Hurricane Helene in a matter of hours Thursday strengthened from a Category 2 into a massive, destructive Category 4 hurricane as it headed for landfall in Florida’s Big Bend late Thursday

Two days ago, we wrote that Hurricane Helene is the third storm in 13 months to threaten Florida's Big Bend coastline. It's no longer threatening. It's happening. Helene is just a few hours from from making landfall,

The region has endured two other hurricanes recently, but many more people appeared to be evacuating this time, leaving their small coastal towns eerily empty.