Lightning was seen in the night sky above Merida, in Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, early on Wednesday, September 25, as the intensifying Tropical Storm Helene passed along the country’s Gulf coast.The National Hurricane Center said on Wednesday that the storm would “rapidly intensify to a major hurricane” as it headed north towards Florida.A life-threatening storm surge could be expected in Florida and the Big Bend area, the NHC said. Credit: Andres Alonso via Storyful
