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Hurricane Helene could head to the UK as a trio of storms tear across the Atlantic ocean.

Deadly Hurricane Florence is set to launch a deadly assault on the US east coast – sparking major emergency evacuations.

The life-threatening storm will make landfall on Sunday, while Storm Isaac prepares to smash into the Dominican Republic.

But Helene is set to throw a huge spanner in the works by making a U-turn at the end of this week before swirling towards the UK.

A collision with Britain would see the low-pressure system pummel the country with furious winds and heavy rain.

Met Office meteorologist Emma Smith said: “There is a chance Helene will be caught up in the jet stream and that would bring some wet and windy weather to the UK after the weekend.

“However this will depend on the conditions around the UK at the time of arrival, it could end up strengthening high pressure emphasising drier conditions.”

But should the storm miss Britain, its remnants could instead supercharge a burst of warm air already due to bake Britain with mid-20s next week.

Smith added: “There is a chance the southeast could turn very warm next week and this could be another effect of the remnants of Helene.

(Image: WXCHARTS)

(Image: WXCHARTS)

“Already we expect temperatures in the region to be higher than average for the time of year due to the direction of airflow bringing warmer air in from the Atlantic.

“Air associated with Helene could end up being caught up with this bringing even warmer conditions.”

Helene is currently a category-2 hurricane with wind speeds topping 110mph, and is hurtling north-westwards across the Atlantic.

It is forecast to switch direction and take a north-eastward path towards the UK on Friday before reaching our shores early next week, reports Express.co.uk.

Wind speeds should drop to around 70mph as Helene is downgraded to a tropical storm, but she is expected to strengthen over the next few days as she feeds on warm, moist air over the Atlantic.

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A spokesman for the US National Hurricane Centre said: “There still appears to be a small window of opportunity for Helene to strengthen, during the next 12 hours or so.

“Global models show Helene either maintaining tropical storm strength or even intensifying by the end of the period, possibly due to some mid-latitude dynamic forcing influences.

“A turn more toward the northwest is forecast early on Wednesday; Helene should slowly turn northward and then north-northeastward during the next 72 to 96 hours, followed by a turn toward the northeast.

“It’s also worth noting that the Florida State Cyclone Phase Evolution analysis and forecast product shows the system retaining a relatively symmetric warm core through the entire forecast.”