Jeff Houck, vice president of marketing for the 1905 Family of Restaurants that includes Columbia Restaurant and Cha Cah Coconuts, said via email to the Herald-Tribune that they are "still assessing the damage,

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.

Nearly 1.2 million Florida power customers were without electricity as of 7 a.m. on Friday morning, after Hurricane Helene made landfall in the state.