The recovery effort in Hernando County began Friday after an unprecedented storm surge produced by Hurricane Helene devastated many of the coastal communities.

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FOX 13's Jennifer Kveglis reports.

Hurricane Helene is now forecast to reach catastrophic Category 4 strength by the time it makes landfall in Florida on Thursday, the National Hurricane Center says, with storm surge potentially climbing to 20 feet along some parts of the coast.