Helene rapidly intensified into a hurricane Wednesday as it plows toward a Florida landfall as the strongest hurricane to hit the US in over a year. The storm will also grow into a massive, sprawling monster as it continues to intensify,

Hurricane Helene continues to strengthen and is forecast to make landfall on the Big Bend Coast of Florida late Thursday night.

Forecasters expect Tropical Storm Helene to strengthen rapidly and become a hurricane as it moves north toward the United States.