Helene may not be impacting South Florida directly, but some cities are being proactive ahead of expected heavy rains and possible flooding​.

You can expect gusty winds and potential flooding in South Florida this week from the fringe effects of expected Hurricane Helene as it passes to the west on a track toward the Florida Panhandle. South Florida will “begin to see the first fringe impacts” from Tropical Storm Helene on Tuesday night into Wednesday as “deep tropical moisture” begins to move northward,

The main impacts of “potential tropical cyclone 9” are expected on Florida’s Big Bend and Panhandle regions, forecasters say.