Less than 12 hours after Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida's Big Bend region, Gov. Ron DeSantis spoke from Tallahassee about rebuilding efforts.

State Division of Emergency Management Director Kevin Guthrie implored people not involved in recovery efforts to stay off the roads as authorities conducted search-and-rescue efforts amid debris and dissipating storm surge.

Authorities said two deaths had been attributed to the storm and more than 1.24 million are without electricity

Hurricane Helene has made landfall in northwestern Florida as a Category 4 storm as forecasters warn of “catastrophic” flooding along the Gulf Coast

Hurricane Helene left an enormous path of destruction across Florida and the entire southeastern U.S. on Friday, killing at least 30 people in four states, snapping trees like twigs, tearing apart homes and sending rescue crews on desperate missions to save people from floodwaters.

Florida Emergency Management Director Kevin Guthrie reacts to Florida bracing for a potential Category 4 hurricane on 'Your World.'

Helene has made landfall in the Big Bend area of Florida's northwestern coast as a Category 4 hurricane. Forecasters say the storm is threatening a “catastrophic” storm surge in northwestern