{"id":109062,"date":"2024-10-01T09:42:45","date_gmt":"2024-10-01T02:42:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=109062"},"modified":"2024-10-01T09:42:45","modified_gmt":"2024-10-01T02:42:45","slug":"before-and-after-aerial-images-show-how-hurricane-helene-hurt-tampa-bay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=109062","title":{"rendered":"Before-and-after aerial images show how Hurricane Helene hurt Tampa Bay"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"articleBody\">\n<section>\n<p class=\"\">Hurricane Helene is gone, but her trail of scars remains.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">In the hours after Helene\u2019s peak storm surge, the people in flood-prone areas across Pinellas County discovered scenes of cars under several feet of sand, houses burned, small businesses lost and lives upended. Images from the ground told the story of the area\u2019s<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tampabay.com\/hurricane\/2024\/09\/28\/tampa-bay-helene-was-worst-storm-century\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> worst storm in a century.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">But to fully grasp just how vast the area of Helene\u2019s damage spans, from the islands to the mainland, the federal National Ocean Service on Sunday flew over the Tampa Bay area to capture high-definition images.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">These images are a \u201ccrucial tool\u201d to determine the full extent of Helene\u2019s damage, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which oversees the ocean service. The imagery should help residents living in the Tampa Bay area get a better idea of how the major hurricane lashed into property and the environment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Pilots previously flew over Florida\u2019s Big Bend region on Friday and to Cedar Key and Steinhatchee a day later. All of the post-storm aerial imagery <a href=\"https:\/\/oceanservice.noaa.gov\/news\/sep24\/ngs-storm-imagery-helene.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">can be found here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Three days after Helene buzz-sawed its way past the region, here\u2019s what crews saw as they flew over Pinellas County.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"h1\">Pass-A-Grille Beach<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"article__body-align article__body-align-center article__body-image\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><input type=\"hidden\" value=\"IRv2\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"lazy-container\" style=\"background-color:#f7f7f7\"><picture><source type=\"image\/gif\" media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tampabay.com\/resizer\/v2\/on-pass-a-grille-beach-forecasters-A4CHPKW6ENHRHO2XBFSB4WOCG4.gif?auth=f5c3e27225492ead88da1cdf3c4c35ae9e49f45163d6b7cb57f88e54e22219e7&amp;width=480\"\/><source type=\"image\/gif\" media=\"(max-width: 481px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tampabay.com\/resizer\/v2\/on-pass-a-grille-beach-forecasters-A4CHPKW6ENHRHO2XBFSB4WOCG4.gif?auth=f5c3e27225492ead88da1cdf3c4c35ae9e49f45163d6b7cb57f88e54e22219e7&amp;width=620\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"On Pass-A-Grille Beach, forecasters projected 6 feet or greater of water above ground just hours before Hurricane Helene's storm surge peaked on Thursday. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Ocean Service flew over the Tampa Bay area on Sunday to help document the storm damage from above.\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=&quot;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&quot; viewBox=&quot;0 0 620 348&quot;\/%3E\" style=\"transition:opacity 0.5s ease 0.5s;opacity:0\" title=\"On Pass-A-Grille Beach, forecasters projected 6 feet or greater of water above ground just hours before Hurricane Helene's storm surge peaked on Thursday. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Ocean Service flew over the Tampa Bay area on Sunday to help document the storm damage from above.\" itemprop=\"image\" width=\"620\" height=\"auto\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.tampabay.com\/resizer\/v2\/on-pass-a-grille-beach-forecasters-A4CHPKW6ENHRHO2XBFSB4WOCG4.gif?auth=f5c3e27225492ead88da1cdf3c4c35ae9e49f45163d6b7cb57f88e54e22219e7&amp;width=620\"\/><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"620\"\/><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"348\"\/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"description\" class=\"caption\">On Pass-A-Grille Beach, forecasters projected 6 feet or greater of water above ground just hours before Hurricane Helene&#8217;s storm surge peaked on Thursday. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration&#8217;s National Ocean Service flew over the Tampa Bay area on Sunday to help document the storm damage from above.<!