(NEXSTAR) – The view on land in Florida Thursday afternoon was overcast and stormy, but incoming Hurricane Helene looked even more ominous from space.
The storm was upgraded to a Category 3 as it barreled toward the Florida coast. It could be seen churning over the Gulf of Mexico and picking up steam in satellite videos taken by NOAA.
The bands of clouds stretching out from the hurricane’s eye are so vast, they obscure almost the entire Southeastern United States when seen from space.
–Helene weakens to tropical storm, at least 4 dead
Helene was expected to make landfall Thursday evening along Florida’s northwest coast. The National Weather Service office in Tallahassee forecast storm surges of up to 20 feet and warned they could be particularly “catastrophic and unsurvivable” in Apalachee Bay. It added that high winds and heavy rains also posed risks.
“You cannot survive 20 feet or even 15 feet of storm surge,” said Jeff Berardelli, chief meteorologist at NewsNation affiliate WFLA. “If you’re near the water and you know you’re going to flood, especially if you’re in a mobile home, too. You’ve got to go. You cannot take your chances. This is not survivable.”
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