Helene made landfall at about 11:10 p.m. ET near Perry, Florida, with 140 mph winds, making it the first known Category 4 storm to hit Florida’s Big Bend region since records began in 1851.

Hurricane Helene, a massive, destructive Category 4 hurricane causing catastrophic storm surge, made landfall about 11:10 p.m. Thursday in Florida’s Big Bend, the National Hurricane Center

Two days ago, we wrote that Hurricane Helene is the third storm in 13 months to threaten Florida's Big Bend coastline. It's no longer threatening. It's happening. Helene is just a few hours from from making landfall,