-- --> <span class=\"caption__credit\">[\u00a0National Ocean Service\u00a0]<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"article__body-align article__body-align-center article__body-image\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><input type=\"hidden\" value=\"IRv2\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"lazy-container\" style=\"background-color:#f7f7f7\"><picture><source type=\"image\/gif\" media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tampabay.com\/resizer\/v2\/on-pass-a-grille-beach-forecasters-WIVC6RGJVVGUTA77XC5N7CRJSU.gif?auth=d32e9e7ed6b010554e15d3b5bcb2ffe02e7d993468ba5c03cacd9aeb761e3096&amp;width=480\"\/><source type=\"image\/gif\" media=\"(max-width: 481px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tampabay.com\/resizer\/v2\/on-pass-a-grille-beach-forecasters-WIVC6RGJVVGUTA77XC5N7CRJSU.gif?auth=d32e9e7ed6b010554e15d3b5bcb2ffe02e7d993468ba5c03cacd9aeb761e3096&amp;width=620\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"On Pass-A-Grille Beach, forecasters projected 6 feet or greater of water above ground just hours before Hurricane Helene's storm surge peaked on Thursday. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Ocean Service flew over the Tampa Bay area on Sunday to help document the storm damage from above.\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=&quot;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&quot; viewBox=&quot;0 0 620 348&quot;\/%3E\" style=\"transition:opacity 0.5s ease 0.5s;opacity:0\" title=\"On Pass-A-Grille Beach, forecasters projected 6 feet or greater of water above ground just hours before Hurricane Helene's storm surge peaked on Thursday. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Ocean Service flew over the Tampa Bay area on Sunday to help document the storm damage from above.\" itemprop=\"image\" width=\"620\" height=\"auto\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.tampabay.com\/resizer\/v2\/on-pass-a-grille-beach-forecasters-WIVC6RGJVVGUTA77XC5N7CRJSU.gif?auth=d32e9e7ed6b010554e15d3b5bcb2ffe02e7d993468ba5c03cacd9aeb761e3096&amp;width=620\"\/><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"620\"\/><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"348\"\/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"description\" class=\"caption\">On Pass-A-Grille Beach, forecasters projected 6 feet or greater of water above ground just hours before Hurricane Helene&#8217;s storm surge peaked on Thursday. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration&#8217;s National Ocean Service flew over the Tampa Bay area on Sunday to help document the storm damage from above.<!-- --> <span class=\"caption__credit\">[\u00a0National Ocean Service\u00a0]<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"h1\">The Don CeSar Hotel on St. Pete Beach<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"article__body-align article__body-align-center article__body-image\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><input type=\"hidden\" value=\"IRv2\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"lazy-container\" style=\"background-color:#f7f7f7\"><picture><source type=\"image\/gif\" media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tampabay.com\/resizer\/v2\/at-the-don-cesar-hotel-on-st-pete-beach-EMUHNZUGAZBSLODQEGSZ5PTUK4.gif?auth=2ef2bb6821412c21c7f2df443a0f02310313dcb687cf3a11a6f3cf05edf07438&amp;width=480\"\/><source type=\"image\/gif\" media=\"(max-width: 481px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tampabay.com\/resizer\/v2\/at-the-don-cesar-hotel-on-st-pete-beach-EMUHNZUGAZBSLODQEGSZ5PTUK4.gif?auth=2ef2bb6821412c21c7f2df443a0f02310313dcb687cf3a11a6f3cf05edf07438&amp;width=620\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"At the Don CeSar hotel on St. Pete Beach, forecasters projected 3 feet or greater of water above ground just hours before Hurricane Helene's storm surge peaked on Thursday. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Ocean Service flew over the Tampa Bay area on Sunday to help document the storm damage from above.\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=&quot;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&quot; viewBox=&quot;0 0 620 348&quot;\/%3E\" style=\"transition:opacity 0.5s ease 0.5s;opacity:0\" title=\"At the Don CeSar hotel on St. Pete Beach, forecasters projected 3 feet or greater of water above ground just hours before Hurricane Helene's storm surge peaked on Thursday. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Ocean Service flew over the Tampa Bay area on Sunday to help document the storm damage from above.\" itemprop=\"image\" width=\"620\" height=\"auto\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.tampabay.com\/resizer\/v2\/at-the-don-cesar-hotel-on-st-pete-beach-EMUHNZUGAZBSLODQEGSZ5PTUK4.gif?auth=2ef2bb6821412c21c7f2df443a0f02310313dcb687cf3a11a6f3cf05edf07438&amp;width=620\"\/><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"620\"\/><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"348\"\/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"description\" class=\"caption\">At the Don CeSar hotel on St. Pete Beach, forecasters projected 3 feet or greater of water above ground just hours before Hurricane Helene&#8217;s storm surge peaked on Thursday. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration&#8217;s National Ocean Service flew over the Tampa Bay area on Sunday to help document the storm damage from above.<!