Emergency officials urged Central Florida residents to prepare for strong winds and quick but heavy downpours Thursday as ...

Even though models don't show the center of Helene passing through Central Florida, impacts from the tropical system will be ...

The Lake, Orange, Osceola, Seminole and Volusia county school districts all will close campuses Thursday as Tropical Storm Helene was forecast to become a major hurricane that would hit Florida’s Gulf ...

The most severe weather will move in tomorrow, but prepare for rain and isolated storms today. See impacts in all counties: ...

While Helene is not directly heading toward Central Florida, the storm’s outer bands will reach the area as early as Wednesday evening, bringing heavy rain and gusty winds.

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