Covering Hurricane Helene: These 28 videos taken today show storm scenes around SW FL

It's been a long day on Fort Myers Beach and throughout Southwest Florida.

The monstrous Hurricane Helene is impacting the region in a variety of ways and as nightfall arrives, there are growing concerns about Helene's storm surge, especially along coastal communities like Fort Myers Beach, Sanibel, Marco Island, Vanderbilt Beach, Matlacha and Pine Island, and all low-lying areas.

Photo and video journalist Andrew West has been on the ground on Fort Myers Beach along with reporter Chad Gillis today. West filed the video at the top of this page just after 7 p.m. It gives you a really good look at what is going on at Fort Myers Beach.

Here are some other videos from today's coverage of Hurricane Helene

These videos were taken by The News-Press and Naples Daily news photographers and reporters:

Matlacha Pass

Possible tornado in Cape Coral area

Early impact on Fort Myers Beach

Wind shakes traffic camera in Matlacha

Flooding in Cape Coral

Helene's early impact on Sanibel Island

More flooding on Fort Myers Beach

Interview with Fort Myers Beach Mayor Dan Allers

Sanibel Lighthouse parking lot

Times Square on Fort Myers Beach

Here are more Hurricane Helene videos from Southwest Florida

This article originally appeared on Fort Myers News-Press: Covering Hurricane Helene: These 28 videos taken today show storm scenes around SW FL