Santa Rosa County schools reverse course, schools out Thursday
In a surprise decision Thursday afternoon, Santa Rosa County District Schools reversed course and canceled school for Thursday.
1 p.m. update: Latest path update on Hurricane Helene
The National Hurricane Center released its 1 p.m. CT update on Hurricane Helene, providing the latest track for the storm, which remains relatively unchanged.
Florida braces for powerful Helene
Tallahassee – Gov. Ron DeSantis said Wednesday that “time is running out” for Gulf Coast residents, particularly in North Florida’s Big Bend region, to finalize preparations as powerful Hurricane Helene is poised to slam into the state Thursday.
10 a.m. Helene update: Tropical storm warning extended, still doesn’t include Santa Rosa County
The National Hurricane Center provided its latest update on now Hurricane Helene on Wednesday morning at 10 a.m.
Helene expected to become hurricane by Wednesday evening
The National Hurricane Center published its final update of the day at 10 p.m., with little change in the projected path for Tropical Storm Helene.
4 p.m. update: Helene’s path remains relatively unchanged as hurricane warnings issued to our east
The 4 p.m. update from the National Hurricane Center on Tropical Storm Helene showed little change in the expected path of the storm, which is still trending toward Florida’s “big bend.”
School district says it continues to track Tropical Storm Helene
Santa Rosa County District Schools said that schools will be on a normal schedule Wednesday, as the system continues to monitor Tropical Storm Helene.
Tropical Storm Helene forms in the Caribbean Sea
The Gulf Coast storm now officially has a name.
Florida readies for ‘dangerous storm’
Tallahassee – Hurricane and storm-surge watches were in effect Tuesday for much of Florida’s Gulf Coast as a weather system is expected to rapidly grow into “a potentially very dangerous storm” and hit the state as a hurricane this week.
Early morning update shrinks cone of uncertainty, storm still east of Santa Rosa County
The early morning update on Potential Cyclone Nine, expected to form into Hurricane Ilene in the days ahead, shrunk the cone of uncertainty, leaving the center of the storm far east of Santa Rosa County.

















