Hurricane Helene makes landfall in northwestern Florida

Youtuber Mark Peyton holds a US flag as he poses for his brother Matt Peyton on the shoreline ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Helene in Alligator Point, Florida, on Sept. 26, 2024.

The U.S. National Hurricane Center reports that fast-moving Hurricane Helene made landfall late Thursday, hitting northwestern Florida as a powerful Category 4 storm expected to bring damaging winds and flash flooding to parts of the low-lying state.