‘Ask everyone to pray for us’: Taylor County residents evacuate before Hurricane Helene makes landfall in the Big Bend TAYLOR COUNTY, Fla. – Taylor County in the Florida Panhandle is under a mandatory evacuation as Hurricane Helene heads for landfall in the Big Bend.

Residents in Taylor County, Florida, who defied mandatory evacuation orders have been instructed by the sheriff to write their name and birthday on their arm or leg so they can later be identified. This order comes as Hurricane Helene inches closer to the Florida coast.

A county in Florida's Big Bend area told its residents who did not evacuate for Hurricane Helene to write their name and birthday on their body.

One Florida sheriff’s office tried to give those wanting to ride out the arrival of Hurricane Helene some very stark instructions. Helene slammed into Florida’s Big Bend region late Thursday as a Category 4 hurricane.

The Taylor County Sheriff's Office in Tallahassee, Florida, issued a stark warning on social media as Hurricane Helene approached the area

Residents who have refused to evacuate the path of Hurricane Helene in Florida have been instructed to write their details on their body in permanent marker. At least one fatality in Florida was blamed on the hurricane so far,

A Florida Sheriff's Office delivered a chilling final message to residents in Taylor County, Tallahassee as Hurricane Helene approached the area. The area which is expected to be hit hardest the Category 4 storm has asked residents who chose not to evacuate to write their personal information in permanent ink on their body so they can be identified.