Helene is expected to bring high winds and possibly tornados but flooding in the Lowcountry is expected to be manageable. Some local agencies are deploying their water rescue teams to areas in the upstate that are expected to be hit hard.

The public meeting for a state and Charleston County project that will widen lanes and add more safety features to Dorchester Road has been postponed due to Hurricane Helene.

Hurricane Helene has made landfall in northwestern Florida as a Category 4 storm as forecasters warn of “catastrophic” flooding along the Gulf Coast

Helene has made landfall in the Big Bend area of Florida's northwestern coast as a Category 4 hurricane. Forecasters say the storm is threatening a “catastrophic” storm surge in northwestern

Helene made landfall on Florida’s northwest coast late Thursday after strengthening into a Category 4 storm hours earlier.