Tropical Storm Helene formed over the northwestern Caribbean on Tuesday and triggered a tropical storm warning for the Lower Florida Keys. The storm is forecast to be a major hurricane for the Florida panhandle Thursday.

The storm system in the Gulf of Mexico is officially a tropical storm and is expected to develop in to a hurricane. Here’s what that means for the Grand Strand.

Forecasters say they expect Tropical Storm Helene in the Caribbean Sea to strengthen rapidly and become a hurricane as it moves north across the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday toward the U.S. The Nationa

Tropical Storm Helene formed in the northwestern Caribbean Sea on Tuesday, but National Hurricane Center forecasters expected the storm to quickly turn into a hurricane by Wednesday as it enters the unusually warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico.

As Tropical Storm Helene approaches, airlines are issuing waivers for those who may need to change their travel plans. Here's what to know.

Tropical Storm Helene's trajectory threatens the Florida panhandle, which forecasters say could be hit on Thursday. Meteorologists say this system will be particularly big -- with a wide wind field.