HURRICANE HELENE IS SET TO STRIKE FLORIDA’S BIG BEND AREA AS A CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE WITH WHAT FORECASTERS ARE CALLING AN “UNSURVIVABLE” 20-FOOT STORM SURGE. METEOROLOGIST ADAM KLOTZ HAS THE LATEST THIS MORNING…
LOCALLY HERE ON THE SPACE COAST, SCHOOLS ARE CLOSED TODAY AND WE CAN EXPECT A LOT OF RAIN AND SOME WIND GUSTS NEAR 50 MILES PER HOUR AT TIMES AS THE OUTER BANDS OF THE MAMMOTH STORM REACH OUT MORE THAN 600 MILES IN DIAMETER AND MORE THAN 300 MILES FROM ITS CENTER.