Davis Islands, Hurricane Helene
Tampa’s Davis Islands deals with unexpected storm surge from Hurricane Helene
The night before, after Hurricane Helene blew through the Tampa Bay area, many rescue calls had been made from the island. Two homes had caught on fire. Tampa’s mayor, Jane Castor, said she was stunned by how much of the island remained underwater early Friday when she flew over.
Home destroyed by fire as storm surge inundates Davis Islands
As storm surge overtook the houses on Davis Islands, one house caught on fire off Blanca Avenue. First responders were unable to reach the home because of the high water, according to reporting from 10 Tampa Bay’s Eric Glasser. Fortunately, there were no injuries or deaths related to the fire.
From flooding to fires, Davis Islands got hit hard by Hurricane Helene
Tampa General was built in the mid 1920s on Davis Islands in Hillsborough Bay. People still wonder why they would build it there just a few years after the big hurricane of 1921 – the last time Tampa suffered a direct hit from a major hurricane. The City of Tampa posted the following information on its Facebook page.
TAMPA, Fla. - Tampa officials have confirmed two deaths in the city connected to Hurricane Helene. In a news conference ...
Fox Weather on MSN1d
Extensive flood damage seen in coastal Tampa neighborhoods following HeleneTampa Mayor Jane Castor reported extensive damage on Davis Islands and other waterfront areas of the city on Friday morning, ...
FOX 13 Tampa Bay on MSN1d
Water rescues on Davis Islands in TampaFOX 13's Kellie Cowan has the latest on water rescues on Davis Islands in Tampa following record-breaking storm surge from ...
Heavy rainfall has caused significant flooding on the roadways leading to and from Davis Islands, prompting the Tampa Police ...
"Water and ion batteries do not mix. They literally explode," Tampa Mayor Jane Castor warned on Friday, adding that even ...
Sand piled along Gulf Boulevard looked like snowbanks. Boats were dragged ashore into downtown Gulfport. And waters submerged ...
As first responders across Tampa Bay worked to assess damage Friday morning from Hurricane Helene, emergency managers ...
Tampa General Hospital got a head start on preparation, hoping to make their response during and after the storm stronger.
WAVY-TV on MSN1d
WATCH: Tampa hospital uses ‘AquaFence’ to keep storm surge outTAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Heavy storm surge from Helene left the streets of downtown Tampa looking more like the open ocean – except at the base of Tampa General Hospital, which employed a special ...
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