Many school districts across Florida were closed on Thursday as bands from Hurricane Helene began moving across the state ahead of landfall Thursday night. >> Track Helene: Latest maps and modelsSign up for our NewslettersMost school districts in Central Florida will reopen Friday,

What can a storm the size of Helene do to Florida? A Cat 3 hurricane, as Helene is forecast to be when it makes landfall somewhere near the Panhandle, can be strong enough to blow in the door of a building or rip the siding from a house.

Because of the threat of severe weather, particularly in CF’s coastal counties of Citrus and Levy, the college will close all sites, including the Ocala Campus, Wilton Simpson Citrus Campus, Jack Wilkinson Levy Campus, Hampton Center, Appleton Museum and Vintage Farm, as well as online classes. Scheduled activities also have been cancelled.