The once sun-drenched community of a few dozen Gulf-side pastel homes in the small community of Dekle Beach, Fla., were largely reduced to rubble after Hurricane Helene’s triple-digit wind speeds and rising waters arrived on Thursday and tore through the area overnight.

Officials urged residents to stay out of the water as Helene, now a tropical storm in Georgia, approached, closing beaches and pools across multiple counties."All beaches in Palm Beach County are closed until further notice,