Hurricane Helene intensified into a major Category 4 hurricane with 140 mph making landfall Thursday night bringing devastating winds and storm surge to Florida’s Big Bend, according to the

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,

The region has endured two other hurricanes recently, but many more people appeared to be evacuating this time, leaving their small coastal towns eerily empty.