TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WFLA) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis held a news conference Tuesday to discuss the oncoming storm.

DeSantis spoke alongside Florida Division of Emergency Management Director Kevin Guthrie at the State Emergency Operations Center in Tallahassee.

Governor DeSantis announced that 61 counties are now affected by the state of emergency issued by the state on Monday.

The counties under a state of emergency are Alachua, Baker, Bay, Bradford, Brevard, Calhoun, Charlotte, Citrus, Clay, Collier, Columbia, DeSoto, Dixie, Duval, Escambia, Flagler, Franklin, Gadsden, Gilchrist, Glades, Gulf, Hamilton, Hardee, Hendry, Hernando, Highlands, Hillsborough, Holmes, Jackson, Jefferson, Lafayette, Lake, Lee, Leon, Levy, Liberty, Madison, Manatee, Marion, Monroe, Nassau, Okaloosa, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Putnam, Santa Rosa, Sarasota, Seminole, St. Johns, Sumter, Suwannee, Taylor, Union, Volusia, Wakulla, Walton, and Washington.

“Very well may be these local, county level, will issue some evacuation orders for some of the low-lying coastal areas,” DeSantis said.

Tropical Storm Helene is expected to hit the Big Bend region of Florida as a major hurricane, but its impacts will be felt far beyond the storm’s core, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Director Guthrie stressed the importance of having at least seven days’ worth of supplies ready in case the storm impacts your community.