As of Tuesday morning, more than 220,000 people in Florida are still left without power. Hillsborough County and Pinellas County has the most outages, according to the Florida Power Outage Tracker, with Hillsborough County still seeing more than 92,000 outages and Pinellas County seeing more than 40,000 outages. Manatee County…
MANATEE COUNTY, FL – It’s going to take a significant amount of time and money, specifically over $146 million, to restore properties that have taken a hit from Hurricane Milton. County authorities told MySunCoast News that commercial property damages amounted to more than $16 million, while damages to residential homes…
ST. PETERSBURG, FL – Since Hurricane Milton made landfall last Wednesday, records show that a total of 65 homes have been destroyed and 762 homes were significantly damaged. This information comes from the Pinellas County Residential Damage Assessment for Hurricane Milton, which also indicates that 2,276 homes sustained minor damage. …
ST. PETERSBURG, FL – Even Tropicana Field Stadium’s roof panels were no match for the dangerous Hurricane Milton, as most were torn apart due to the 101 mph winds. According to Fox 13 News, the winds were strong enough to break through the fiberglass, only sparing two roof panels. Tropicana…
As of 2 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 8, Hurricane Milton’s wind speeds have picked back up to 155 mph and is anticipated to make landfall this week over Florida’s west coast as at least a category 3 storm. You can follow the latest updates here. Here is what residents can expect…
ST. PETERSBURG, FL – Lealman firefighters had to rescue 15 people from the flooded 42nd Avenue neighborhood seen along a sea of impacted homes on Friday following the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. Fire crews did not comment on whether anyone was injured. However, photos from ABC Action News indicate that the…
Hurricane Helene, the strongest storm to strike the Tampa Bay area in 103 years, claimed the lives of 12 people after making landfall on September 26, 2024. Pinellas County, which spans a 20-mile (32-kilometer) strip of barrier islands from St. Petersburg to Clearwater, suffered the most damage. In minutes, mansions,…
Tropical Storm Debby was downgraded from a hurricane this morning after making landfall in Steinhatchee along the Gulf coast. Heay rains and winds are expected in Tampa and central Florida throughout the day today, as well as tropical storm and storm surge warnings. The majority of Central Florida and the…
Flash fooding across Florida last week resulted in Gov. Ron DeSantis declaring a State of Emergency in Sarasota County and several others in south Florida. Storms and heavy downpours have emergency officials urging Tampa Bay residents to stay up to date on what to do in the event of severe…
A second tornado was confirmed by the National Weather Service because of Tuesday’s powerful storms, which also resulted in power outages and warnings. An EF-1 tornado with 90 mph peak speeds and a 0.61-mile path made landfall in the Eagles community in northwest Hillsborough County, just east of Pinellas County,…