PINELLAS COUNTY, FL – According to WFLA, 40,910 homes were either damaged or destroyed by hurricanes Helene and Milton. Pinellas County authorities said 28,350 homes were damaged. To date, 16,803 homes have been significantly damaged, while 268 were completely totaled by Helene. The number of homes that were completely destroyed…
TAMPA, FL – Global Empowerment Mission (GEM) is one organization stepping up to help local Tampa residents recover after hurricanes Helene and Milton. On Friday, more than 60 semi-trucks went around providing food, water, pet kits in Hillsborough, Sarasota, Taylor, and Levy counties, where residents are still facing power outages and…
SARASOTA AND MANATEE COUNTY, FL – Sarasota and Manatee County officials estimate that Hurricane Helene and Milton caused around $884 million in structural damages. Sarasota County authorities told the Herald-Turbine they speculate that the aftermath of Helene led to $337.7 million in damages, with Milton racking up $306 million in…
ST. PETE BEACH, FL – A mounting pile of hurricane debris caught on fire at a debris loading site in the area of Egan Park Tuesday night, WFLA reports. It is unclear what exactly caused the fire, but a nearby resident, identified as Joan Welden, looked out the window and…
TAMPA, FL – There are no days off for Tampa city crews who have to work seven days a week to get the city cleaned up after Hurricane Milton within a three-month span. According to Fox 13 News, personnel have to clean up an estimated million cubic yards, or the…
In Pinellas and Hillsborough counties, the debris from two hurricanes is piling up, leaving clean up crews racing to get everything picked up in a timely manner. Clearwater, St. Petersburg, and all the Tampa Bay area are aiming for all storm debris to be cleared within 90 days of Oct.…
SARASOTA, FL – The Tri-Par Estates Mobile Home Park residents are among the many who are working to restore their lives to normalcy after the powerful Hurricane Milton. Images from Fox 13 News show torn-off roofs and numerous twisted panels and windows scattered about following the storm surge, which was…
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. …