Massive Hurricane Helene crashed into Florida’s sparsely populated Big Bend region, bringing storm surge and high winds across the state’s Gulf Coast communities before ripping into southern Georgia

Hurricane Helene is now an "extremely dangerous" Category 4 hurricane, as it moves up Florida's Gulf Coast towards the state's Big Bend region.

The U.S. Gulf Coast is bracing for a major hurricane, with Tropical Storm Helene expected to intensify rapidly into a Category 3 storm and hit Florida's Big Bend.