The Treasure Coast did not have any power outages as of 7 a.m. Friday, according to Florida Power & Light Co. and the Fort Pierce Utilities Authority. Power outages fluctuated throughout Thursday as Hurricane Helene made its way to Florida's Big Bend area, with over 2,000 customers out at one point.

After the Treasure Coast avoided any direct impacts from Helene, local first responders were deployed Friday morning to the West Coast of Florida to help with the aftermath of what quickly grew to a Category 4 hurricane Thursday night when it made landfall near Perry in Taylor County.

The Treasure Coast had gone decades since a storm seriously damaged the area, and Frances served as a “wake-up call,” said Erick Gill, St. Lucie County’s communications director who worked in the county’s tourism division at the time.