TAMPA, Fla. — Hurricane Helene is forecasted to make landfall on Thursday evening as a major storm.
Numerous live cameras throughout Florida are tracking the hurricane as it nears landfall, a list of which can be found below.
Hurricane Helene live cameras in Florida
Links to webcams that aren't live on YouTube, but are closer to the expected landfall:
- St. Mark's Lighthouse Camera in Wakulla County (requires registering and logging in, accounts are free)
- Dixie County High School (same registration requirement as above)
- St. George Island Lighthouse
- Blue Parrot at St. George Island
- Gainesville, Florida traffic cameras
Florida live feeds on YouTube:
The University of Tampa - Riverfront Live Webcam
EarthCam Live: Hurricane Helene (Florida)
Inlet Reef Beachcam Destin, FL
Sterling Reef Panama City Beach
Steinhatchee River Webcam
Helene grows stronger as it continues to track toward Florida's Gulf Coast and bring "catastrophic" winds and storm surge to parts of the region, according to Thursday morning's advisory from the National Hurricane Center.
The NHC issued hurricane and storm surge warnings for parts of Florida's Gulf Coast, including the Tampa Bay area, ahead of potential impacts from the storm.
"Additional strengthening is forecast, and Helene is expected to be a major hurricane when it reaches the Florida Big Bend coast this evening," the NHC said.
The center expects the following impacts:
- Surge: Citrus, Pasco and Hernando counties could see 6-15 feet. Meanwhile, Hillsborough County could see 5-8 feet while Manatee and Sarasota Counties could see 4-7 feet. Lastly, inland counties like Polk, Hardee, Desoto and Highlands could see 1-3 feet.
- Rain: 4-8 inches possible
- Wind: 45-55+ mph sustained winds
- Severe Weather: Isolated tornadoes possible, a level 1 risk
