Tropical Storm Helene is expected to strengthen into a major hurricane with 115-mph winds before landfall Thursday.

Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan will be joined by other city leaders to give the latest updates on Tropical Storm Helene preparations.

Forecasters say they expect Tropical Storm Helene in the Caribbean Sea to strengthen rapidly and become a hurricane as it moves north across the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday toward the U.S. The Nationa

Another storm system is taking aim at Florida, this time possibly the Panhandle with storm effects all along the Gulf Coast. Tropical Storm Helene, soon to be a hurricane, is sweeping up from the Caribbean Sea into extremely warm waters that are fuel for tropical cyclones.

Helene officially developed into a named storm Tuesday and is expected to make landfall along Florida’s Gulf Coast as a Category 3 hurricane this week.

Tropical Storm Helene formed Tuesday in the Caribbean Sea and could strengthen into a major hurricane while moving north toward the U.S., forecasters said.

The path of Hurricane Helene has shifted slightly as the major storm draws closer to Florida, forecasters have said. The rapidly intensifying storm is expected to hit Florida on Thursday evening, with its path now shifting slightly to the west.