Florida power outage map As of 1:45 p.m. ET Thursday, Florida was reporting just under 48,000 power outages across the state, according to a USA TODAY power outage tracker .

When Hurricane Helene battered Florida's Gulf Coast this week, one of the hardest-hit areas was the small town of Steinhatchee, which was overwhelmed by a 10-foot storm surge and 140 mph winds.

Wind gusts blow across Sarasota Bay as Hurricane Ian churns to the south on September 28, 2022, in Sarasota, Florida. This week, many evacuation orders are in place as Hurricane Helene approaches ...

Florida power outage map More than 3.5 million homes and businesses across Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina were in the dark Friday afternoon after Helene pummeled the region ...

When Hurricane Helene battered Florida’s Gulf Coast this week, one of the hardest-hit areas was the small town of Steinhatchee, which was overwhelmed by a 10-foot storm surge and 140 mph winds.

Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida's Big Bend but weakened to a tropical depression. Follow power outages in the state here. Story by Gabe Hauari, Anthony Robledo and Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY ...

Ten of the 11 people who died in Florida as a result of Hurricane Helene lived in the Tampa Bay area, officials said Saturday. The other victim was killed when a tree fell on a house in Dixie ...

This aerial picture taken on September 27, 2024 shows damaged houses floating after Hurricane Helene made landfall in Steinhatchee, Florida. Hurricane Milton is due to hit the state this week.

Prepare now for a strike from what could be a major hurricane. Don't focus on the center of the storm. Impacts will be felt ...

Where is Hurricane Helene, which is expected to make landfall in the Big Bend area of Florida (near Tallahassee, FSU) on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024?

Porter also notes that Helene could intensify into a Category 4 hurricane before landfall on the Florida Gulf Coast, with maximum sustained winds of 130-156 mph.

Hurricane Helene, a powerful Category 4 storm when it made landfall, carved out a devastating path from Florida’s Gulf Coast to Tennessee. Reports of destruction and record-level flooding ...