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.
Tampa Bay saw more than 1,000 rescues during Hurricane Helene
As first responders across Tampa Bay worked to assess damage Friday morning from Hurricane Helene, emergency managers reported that more than 1,000 people had been rescued overnight across a three-county region.
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.
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.
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.
PHOTOS: Aftermath of Hurricane Helene around Tampa Bay
Helene made landfall as a Category 4 Hurricane on Thursday night, The Tampa Bay area has experienced major flooding and storm damage.
PHOTOS: Tampa Bay area devastated by Hurricane Helene
Tampa Bay residents are left picking up the pieces after Hurricane Helene caused significant damage to the area.
As Tampa Bay emerged from Helene’s devastation, some damage proved impassable
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.
Helene aftermath: Photos show devastating storm damage across Tampa Bay
Flooding, uprooted trees, and structural damage are just the tip of the iceberg of the destruction from Hurricane Helene.
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