"Helene stands toe-to-toe with any of the threats that Florida has faced over the past ten years or indeed really over hurricane history."

The Big Bend area buffers the coastline from Florida's capital city, Tallahassee, which is a little more than 20 miles from the Gulf Coast.

Helene could become the second hurricane to make landfall over Florida's Big Bend region this year. Jason Allen takes a look at how the state and local residents are preparing for the storm.