As Polk County preps for Helene, sandbag sites open and sports events are rescheduled
Sand bags and monitoring by school district and emergency management continues as tropical storm watch issued for much of Florida
Tropical Storm Helene forms, heading to Florida. Polk County under tropical storm watch
A tropical storm watch was issued for Polk County. Tropical Storm Helene is expected to strengthen into a major hurricane before landfall Thursday.
Tropical Storm Helene Is Expected to Become a Hurricane. Florida Residents Begin Evacuating
Florida residents are already evacuating and filling sandbags days ahead of anticipated flooding from Tropical Storm Helene
Tropical Storm Helene is impacting Polk County schools and sports. Here's what we know
Tropical Storm Helene is making its way to Florida, and it's already having an impact. Polk County Public Schools on Tuesday announced that school will be canceled on Thursday and Friday and that after-school activities on Wednesday will have to wrap up by 6 p.m.
Tropical Storm Helene forms. Does Jacksonville face possible threat from Category 3 hurricane?
Tropical Storm Helene is expected to strengthen into a major hurricane with 115-mph winds before landfall Thursday.
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Tropical Storm Helene strengthens, will make landfall near Florida Big Bend Thursday
Tropical Storm Helene continues to organize over the northwestern Caribbean Sea, according to the National Hurricane Center.
Hurricane watch ordered for Florida as Tropical Storm Helene moves closer
A hurricane watch and warnings of storm surges up to 15 feet high were issued Tuesday for almost all of Florida's western coastline as Tropical Storm Helene formed over the Caribbean Sea, and heads towards the Gulf Coast.
Tropical Storm Helene forms in Caribbean, expected to become a hurricane and move toward U.S.
Tropical Storm Helene has formed in the Caribbean Sea, and forecasters say it will strengthen into a major hurricane.
Tropical Storm Helene forms over northwestern Caribbean sea
Tropical Storm Helene formed over the northwestern Caribbean and is expected to become a hurricane on Wednesday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said in its latest advisory. Tropical Storm Helene was located about 170 miles (275 km) south-southeast of the western tip of Cuba with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph (75 km/h),
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