Jim Cantore tracker: Where is he for Helene?

HUDSON, Fla. — It is official — Jim Cantore is in Florida forward of Helene, which is forecast to turn out to be a significant hurricane earlier than making landfall someplace alongside Florida’s Gulf Coast.

On Tuesday, The Climate Channel mentioned the famed hurricane harbinger touched down in Pasco County. Cantore and several other different Climate Channel meteorologists had been dispatched to Florida’s West Coast to cowl the tropical system.

Early Wednesday morning, the Fb group referred to as “Monitoring Jim Cantore” had a submit indicating Cantore is in Hudson.

“Not each day you get to satisfy Jim Cantore in little outdated Hudson, FL!” group member April Scott wrote.

Proper now, Jim Cantore is reportedly in Pasco County, Florida. The Climate Channel says he’s stationed in Port Richey and he is been reportedly noticed in close by Hudson.

The newest advisory from the Nationwide Hurricane Middle says Helene is predicted to turn out to be a hurricane someday Wednesday. Then, it will “quickly strengthen” to main hurricane standing on Thursday earlier than it makes landfall someplace alongside Florida’s Gulf Coast.

The primary rain bands are anticipated to hit late Wednesday and will carry extreme climate. Because the storm passes parallel to the Tampa Bay space Thursday, it may carry storm surge later within the day. For Friday, winds are anticipated to shift out of the southwest because the system strikes out of the realm. Flooding and surge will proceed to be a significant concern till circumstances return to regular Saturday.

Some Tampa Bay space counties, together with Citrus, Hernando, Hillsborough and Pasco have issued obligatory evacuation orders forward of the storm’s landfall.