2024 Hurricane Season

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas says the agency tasked with helping communities recover from Hurricane Helene needs Congress to provide additional funds.

The governor was in Horseshoe Beach Tuesday, where an entire marina was washed away and homes were destroyed.

In the Big Bend, some lost nearly everything they own. Some churches canceled regular services while others like Faith Baptist Church in Perry opted to worship outside.

As of 9:00 p.m. Sunday, 43 percent of Jefferson households were without power.

Perry, Florida has been hit by 3 storms in the past 13 months. But locals say the storms haven’t damaged the community’s resolve.

Residents sprayed down the sidewalks at a marina in St. Marks after rising water turned the ground to mud.

When Laurie Lilliott pulled onto her street in Dekle Beach, Florida, after Helene plowed through, she couldn’t see the roofline of her home beyond the palm trees. It had collapsed.

Helene is expected to be a major storm and create large amounts of debris, knock out electricity for days, and bring a massive storm surge in the Big Bend region.

Hurricane Helene is projected to be a Category 4 hurricane when it makes landfall in the Big Bend region Thursday night or Friday morning.

Stay informed with hourly updates on Helene as it makes its way toward Florida's Gulf Coast.