More than 2 million customers are waking up without power across the South Friday morning in the wake of Hurricane Helene. Douglas Gajus and his wife Tara watch the news as they wait for the arrival of Hurricane Helene at Lincoln High School which was opened as a shelter in Tallahassee,

Hurricane Helene, now a Category 2 storm, is advancing across the Gulf of Mexico toward Florida, with landfall expected Thursday evening. Tactical and swift water rescue teams from the Washington, D.C.

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper described Helene as an unusually dangerous storm that threatens to bring heavy rain and potentially catastrophic flooding to central and western North Carolina on Thursday night and Friday.

North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper will share an update on how the state is preparing for Hurricane Helene at 11 a.m. Watch live in this story or by downloading WFMY+ on your Roku, Fire, or Apple TV.