Tampa Bay area of Florida, particularly St. Petersburg, was hit hard by Hurricane Helene, which made landfall as a Category 4 storm Sept. 26, 2024.

Hurricane Helene plowed into Florida with catastrophic storm surge and damaging winds, then dumped prolific rainfall inland over the Southeast, triggering extreme flash flooding and record river flooding in the Carolinas and Tennessee.

Hurricane Helene forged a devastating path of floods and wind damage after slamming into Florida’s Big Bend region on Thursday night, submerging much of the state’s Gulf Coast before continuing its destructive march through Georgia and into the mountains of Appalachia.

While the busiest stretch of hurricane season has passed, Town Manager Kirk Blouin encourages residents to stay alert through October.