Helene strengthened into a major Category 3 hurricane Thursday as it barreled across the Gulf of Mexico on a path to Florida.

The location of the Loop Current is challenging to predict each year. And hurricanes can spend hours -- or days -- over it.

Hurricane Helene is one of the biggest storm systems to hit the U.S. See how it compares to other past hurricanes and ...

Energy facilities along the U.S. Gulf Coast scaled back operations and evacuated some production sites as Hurricane Helene is ...

With Hurricane Helene intensifying on its path to hit Florida as a major storm, residents and officials are preparing for ...

About 80 million people across the southeast have been warned to expect hurricane-force or tropical storm-force winds as ...

Nearly the entire state of Florida is expected to feel the high winds and rains of Hurricane Helene starting as soon as ...

Helene is expected to be a major hurricane — meaning a Category 3 or higher — when it makes landfall Thursday evening.

Helene is expected to rapidly intensify into a major and massive hurricane with 115-mph winds by the time it makes landfall ...

The U.S. Gulf Coast is bracing for a major hurricane, with Tropical Storm Helene expected to intensify rapidly into a ...

Forecasters said Hurricane Helene will intensify rapidly over the next 24 hours and grow huge as it approaches landfall on ...