Helene makes landfall in northwestern Florida as a Category 4 hurricane

Hurricane Helene weakens to Category 1 while moving north after three killed

Hurricane Helene weakened to a Category 1 hurricane early Friday with maximum sustained winds of 75mph (120kph), according to the National Hurricane Center.

Hurricane Helene makes landfall in Florida

Hurricane Helene makes landfall in Florida

Scenes From Florida as Hurricane Helene Approaches

Helene will make landfall on Thursday evening along Florida’s Big Bend coast and is expected to be the worst storm to ever hit the region. Currently a Category 4 hurricane with 130-mile-per-hour winds, the storm had already brought heavy rainfall and flooding to parts of the state as of Thursday morning. Many residents of the region, even hardened veterans of Florida hurricanes, have chosen to evacuate, leaving some areas deserted. Forecasters a…

Florida bracing for 'unsurvivable' Hurricane Helene

ALLIGATOR POINT, FLORIDA – A powerful hurricane was barreling towards Florida on Thursday, with officials warning of “unsurvivable” conditions and a potentially catastrophic storm surge high enough to swamp a two-story house. Tens of thousands of people were without power and roads were already flooded ahead of what is expected to be one of the largest Gulf of Mexico storms in decades. Fast-moving Helene strengthened to an “extremely dangerous” …

'Unsurvivable' Hurricane Helene makes landfall in Florida

The "extremely dangerous" Hurricane Helene made landfall in the US state of Florida, with officials warning of "unsurvivable" conditions and a potentially catastrophic storm surge high enough to swamp a two-story house.

As Hurricane Helene makes landfall, Florida’s Catholics brace for ‘monster of a storm,’ prepare to serve devastated areas

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (OSV News) -- As Florida prepared for the massive Hurricane Helene to make landfall along the state's Gulf Coast the evening of Sept. 26, Bishop William A. Wack of Pensacola-Tallahassee livestreamed his personal reflection and prayer. He encouraged people who had not evacuated to "find a safe spot and hunker down."