Rapid intensification has begun. Currently a Cat 1, at 4/3 am EST/CST she should be a category 2, then 7/3 pm EST/CST Helene is forecast to be a category 4.

Clicking on the different features of the map below will present you with multiple different forecast information relevant to the feature updated in realtime.

From WSB-TV 2 News in Atlanta, GA:

ATLANTA — Here’s what you need to know:

• Helene is expected to make landfall as a Category 4 hurricane in Florida’s Big Bend
• All of metro Atlanta and north Georgia are under a Tropical Storm Warning
• Hurricane Helene is forecast to make landfall as a major storm on Florida’s Big Bend late Thursday. It will then move across Georgia and into metro Atlanta late Thursday night and into Friday morning.
• The storm will slowly weaken as it heads north into Georgia
• Hurricane conditions are expected all the way up into middle Georgia
• Strong, top-end tropical storm conditions expected across metro Atlanta and North Georgia
• Sustained winds of 40-60 mph, gusts 60-75+ mph
• Possible extensive wind and tree damage expected
• Tornadoes are also possible
• Rivers expected to reach flood-stage
• Gov. Brian Kemp declared a State of Emergency on Tuesday in anticipation of Tropical Storm Helene. President Joe Biden approved a “major disaster declaration” for FEMA to assist Georgia.
• The Georgia Emergency Management Association is encouraging everyone to have a plan and stay up to date through official weather updates.
• All of metro Atlanta and north Georgia is under a Flood Watch until Friday afternoon.