Helene -- which weakened to a Category 1 hurricane on Friday morning -- made landfall in the Big Bend region of Florida on Thursday with 140 mph winds.  Latest DevelopmentsSep 27, 5:00 AM65 people rescued from flooding on Florida highwayMembers of the Pasco Sheriff’s Office and Pasco County Fire Rescue were working through the night and into the early morning responding to water rescue calls along the US-19 corridor on Florida’s Gulf coast.

One of largest hurricane to hit US has now weakened from Category 4 to Category 1 overnight. Helene weakens to tropical storm as life-threatening winds and rains continue 10:04 The National Hurricane Center has said Helene is now a tropical storm as it moves farther inland over Georgia.

Helene is expected to make landfall on Florida's Big Bend this evening as a major category 4 hurricane, bringing the risk of catastrophic damage.