(The Center Square) – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis issued an executive order on Monday as the state braces for a potential strike by a hurricane.
The National Hurricane Center is now issuing advisories on Potential Tropical Cyclone No. 9, which could become Helene later in the week. The storm is predicted to form east of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula and cross the Yucatan Channel between the peninsula and Cuba into the Gulf of Mexico.
The Hurricane Center is predicting that the storm could make landfall between Destin and Cedar Key as soon as Thursday and could be a Category 2 or stronger storm with winds of 110 mph or greater.