The Minnicks returned to their North East Park home to find their gray floors covered in inches of water, tinged yellow. The smell was undeniable. “No question, that’s sewage water,” said Craig Minnick,

Hurricane Helene laid bare Tampa Bay's vulnerabilities — and its strengths. Here are four takeaways from our community's worst storm in a century. Water, not wind The 5 to 8 feet of storm surge the National Weather Service predicted played out with horrifying precision.

A vehicle was pushed out of its garage caused by storm surge from Hurricane Helene on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024 in Madeira Beach. Luis Santana Tampa Bay Times Tampa Bay’s regulars — barkeeps, retirees,