EDGEWATER — Volusia and Flagler counties were spared from the worst of Hurricane Helene, which made landfall as a Category 4 on the Big Bend Thursday.
But locally, the tropical storm’s gusts downed several trees and left thousands without power.
The highest recorded wind gusts in the Volusia County area were 53 mph, according to Jessie Schaper, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Melbourne…