Hurricane Helene, a Category 4 hurricane on the Saffir Simpson Wind Scale, is just hours away from making a historic landfall in the Big Bend region of Florida. Florida has dealt with plenty of category 4 hurricanes before,

Ahead of Hurricane Helene's landfall, forecasters are predicting it will hit Florida as a Category 3 hurricane. Here's what that means

A catastrophic and deadly storm surge is likely along portions of the Florida Big Bend coast, where inundation could reach as high as 20 feet.

Hurricane Helene has made landfall in Florida as a powerful Category 4 storm after forecasters predicted "a catastrophic and deadly storm surge" for the Sunshine State. Helene battered the shores around 11:10 p.

Between 0.5 and 2 inches of rain from Helene could fall through Sunday, while the threat of severe weather and flooding probably stays to our west.

Helene -- which strengthened to a Category 4 hurricane on Thursday -- is taking aim at Florida, where it's forecast to make landfall along the Big Bend area.

Florida residents are preparing for a heavy blow from Hurricane Helene as it moves toward Tallahassee, where it’s expected to make landfall Thursday night with winds reaching 140 mph and life-threatening storm surges.