Helene -- which weakened to a Category 1 hurricane on Friday morning -- made landfall in the Big Bend region of Florida on Thursday with 140 mph winds.  Latest DevelopmentsSep 27, 5:00 AM65 people rescued from flooding on Florida highwayMembers of the Pasco Sheriff’s Office and Pasco County Fire Rescue were working through the night and into the early morning responding to water rescue calls along the US-19 corridor on Florida’s Gulf coast.

Follow this page for around-the-clock information about how Hurricane Helene is impacting Southwest Florida. Watch the latest forecast in the video player below. Tracking Helene: Wednesday 11 p.m. update for Fort Myers,

One person was killed in Florida when a sign fell on their car and two people were reported killed in a possible tornado in south Georgia as the storm approached.