Across the northern Florida coast, most small towns were deserted on Thursday, with stores closed and windows boarded up to protect against the high winds and potentially devastating storm surge of Hurricane Helene.
The storm was hours away from hitting the US state's "Big Bend" region, with the area from the Florida capital Tallahassee to the Gulf of Mexico coast at particular risk, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC).
While many heeded evacuation orders, some, like Lance Palmer, were still making final preparations.
In the early afternoon, the actor and musician filled up his Jeep and prepared to leave his home in the town of Panacea, on the edge of the ocean.
"I was kind of checking conditions and trying to make a call if I should leave or not," he said.
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