Thursday across the Gulf of Mexico toward Florida, threatening an "unsurvivable" storm surge in northwestern parts of the state as well as damaging winds, rains and flash floods.
The National Weather Service office in Tallahassee forecast storm surges of up to 20 feet (6 meters) and warned they could be particularly "catastrophic and unsurvivable" in Florida's Apalachee Bay.
Hurricane Helene was upgraded Thursday morning to a Category 2 storm and is expected to be a major hurricane - meaning a Category 3 or higher - when it makes landfall.
"Regardless of how strong it is, it is a very large storm, Beven said. "It's going to have impacts that cover a large area."
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