“A catastrophic and deadly storm surge is likely along portions of the Florida Big Bend ... homes, away from windows away from the potential for falling trees to hit you.” From Fort Myers ...

Hurricane Helene made landfall as an "extremely dangerous" Category 4 storm in Florida's Big Bend region ... counties ahead of Helene. The White House approved a pre-landfall emergency declaration ...

Hurricane Helene roared across Florida's Panhandle Thursday night, making landfall near the Big Bend town of Perry at 11:10 p.m. as a Category 4 storm with maximum sustained winds of 140 mph.

Debby, which is on track to slam into the Big Bend region of Florida on Monday ... threatening storm surge” in parts of Florida including Hernando Beach, Crystal River, Steinhatchee and Cedar ...