Got failed is Coming Up into minutes, first this update residents of the big Bend Gulf Coast of florida who have not already evacuated are weathering the worst of Hurricane Helene Tonight the major category 4 storm now expected to make landfall in about 1 hour in a region that has been battered by big storms the last couple of years the senior correspondent Steve Harrigan is live on the ground in crystal river, florida, up here it how are the conditions where you are right now . The wind has definitely picked up in the last hour appeared weve seen gusts knock down some street signs up your kiss is going to come to show sure as a category 4 storm. Its good to be a huge storm also. The effects will be felt not just in florida but in georgia and the carolinas as well there are also concerned about a Storm Surge that could reach 20 feet in some places. Thats being called on survivable. Evacuations have been in effect of the past 2 days here. Cruise are set to go out as is the national guar