What can a storm the size of Helene do to Florida? A Cat 3 hurricane, as Helene is forecast to be when it makes landfall somewhere near the Panhandle, can be strong enough to blow in the door of a building or rip the siding from a house.

While the hurricane isn’t supposed to come to Pennsylvania, its size could mean the state will feel its effects this weekend.

Residents along the Florida Panhandle, Big Bend region and much of the eastern Gulf Coast were told to prepare for impact by Thursday.

Hit or miss showers possible through Thursday evening. Steady rain returns Friday and continues into the weekend.

Helene continued to strengthen Wednesday and is expected to rock the Florida Gulf Coast later this week as a Category 3 storm.  As of the National Hurricane Center’s latest update, Helene had maximum sustained winds at 80 mph,

Fast-moving Hurricane Helene is advancing across the Gulf of Mexico toward Florida and it's been upgraded to a Category 2 storm

Helene becomes a hurricane. Although the storm is forecasted to hit Florida's Panhandle, Brevard will get tropical storm weather.

Between 0.75 and 2 inches of rain from Helene could fall through Sunday, while the threat of severe weather and flooding probably stays to our west.