Florida’s death toll hit seven on Friday with the Tampa Bay Times reporting that five people had died in Pinellas County, in addition to two deaths reported elsewhere earlier. At least two other were killed in Georgia and the toll across the Southeast was expected to grow.

Nearly 1.2 million people without power. Record coastal flooding from Tampa to the Big Bend. Hundreds of millions of dollars in property losses and damages, at the very least.

Hurricane Helene slammed into Florida as a Category 4 colossus with winds of up to 140 mph. Winds and torrential rain are expected to continue Friday.