The theory is that the huge numbers of cicadas reminded early colonists — as far back as the 1600s — of the biblical plague of locusts in Exodus, so they called them locusts.

Hurricane Helene intensified into a major Category 4 hurricane with 140 mph winds making landfall Thursday night and bringing devastation to Florida’s Big Bend, according to the National ...

Hurricane Helene strengthened into an "extremely dangerous Category 4 hurricane" before making landfall along Florida's Gulf Coast late Thursday night, according to the National Hurricane Center.