Perry, Florida has been hit by 3 storms in the past 13 months. The latest is Hurricane Helene, which made landfall nearby late Thursday night, knocking down trees, damaging buildings and homes, and causing widespread power outages.

The small arboreal lumber town of Perry, Florida, has become a magnet for hurricanes and the suffering that comes in the aftermath.

Every local, state and federal agency had boots on the ground in Taylor County, one of the hardest hit counties in the Big Bend, on Saturday, as the second day of a long road to recovery continued. Massive rains from powerful Hurricane Helene left people stranded,

Click here for the latest updates on Helene.Stream FOX 35 NewsHurricane Helene made landfall as an "extremely dangerous" Category 4 storm in Florida's Big Bend region, with maximum sustained winds near 140 mph.

In a special update from the National Hurricane Center, Helene made landfall just east of the mouth of the Aucilla River. This is about 10 miles west-southwest of Perry, Florida. Based on data from Air Force reconnaissance aircraft, the maximum sustained winds are estimated to be 140 mph.

Residents in Perry, Florida are once again left to pick up the pieces after Hurricane Helene slammed into their town. It’s the third major storm to wreak havoc in just over a year.

Hurricane Helene made landfall near Perry, Florida, late Thursday night as a Category 4 storm, leaving destruction in its wake. Some residents say they are thankful — and perhaps lucky — it wasn’t worse.