Pinellas County, Hurricane Helene
'A war zone': Hurricane Helene pummels Pinellas County, killing at least five people
"The water was coming through the vents, through the air-conditioning ducts, every which way you can imagine."
Hurricane Helene storm surge ‘unbelievable’ on Pinellas barrier islands
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. It would be dusk by the time these densely populated islands would start facing the peak of Hurricane Helene’s storm surge,
Pinellas County after Helene: What's opened, what's closed, what's impacted?
On Friday, County leaders provided updates on various impacts, select services reopening and plans for recovery efforts.
Pinellas County sees record storm surge
FOX Weather Meteorologist Michael Estime is in St. Petersburg, Florida, as crews clear beaches ahead of Helene's arrival. The current tropical storm is expected to rapidly intensify into a major hurricane ahead of landfall in the Sunshine State.
Storm surge from Hurricane Helene proving to be devastating. Here's why and what that means
And in the case of Hurricane Helene, experts were predicting that the storm surge would be devastating in the coastal areas of the state's Big Bend, where the peninsula meets the Panhandle.
Five people dead: Hurricane Helene’s ‘devastating’ impact on Florida’s Pinellas County
Five people have died in Pinellas County, Florida, as Hurricane Helene unleashed its devastating impact overnight.
Pinellas County leaders anticipating 'life-threatening' storm surge from Helene
They’re predicting three to six inches of rain, 60 mph winds and think the higher surge and higher tides will stick around for 24 to 36 hours. 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.
Unprecedented storm surge swamps Hernando County: ‘It was hellish’
The recovery effort in Hernando County began Friday after an unprecedented storm surge produced by Hurricane Helene devastated many of the coastal communities.
Pinellas begins evacuations and beach surveys ahead of Helene's projected 5 to 8 feet of storm surge
Officials in Pinellas have been working on renourishing and recovering its shoreline after Hurricane Idalia's wrath last year, but it's expected to take another beating by Helene.
Five people dead in Pinellas County due to Hurricane Helene
Five people died in Pinellas County during the impact of Hurricane Helene, according to Cathie Perkins, emergency management director. It’s one of the many ways that Helene brought “life-changing impacts” as storm surge reached 8 feet in some areas,
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Rescuers save and assist hundreds as Helene's storm surge and rain create havoc
Emergency workers in Florida, Georgia and elsewhere rescued hundreds of people from boats, their homes and their cars as ...
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Out by noon: Pinellas officials press Zone A residents to evacuate now to escape storm surge from Helene
As of 9 a.m., officials were already reporting some street flooding on barrier islands and other coastal or low-lying areas.
Florida power outage map: Track outages after Hurricane Helene makes landfall Thursday
USA TODAY's power outage map showed more than 200,000 without power in Pinellas County and more than 900,000 statewide by ...
Helene weakens to Category 1 hurricane while moving north from Florida to Georgia
Hurricane Helene weakened to a Category 1 hurricane early Friday with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 kph), according ...