Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis held a press conference on Tuesday as a tropical storm, expected to become Hurricane Helene, looms off the coast of Florida.On Monday, the governor issued an executive order placing 41 Florida counties under a state of emergency.

Gov. Ron DeSantis said Wednesday afternoon that some forecast models predict Hurricane Helene to make landfall in Florida’s Big Bend region as big as a Category 4 storm, although many officials expect it will come ashore as a Category 3. Both are considered major hurricane levels.