Some residents are being evacuated as a precaution after two downed power poles blocked a roadway in Port St. Lucie, police said.

As people on the Gulf Coast side of Florida brace for Hurricane Helene, our area has not escaped untouched.People who live on one street in Port St Lucie have

The Port St. Lucie Police Department (PSLPD) said officers and the St. Lucie County Fire District are at the scene of two downed power poles Thursday morning.

Hurricane Helene's strong winds were impacting residents across the Treasure Coast including a neighborhood in Port St. Lucie.

Officials are responding to the 800 block of Southwest Hamberland Avenue in Port St. Lucie where the poles are down.