US weather – Helene is now an “extremely dangerous category 4 hurricane”

Hurricane Helene rapidly intensified into a potentially catastrophic 130 mph Category 4 storm. If it makes landfall at that intensity it’d be the first Cat 4+ hurricane since the mid 1800s.

• nearly 5 feet of storm surge being observed along the western Florida Peninsula
• tides rising over the next several hours could surge these levels further

ForexLive has plenty of friends in the area. We wish you all the best – please stay safe and get out ahead of time if you need to.

This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at www.forexlive.com.