…HELENE BECOMES A CATEGORY 2 HURRICANE WITH SIGNIFICANT ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING EXPECTED BEFORE LANDFALL IN FLORIDA… …PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION…
As of 7:00 AM CDT Thu Sep 26
the center of Helene was located near 24.5, -85.9
with movement NNE at 12 mph.
The minimum central pressure was 960 mb
with maximum sustained winds of about 100 mph.