Hurricane Helene nears landfall, likely as a category four storm
September 26, 2024
Hurricane Helene is nearing landfall in Florida’s big bend area as a category three storm. The 4 p.m. update from the National Hurricane Center notes that Helene is likely to make landfall as a category four hurricane.
Milton to close Clyde L. Gracey Community Center & Sportsplex due to Hurricane Helene
September 26, 2024
The city of Milton announced that all activities at the Clyde L. Gracey Community Center & Sportsplex, including youth sports, are canceled after 3 p.m. on Thursday.
Helene ‘moving fast’ before Thursday night landfall
September 26, 2024
Tallahassee – Gov. Ron DeSantis warned time is “running out quickly” for people to prepare for large, life-threatening Hurricane Helene, which was already a Category 2 storm Thursday morning as it raced toward making landfall on North Florida’s Gulf Coast.
FPL mobilizes crews ahead of Hurricane Helene
September 26, 2024
Florida Power & Light said it is ready to respond at Hurricane Helene approaches the state.
Many in Santa Rosa County on standby to assist hard-hit areas from Hurricane Helene
September 26, 2024
With Hurricane Helene hitting to the east of Santa Rosa County, many in the county are getting ready to help with recovery in harder hit areas of Florida.
Santa Rosa County may not see much rain from Helene
September 26, 2024
It’s a nice day in Santa Rosa County, making it hard to believe a hurricane will make landfall hundreds of miles to our east.
Evacuees flee to Santa Rosa County ahead of Hurricane Helene
September 26, 2024
As Hurricane Helene gets closer to moving out of the Gulf and onto land, evacuees have driven to Santa Rosa County to seek shelter from the storm.
64 of 67 Florida counties under tropical storm or hurricane warning, but not Santa Rosa
September 25, 2024
The National Hurricane Center released its 10 p.m. update on Hurricane Helene, which continues to show the eye of the storm hitting in Florida’s “big bend” area.
Santa Rosa County under a wind advisory for Thursday as Helene makes its way through Gulf
September 25, 2024
Santa Rosa County has been added to a wind advisory by the National Weather Service. On Wednesday morning, only the coastal areas of Santa Rosa County were put under the wind advisory, but now the entire county has been added. The path of Hurricane Helene, updated at 4 p.m. CT, still remains far to Santa […]
Santa Rosa County schools reverse course, schools out Thursday
September 25, 2024
In a surprise decision Thursday afternoon, Santa Rosa County District Schools reversed course and canceled school for Thursday.