Hurricane Helene: County-by-county guide

Hurricane Helene is expected to make landfall in Florida's Big Bend area as a Category 3 storm, but the Bay Area is expected to feel its effects on Wednesday and Thursday. 

Helene becomes a hurricane as it heads for Florida

FOX 13 meteorologists are tracking Hurricane Helene, which became a Category 1 storm on Wednesday. It's expected to strengthen into a major hurricane before making landfall in Florida's Big Bend area Thursday night. The Tampa Bay area will feel impacts Thursday.

Hurricane Helene: Sarasota County updates & information

Sarasota County has declared a local state of emergency and will send out an evacuation alert for Level A and manufactured home communities starting Wednesday, Sept. 25, at 7 a.m. An evacuation order will also be in place for the following neighborhoods: