Bridges to North and South Hutchinson Island are expected to close at 8 p.m. Wednesday. Only first responders and residents with emergencies will be allowed.
What happened: Helene is the fourth-deadliest hurricane to make landfall in the U.S. mainland since 1950. Deaths have been reported by officials in the Carolinas, Florida, Georgia and Tennessee.
Milton will be a surge event unlike any hurricane in living memory for west-central Florida; only major hurricane strikes in 1848 and 1921 are comparable in scope and height of the coastal flooding, ...