While a mandatory evacuation order is in effect for residents in Zone A ahead of Hurricane Helene’s arrival Thursday, the Pinellas County Sheriffs Office does plan to move inmates from the overcrowded jail that sits within a flood prone area.

In a special update from the National Hurricane Center, Helene made landfall just east of the mouth of the Aucilla River. This is about 10 miles west-southwest of Perry, Florida. Based on data from Air Force reconnaissance aircraft, the maximum sustained winds are estimated to be 140 mph.

Salty Dog Charters’ owner Ceilia Litchfield discusses how her community is banding together to help rescue residents and clean up the devastation caused by Helene.

Helene left at least 53 people dead and millions without power after the storm swept across the Florida panhandle and through the Southeast.