Hurricane Helene storm surge ‘unbelievable’ on Pinellas barrier …
WEB1 day ago — MADEIRA BEACH — A raging river of Gulf of Mexico water ripped through the heart of Madeira Beach just minutes after deputies blocked access to Pinellas County’s barrier islands at 6 p.m. Thursday.
Hurricane Helene leaves 500,000 Floridians in the dark - Tampa Bay …
WEB11 hours ago — More than 500,000 people were without power late Thursday around the state as Helene’s enormous span encircled most of Florida. About 206,000 of those without electricity as of 10 p.m. were Duke ...
Tampa Bay wakes up to Helene's aftermath - Axios
WEB3 hours ago — Tampa Electric reports about 78,000 outages. The big picture: Clearwater, St. Petersburg and coastal areas of Tampa all saw major flooding overnight, according to the National Weather Service. Every tidal gauge in the region topped record high levels of surge. Storm surge peaks, by the numbers: 7.2 feet in East Bay. 6.8 feet in Old Port Tampa.
Pinellas sheriff warns: "Everybody’s just got to get out"
WEB20 hours ago — CLEARWATER - Hurricane Helene ’s storm surge could top 5 to 8 feet in Pinellas County, where Sheriff Bob Gualtieri had strong words for residents along the coast. "I’m just gonna distill it down and put it in some really plain speak," the sheriff said Thursday morning. "Everybody’s just got to get out." The sheriff’s comments came ...
Storm surge from Helene creates major problems around Tampa Bay …
WEB3 hours ago — WUSF. Streets along St. Pete Beach were flooded during Hurricane Helene on Sept. 26, 2024. In Pasco County to the north, complete inundation was expected west of U.S. 19 with a surge of more than 9 feet, and areas east of the highway were under threat as well, county emergency management director Andrew Fossa said.
Pinellas County leaders anticipating 'life-threatening' storm surge ...
WEB2 days ago — Cathie Perkins, the director of Pinellas County Emergency Management, said if you flooded during Idalia or Eta, you’re probably going to flood again during Helene. Perkins said this storm is much larger than Idalia, where we saw about four feet of storm surge and more than 1,500 homes were flooded. "This is not going to be like the storm ...
Helene tracker: Live updates on hurricane's impact in Tampa Bay
WEB1 day ago — Hurricane Helene is expected to whip Tampa Bay with powerful gusts, a deluge of rain and dangerous storm surges as it marches past the region on its way to the Big Bend throughout Thursday. The latest: Helene, a hurricane since Wednesday morning, is forecast to become a ferocious Category 4 storm as it crosses the Gulf of Mexico.
Pinellas orders evacuation for residents in Zone A ... - Tampa Bay …
WEB2 days ago — With a forecasted hurricane expected to make landfall in the Panhandle on Thursday, passing less than 100 miles offshore of Tampa Bay, the greatest threat to Pinellas County is record storm surge ...
Tropical Storm Helene live updates: 3M without power as storm …
WEB3 hours ago — Helene has weakened to a tropical storm and is moving north across Georgia, bringing strong winds and heavy rain in what the National Hurricane Center called "life-threatening" conditions. At 5 a ...
Live updates on Helene | WUSF
WEB3 days ago — Helene 8p update: The Tampa Bay region is under a Hurricane Watch. Posted September 24, 2024 at 8:17 PM EDT. In its 8 p.m. advisory, the National Hurricane Center issued a hurricane warning from the Anclote River to Mexico Beach. The greater Tampa Bay region is also under a Hurricane Watch and a storm surge warning.
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