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Helene’s powerful storm surge killed 12 near Tampa. They didn’t have to die
Hurricane Helene’s storm surge struck Florida fast and hard when it slammed into Gulf Coast communities near St. Petersburg. Longtime residents had never seen anything like the 8-foot wall of water that pushed ashore, and that was the problem. Because the Sept. 26 storm surge was unprecedented, many people living near the beaches ignored mandatory evacuation orders and stayed behind, thinking the warnings were exaggerated. Some people still escaped the rising waters and others were rescued. But 12 died from the surge, including a retired restaurant owner, a former hairdresser, a beach lover and a teacher who was about to retire.
Hurricane Helene forces some people to move and place their homes on the market
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Families in Shore Acres are just one group in the Bay area still cleaning up after last week's storm. Some said they're rebuilding, but others are leaving town. Shore Acres got several feet of water in streets and homes during Helene. Flooding is a common...
Helene one of several hurricanes to batter Sarasota, Manatee counties in recent years
Hurricane Helene brought a record level of storm surge to Sarasota and Manatee counties – flooding the barrier islands and leaving behind mountains of sand that still impede cleanup work for residents and businesses. Larger that Hurricane Ian in 2022, more powerful than Hurricane Idalia, which set the previous storm surge records in...
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