{"id":8977,"date":"2024-09-24T23:30:06","date_gmt":"2024-09-24T23:30:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travelaffiliatewebsite.com\/mer\/hurricane-helene-is-headed-toward-florida-heres-what-to-know\/"},"modified":"2024-09-24T23:30:06","modified_gmt":"2024-09-24T23:30:06","slug":"hurricane-helene-is-headed-toward-florida-heres-what-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travelaffiliatewebsite.com\/mer\/hurricane-helene-is-headed-toward-florida-heres-what-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"Hurricane Helene is headed toward Florida \u2014 here’s what to know"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Florida<\/a> has declared a state of emergency for 41 of the state’s 67 counties ahead of Hurricane Helene potentially making landfall as it heads west through the Caribbean.<\/p>\n

As of Tuesday afternoon, Tropical Storm Helene is the eighth storm of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, and state officials are warning visitors and residents alike to prepare before the storm strengthens.<\/p>\n

The latest update<\/a> from The Weather Channels predicts that Tropical Storm Helene will strengthen “into a large, dangerous hurricane before it strikes Florida’s Gulf Coast Thursday night.”<\/p>\n

If you are traveling to a destination that could potentially be affected<\/a>, here’s what you need to know.<\/p>\n

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Here’s where the storm is headed<\/h2>\n
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