Hurricane Helene barrels toward Florida
Driving rain flooded roadways and closed airports in Florida as an intensifying Hurricane Helene marched toward the state's panhandle region, bringing the threat of a potentially deadly storm surge to much of the coastline.






























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People fill up sandbags at Joe DiMaggio Sports Complex as Tropical Storm Helene intensifies before its expected landfall on Florida's Big Bend, in Clearwater, Fla., Sept. 25.REUTERS
A view of the Tropical Storm Helene from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) airplane, Sept. 25, is seen in this screen grab obtained from social media video.REUTERS
A Treasure Island residential street lies submerged in floodwater as Hurricane Helene approaches Florida, U.S., in this still image obtained from undated social media video released Sept. 26.REUTERS
A man looks at the rain as Hurricane Helene intensifies before its expected landfall on Florida’s Big Bend, in Carrabelle, Fla., Sept. 26.REUTERS
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, flanked by Adjutant General of Florida Major General John Haas and Division of Emergency Management Director Kevin Guthrie, speaks about Hurricane Helene during a press briefing at the Emergency Operations Center in Tallahassee, Fla., Sept. 26.REUTERS
Florida Division of Emergency Management Director Kevin Guthrie speaks about Hurricane Helene's expected storm surge during a press briefing at the Emergency Operations Center in Tallahassee, Fla., Sept. 26.REUTERS
A drone view shows a stilt house as Hurricane Helene intensifies before its expected landfall on Florida’s Big Bend, in Alligator Point, Fla,, Sept. 26.REUTERS
The front entrance of the Hotel Duval is boarded up with plywood and a pile of sandbags for preventing floodwater is seen before the arrival of Hurricane Helene in downtown Tallahassee, Fla., Sept. 26.REUTERS
The campus of Florida State University where classes were canceled and administrative offices are closed is pictured before the arrival of Hurricane Helene in downtown Tallahassee, Fla., Sept. 26.REUTERS
A pile of sandbags for preventing floodwater is seen before the arrival of Hurricane Helene in downtown Tallahassee, Fla., Sept. 26.REUTERS
A pile of sandbags for preventing floodwater is seen before the arrival of Hurricane Helene in downtown Tallahassee, Fla., Sept. 26.REUTERS
A drone view shows a person holding an American flag and being splashed by a crashing wave as Hurricane Helene intensifies before its expected landfall on Florida’s Big Bend, in Alligator Point, Fla., Sept. 26.REUTERS
Floridians take shelter at Lincoln High School ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Helene in Tallahassee, Fla., Sept. 26.REUTERS
Chris Pearson 82, reads a book while taking shelter from Hurricane Helene at Leon High School near downtown Tallahassee, Fla., Sept. 26.REUTERS
Eriya Lockley, 4, spends time with mother Ebony Lockley while both take shelter from Hurricane Helene at Leon High School near downtown Tallahassee, Fla., Sept. 26.