Dixie County

Hurricane Helene is the strongest hurricane on record to hit Florida’s Big Bend. The major hurricane devastated coastal communities with record storm surge. A team of WUFT reporters visited the coast just hours after Hurricane Helene made landfall. They continued reporting day, weeks, and months after the storm. WUFT News presents a collection of stories called Hurricane Helene: The Big Bend’s Recovery.

Lacey Coe understands two things for certain: the power of food and importance of community.

Horseshoe Beach continues to recover from devastating hurricanes.

The small plane that crashed near the Cross City airport last month, killing two people on board, suffered electrical failures prior to the accident, according to a new National Transportation Safety Board report.

Residents in Jena, Florida, say they've lost everything in the chest-high water following Hurricane Helene.

Despite evacuation orders in 16 Florida counties, some residents say they are riding out the storm, either out of convenience or because they're convinced Helene will swerve.

Florida braced for damaging winds, a storm surge that could reach 18 feet in places along the Gulf Coast and flooding rains as Helene officially became a hurricane on Wednesday headed toward the Sunshine State.

Hurricane Debby caused up to $263.2 million in estimated losses to crops and farm animals when the Category 1 rainmaker swept through North Florida last month.