WATCH: Gov. DeSantis provides an update on how Florida is responding following Hurricane Helene

ST. PETERSBURG , Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis gives an update Friday afternoon on Florida’s response after Hurricane Helene passed through the state.

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DeSantis will speak from Woody’s Waterfront in St. Petersburg Beach at 1:30 p.m.

Florida Division of Emergency Management Director Kevin Guthrie and Major General John D. Haas join DeSantis at the event.

Read: LIVE UPDATES: Crews assess damage after devastating impact of Hurricane Helene in Florida

The update comes after Helene made landfall overnight in Florida’s Big Bend area as a devastating Category 4 hurricane.

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Tampa Bay area bridge update (Florida Highway Patrol/Florida Highway Patrol)

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