Tropical Storm Helene's wind field is currently at its maximum forecast range, with tropical storm-force wind gusts reaching areas along Florida's coast from the Keys to the Tampa Bay region. Despite the storm's center being over 300 miles southwest of Tampa, its impact is being felt across a wide area.
The tropical storm-force winds of Helene now span approximately 480 miles, extending from the northwestern part of the storm through its center to the southeast. To put this into perspective, if Helene's wind field were overlaid on the United States, it would stretch from Indianapolis to Washington, DC.
