Tampa Bay area devastated by Hurricane Helene
How to help Hurricane Helene victims in Tampa Bay and beyond
The storm brought devastating surge to many parts of Florida’s west coast. Here’s a list of places with donation and volunteer opportunities.
Surveying damage from Hurricane Helene in Tampa Bay
Hurricane Helene slammed into Florida’s Gulf Coast, making landfall late Thursday as a powerful Category 4 storm, bringing with 140 mph winds, torrential rain and a record storm surge before moving inland across Georgia and the Carolinas.
2 deaths in Tampa blamed on Hurricane Helene
TAMPA, Fla. - Tampa officials have confirmed two deaths in the city connected to Hurricane Helene. In a news conference Friday morning, Mayor Jane Castor said one person died Thursday night after a highway sign fell on top of a minivan on I-4. Separately, a woman in her 70s was later found dead in her home, according to officials.
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Live updates: Helene death toll reaches 11 as Tampa Bay grapples with damage
The Tampa Bay death toll from Hurricane Helene rose to at least 11 on Saturday, with nine Pinellas deaths and two in Hillsborough. Barrier island reopened in Pinellas late Saturday and residents continued to be evacuated.
School’s still out for some Tampa Bay students. Thanks Helene.
When Pinellas County students return to school Monday, children from two schools swamped by Hurricane Helene won’t be joining them. “Two of our schools suffered severe damages,” schools superintendent Kevin Hendrick said Sunday during a news briefing outside Madeira Beach Fundamental K-8.
Tampa region emerges as epicenter of Florida’s death toll from Helene
Most of the deaths thus far from Hurricane Helene were in the Tampa Bay area, where many residents did not heed evacuation orders on barrier islands.
For Tampa Bay, Helene was the worst storm in a century
Tampa Bay’s regulars — our barkeeps, retirees, refugees — all had the same reaction this week in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, no matter what part of the region they call home. Surprise. Never seen it this bad.
Aerial view of Helene damage in Tampa Bay
Recovery efforts are underway in the Bay Area after Hurricane Helene. It will take some counties weeks or months to rebuild.
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Disaster recover center to open in Hillsborough County Monday
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