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Minnesota Now with Cathy Wurzer
Cathy Wurzer and Alanna Elder

Minnesota native prepares for Hurricane Helene in Florida

Hurricane Helene forecast track
By the time it makes landfall, the National Hurricane Center is predicting Hurricane Helene will be a major storm with winds above 100 miles per hour.
NOAA

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The state of Florida, along with the entire southeastern U.S, is bracing for the arrival of Hurricane Helene.

By the time it makes landfall, the National Hurricane Center is predicting it will be a major storm with winds above 100 miles per hour. Forecasters are also predicting a deadly storm surge along Florida’s Big Bend, where water levels could be as high as 20 feet, because of that, here could be dangerous flooding all along Florida’s west coast, where my next guest lives.

Since moving to Florida from Minnesota in the late 1980s, Cheryl Magnuson has been through several big storms. She talked with MPR News host Cathy Wurzer about preparing for this one.

Use the audio player above to listen to the full conversation.

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