The Knoxville area could see heavy rains and gusty winds as Hurricane Helene moves inland after making landfall on the Florida Coast. Here's what to expect.

Florida residents are already evacuating and filling sandbags days ahead of anticipated flooding from Tropical Storm Helene

As Hurricane Helene approaches Florida, several other states are warning residents about the expected impact related to the storm's path. After gaining the attention of meteorologists last week, Helene formed as a tropical storm on Tuesday morning and is expected to make landfall in Florida's Big Bend region on Thursday.

Helene became a hurricane Wednesday after rapidly strengthening in the Caribbean Sea and moved north along Mexico's coast on a path toward the U.S., leading residents to evacuate, schools to close, and officials to