Hurricane Helene, now with winds at 125 mph, has sent rain, wind and storm surge into Sarasota and Manatee counties.

In a special update from the National Hurricane Center, Helene made landfall just east of the mouth of the Aucilla River.

Category 4 Helene made landfall just east of the mouth of the Aucilla River, about 10 miles west-southwest of Perry, Florida.

Nearly 1.2 million people without power. Record coastal flooding from Tampa to the Big Bend. Hundreds of millions of dollars ...

Hurricane Helene, a massive, destructive Category 4 hurricane causing catastrophic storm surge, made landfall late Thursday ...

A hotel in Sarasota, Florida is surrounded by high water after being hit by Hurricane Helene. Video credit: The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office ...

Sarasota Police say that all bridges to barrier islands remain closed due to Hurricane Helene storm surge and flooding.

Hurricane Helene weakened to a tropical storm over Georgia with maximum sustained winds of 70 mph (110 kph) early Friday, the ...

Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida with 140-mph. Residents share photos, videos of what it was like, and the damage ...

However, much of Florida, including the Tampa Bay region, continued to be under a storm surge warning early Friday morning.

Helene prompted hurricane and flash flood warnings extending far beyond the coast up into northern Georgia and western North ...

Helene strengthened into a Category 4 hurricane hours ahead of its expected landfall on Florida’s northwest coast Thursday ...