Helene made landfall late on Thursday in Florida’s Big Bend region as a Category 4 Hurricane. It weakened Friday morning to a tropical storm with sustained winds of 70 mph.

Hurricane Helene brought destructive winds, torrential rains and the possibility of a catastrophic storm surge to the Gulf Coast and Panhandle of Florida. Officials said most people were complying with evacuation orders.

Historic storm surges from Hurricane Helene inundated communities across the state’s Gulf Coast — and more than 2.5 million people across Florida lost power — as the massive Category 4 storm made landfall just after 11 p.