For the third time in 13 months, the town of Horseshoe Beach, part of Florida's Big Bend along the Gulf of Mexico, took a direct hit from a hurricane.

A new development on Florida’s coast was designed to be as hurricane-proof as possible. So far, it’s working. Last Thursday, when Hurricane Helene hit the small town of Cortez, Florida—about four hours south of the eye of the storm—a storm surge filled the streets with waist-deep water near a new development.

Timelapse footage captured when Hurricane Helene landed as a Category 4 storm in Florida's Big Bend on Thursday, Sept. 26.

When hurricane Helene hit Florida's north Gulf Coast last week, it was the third time in 13 months, this 50-mile sliver of the state’s coastline took a direct hit from a hurricane.