Helene is forecast to make landfall in Florida on Thursday night. Helene -- which has strengthened to a Category 2 hurricane -- is taking aim at Florida, where it's forecast to make landfall along the Big Bend area on Thursday night. Airlines have canceled over 1,000 flights across the country as Hurricane Helene moves in.

Nearly 50,000 homes and businesses were without power, as of Thursday at 1:45 p.m. ET. As of Thursday afternoon, Helene was located about 195 miles southwest of Tampa, Florida and was moving toward the north-northeast at 16 mph,