When will Hurricane Helene make landfall?

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) -- As Hurricane Helene strengthened Wednesday, it continued to move closer to Florida.
Even as the hurricane was about 500 miles southwest of Tampa, it had already prompted residents to evacuate, schools to close and officials to declare emergencies in Florida and Georgia. Forecasters said it is expected to become a major hurricane with its center making landfall in the Big Bend area of Florida’s northwestern coast as soon as late Thursday.Bands of wind and hea