Helene was a Category 4 hurricane upon landfall, wielding winds above 100 mph that pushed about 20 feet of water far inland ...

All Pinellas County Schools will remain closed on Friday due to the impact of Hurricane Helene and schools being used as hurricane shelters. Sports and activities are canceled for Thursday, but staff ...

As dawn approached Friday morning, many around Tampa Bay awaited help as search and rescue teams worked to pull people from ...

In a special update from the National Hurricane Center, Helene made landfall just east of the mouth of the Aucilla River.

Hurricane Helene, a massive, destructive Category 4 hurricane causing catastrophic storm surge, made landfall about 11:10 p.m ...

Five people died in Pinellas County during the impact of Hurricane Helene ... Gualtieri said first responders worked overnight to rescue people who chose to stay despite evacuation orders. But high ...

Evacuees from Pinellas County are heeding the storm surge warnings caused by Hurricane Helene and are seeking refuge in Polk ...

While a mandatory evacuation order is in effect for residents in Zone A ahead of Hurricane Helene’s arrival Thursday, the ...

In Tarpon Springs, where most of the community is on or near the water, homeowners told ABC Action News that the pending storm surge has them most on guard.

Sheriff Bob Gualtieri has a strong message to those ordered to evacuate ahead of Hurricane Helene: "We’re not going to get our people killed because you don’t want to listen to what we’re saying." ...

As of 9 a.m., officials were already reporting some street flooding on barrier islands and other coastal or low-lying areas.