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

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

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

Hurricane Helene, a massive, destructive Category 4 hurricane causing catastrophic storm surge, made landfall about 11:10 p.m ...

TV20 is tracking Helene with the storm expected to impact Florida’s Gulf Coast this week. Chief Meteorologist Mike Potter has ...

Helene is expected to reach Florida’s Big Bend between 8 and 11 p.m. Thursday as a major hurricane with winds around 125 mph ...

Hurricane Helene bludgeoned parts of Florida on Thursday, swirling fast and furious past Tampa Bay as a Category 4 behemoth on its way to Big Bend. Feeding off record warm waters in the Gulf of Mexico ...

A Florida sheriff on Thursday admonished residents who were not heeding an evacuation order as Hurricane Helene raced toward ...

Helene is expected to be a monster Category 4 hurricane upon landfall wielding winds up to 132 mph that could push up to 20 ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Pinellas County officials are urging residents to shelter in place as Hurricane Helene passes by the ...

Hurricane Helene, now a Category 4 storm, is closing in on Florida's panhandle, threatening severe storm surges, evacuation mandates, and catastrophic rainfall. Residents face life-threatening ...

Evacuees from Pinellas County are heeding the storm surge warnings caused by Hurricane Helene and are seeking refuge in Polk ...