Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis offers replace on Helene storm preparations

"You can hide from the wind … but you’ve got to run from the water."

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says folks 100 to 200 miles off the coast of the Sunshine State are going to see impacts with storm surge and flooding, and urges residents to heed evacuation warnings.

Hurricane Helene is forecast to make landfall alongside the Big Bend space of Florida on Thursday evening.

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