White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Deanne Criswell will hold a press briefing at 12:30 p.m. to discuss Hurricane Helene, which is expected to make landfall on Thursday.
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The National Hurricane Center has labeled Helene a Category 2, but it is expected to make landfall on Florida’s Big Bend as a Category 3 Hurricane.
A state of emergency has been declared for 61 of Florida’s 67 counties, and several have been ordered to evacuate.