Hurricane Helene made landfall as a Category 4 in Florida’s Big Bend late Thursday night. It had sustained winds of 140 mph and a minimum central pressure of 938 mbar.
What to Know
- Helene quickly strengthened into a dangerous major hurricane and made landfall in the Big Bend on late Thursday night
- In addition to catastrophic winds, Helene could bring storm surge as high as 20 feet
- Tropical storm warnings remained in place for all of South Florida including Miami-Dade, Broward and Monroe on Thursday
- Public schools in Broward, Monroe and Palm Beach counties were closed. Miami-Dade schools remained open
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Helene, as a powerful Category 4 hurricane, made landfall late Thursday night in Florida's Big Bend.
Forecasters warned that the enormous system could create a “nightmare” storm surge and bring dangerous winds and rain across much of the southeastern U.S.
Tropical storm warnings remained in place for all of South Florida including Miami-Dade, Broward, Monroe and parts of Palm Beach counties on Thursday. Schools were closed in all of these except Miami-Dade.
