Helene was a Category 4 hurricane upon landfall, wielding winds above 100 mph that pushed about 20 feet of water far inland into coastal communities.

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,

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