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Days after Hurricane Helene pummeled Tampa Bay's coastal communities with record-breaking storm surge, the region is in recovery mode. The big picture: It's safe to say Helene was the worst storm our region has experienced in a century, the Tampa Bay Times reported.

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.

All Hillsborough County schools are reopening Monday, spokesperson Tanya Arja said. They experienced only minor damages during the storm. The plans quickly shaped up for the shift to accommodate the Pinellas students displaced by Helene.

Recovery efforts are underway in the Bay Area after Hurricane Helene. It will take some counties weeks or months to rebuild.

Helene made landfall as a Category 4 Hurricane on Thursday night, The Tampa Bay area has experienced major flooding and storm damage.

Two stories unfolded across Tampa Bay in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene’s damage Friday. Some transportation and health services revived quickly, like the Tampa International Airport, which declared no “significant damage” in Helene’s wake.

Tampa Bay residents are left picking up the pieces after Hurricane Helene caused significant damage to the area.