Hurricane Helene strengthens to Category 2 storm

Hurricane Helene strengthened into a Category 2 storm in the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday and is expected to strengthen further - potentially becoming a major Category 4 hurricane - before making landfall over Florida.
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Animal shelters, please help them🙏

[@MrISkater]

We got people to worry about

[@elizabethlacky6068]

🙏🙏🙏🙏 for the animals..

[@cindywilliams9657]

How long will the hurricane take to move to Perry Florida?

[@BholaNathpathak-r9z]

🙏🌹🙏Goodevening

[@cindywilliams9657]

I mean through Perry, Florida😂

[@hollyjolly2066]

PRAYERS. Everyone stay safe. 😇💛

[@marilynh5487]

Get outside where are the live pictures 📸

[@mikejames8031]

If COVID was a thing still would I have to stay home even though storm is bearing down???

[@carsonhoover5767]

Citrus county checking in, winds are picking up and light rain. We are locked and loaded ready to handle what comes next.

[@elizabethbelflower5284]

Prayers from SE Alabama ,SW Georgia and the Florida panhandle for our neighbors down in this part of Florida .I have relatives in all 3 of these states .Take care and stay safe everyone .

[@Coffeebeard]

Will the hurricane impact the annual wild horse migration? Don’t want them loitering around Tampa all confused and what not I mean not any longer than they have to… 🐎

[@mcgoo721]

6-9pm nice 😏

[@RowdyRuth]

I found myself hopeful because all the Trump signs and flags disappeared from my neighborhood in Florida. Then I realized they just didn’t want them to be blown away. 😂

[@beckypetersen2680]

People who prepare.:)