Tallahassee, FSU, Florida A&M University and surrounding areas are in the forecast cone for Hurricane Helene, which will bring destructive storm surges and hurricane-force winds on Thursday.

With forecasters predicting a potential hurricane landing in the Big Bend by Thursday, some events may be put on hold.

Helene is forecast to rapidly intensify into a massive Category 3 hurricane, bringing “potentially catastrophic” wind and storm surge to the Big Bend.

Retired Miami Herald senior writer and lead hurricane writer Martin Merzer experienced and covered scores of hurricanes – and their aftermaths – during his four decades as a reporter. He now lives in Tallahassee. Some of these tips were originally published

The Florida Senate will close its Tallahassee offices from Wednesday to Friday in anticipation of Hurricane Helene, an expected Category 3 hurricane.

Florida's Gulf Coast was bracing Monday for the possibility that Invest 97L, a tropical disturbance in the Caribbean Sea, could intensify quickly.