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Florida’s Big Bend prepares for catastrophic damage from Hurricane Helene

Florida’s Big Bend prepares for catastrophic damage from Hurricane Helene Channel 9 investigative reporter Shannon Butler is in Florida’s Big Bend area as residents prepare for catastrophic damage from Hurricane Helene. (WFTV)

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Channel 9 investigative reporter Shannon Butler is in Florida’s Big Bend area as residents prepare for catastrophic damage from Hurricane Helene.

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Many have already evacuated the area as Helene is forecast to become a major Category 3 hurricane before making landfall Thursday night.

Some businesses are boarded up, and local leaders are asking people to evaluate for safety.

Watch: Hurricane Helene to strengthen in the Gulf before making landfall as a major hurricane in Florida

The region is still recovering after Hurricane Debby damaged homes and caused major flooding in early August.

Debby was only a Category 1 storm when it came ashore.

Watch: Gov. DeSantis gives update as Hurricane Helene set to impact Florida

Channel 9 will have continuing coverage from around the Panhandle and Big Bend as Helene arrives and after the storm.

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