For the third time in 13 months, this windswept stretch of Florida’s Big Bend took a direct hit from a hurricane, first by Idalia, then Category 1 Hurricane Debby in August 2024, and now Helene.

A new development on Florida’s coast was designed to be as hurricane-proof as possible. So far, it’s working. Last Thursday, when Hurricane Helene hit the small town of Cortez, Florida—about four hours south of the eye of the storm—a storm surge filled the streets with waist-deep water near a new development.

Timelapse footage captured when Hurricane Helene landed as a Category 4 storm in Florida's Big Bend on Thursday, Sept. 26.

The potential Gulf storm may never get a name, but Florida should prep for a potentially extended heavy rainfall event next week.

Meteorologists are monitoring a disturbance in the Gulf of Mexico that will bring rain to the Florida peninsula later this week.

Florida Democrats, at a low ebb in political influence, see sizable Black turnout as helping Harris and downballot candidates.

Donald Trump has locked up his GOP base. Kamala Harris must wrestle with a fractured base, the split between left-leaning and moderate Democrats.

Kamala Harris is getting closer to Donald Trump's lead in his home state of Florida, according to latest polls. In two of the three most recent polls in the state, Trump's leads over Harris have fallen to within the margin of error,