Hurricane Helene is a Category 4 and made landfall in Florida

Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida in the Big Bend region just outside of the Aucilla around 23.10 EST (11.10 pm) Thursday night

The US National Hurricane Center warned:

Based on NWS Doppler radar data, the eye of Helene has made landfall
as a Category 4 hurricane in the Florida Big Bend region at about
11:10 PM EDT (0310 UTC) just east of the mouth of the Aucilla
River. This is about 10 miles (15 km) west-southwest of Perry,
Florida. Based on data from Air Force reconnaissance aircraft, the
maximum sustained winds are estimated to be 140 mph (225 km/h) and
the minimum central pressure is 938 mb (27.70 inches).

Jefferson County, the only county in Florida without stop lights, is an appropriate place to begin a Big Bend journey. One of the few 19th-century opera venues still in use, it features plays, musicals, and concerts in an acoustically perfect building.  This beautiful hiker’s and laid back paradise is turned into a violent nightmare. One of the few 19th-century opera venues still in use, it features plays, musicals, and concerts in an acoustically perfect building.