-- --> <span class=\"caption__credit\">[\u00a0National Ocean Service\u00a0]<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"h1\">Sunset Beach<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"article__body-align article__body-align-center article__body-image\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><input type=\"hidden\" value=\"IRv2\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"lazy-container\" style=\"background-color:#f7f7f7\"><picture><source type=\"image\/gif\" media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tampabay.com\/resizer\/v2\/on-sunset-beach-forecasters-projected-3-H32GGAL5CJHA7HAK6T7WUOUUPA.gif?auth=c471a4b1731d1d7023f7c73f1685fa205ba8158c84ad4c47f6b2b53e4ea9ed0d&amp;width=480\"\/><source type=\"image\/gif\" media=\"(max-width: 481px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tampabay.com\/resizer\/v2\/on-sunset-beach-forecasters-projected-3-H32GGAL5CJHA7HAK6T7WUOUUPA.gif?auth=c471a4b1731d1d7023f7c73f1685fa205ba8158c84ad4c47f6b2b53e4ea9ed0d&amp;width=620\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"On Sunset Beach, forecasters projected 3 feet or greater of water above ground just hours before Hurricane Helene's storm surge peaked on Thursday. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Ocean Service flew over the Tampa Bay area on Sunday to help document the storm damage from above.\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=&quot;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&quot; viewBox=&quot;0 0 620 348&quot;\/%3E\" style=\"transition:opacity 0.5s ease 0.5s;opacity:0\" title=\"On Sunset Beach, forecasters projected 3 feet or greater of water above ground just hours before Hurricane Helene's storm surge peaked on Thursday. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Ocean Service flew over the Tampa Bay area on Sunday to help document the storm damage from above.\" itemprop=\"image\" width=\"620\" height=\"auto\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.tampabay.com\/resizer\/v2\/on-sunset-beach-forecasters-projected-3-H32GGAL5CJHA7HAK6T7WUOUUPA.gif?auth=c471a4b1731d1d7023f7c73f1685fa205ba8158c84ad4c47f6b2b53e4ea9ed0d&amp;width=620\"\/><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"620\"\/><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"348\"\/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"description\" class=\"caption\">On Sunset Beach, forecasters projected 3 feet or greater of water above ground just hours before Hurricane Helene&#8217;s storm surge peaked on Thursday. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration&#8217;s National Ocean Service flew over the Tampa Bay area on Sunday to help document the storm damage from above.<!-- --> <span class=\"caption__credit\">[\u00a0National Ocean Service\u00a0]<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"h1\">Flora Wylie Park in Downtown St. Petersburg<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"article__body-align article__body-align-center article__body-image\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><input type=\"hidden\" value=\"IRv2\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"lazy-container\" style=\"background-color:#f7f7f7\"><picture><source type=\"image\/gif\" media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tampabay.com\/resizer\/v2\/at-flora-wylie-park-in-downtown-st-FYORG3QKKBGUHO4CBAUDIC43ZY.gif?auth=4f9c902beb9a8cee510f6c24e2bd12598aeac648a4d90e447a2d552f015ed4bd&amp;width=480\"\/><source type=\"image\/gif\" media=\"(max-width: 481px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tampabay.com\/resizer\/v2\/at-flora-wylie-park-in-downtown-st-FYORG3QKKBGUHO4CBAUDIC43ZY.gif?auth=4f9c902beb9a8cee510f6c24e2bd12598aeac648a4d90e447a2d552f015ed4bd&amp;width=620\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"At Flora Wylie Park in Downtown St. Petersburg, forecasters projected 6 feet or greater of water above ground just hours before Hurricane Helene's storm surge peaked on Thursday. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Ocean Service flew over the Tampa Bay area on Sunday to help document the storm damage from above.\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=&quot;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&quot; viewBox=&quot;0 0 620 348&quot;\/%3E\" style=\"transition:opacity 0.5s ease 0.5s;opacity:0\" title=\"At Flora Wylie Park in Downtown St. Petersburg, forecasters projected 6 feet or greater of water above ground just hours before Hurricane Helene's storm surge peaked on Thursday. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Ocean Service flew over the Tampa Bay area on Sunday to help document the storm damage from above.\" itemprop=\"image\" width=\"620\" height=\"auto\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.tampabay.com\/resizer\/v2\/at-flora-wylie-park-in-downtown-st-FYORG3QKKBGUHO4CBAUDIC43ZY.gif?auth=4f9c902beb9a8cee510f6c24e2bd12598aeac648a4d90e447a2d552f015ed4bd&amp;width=620\"\/><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"620\"\/><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"348\"\/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"description\" class=\"caption\">At Flora Wylie Park in Downtown St. Petersburg, forecasters projected 6 feet or greater of water above ground just hours before Hurricane Helene&#8217;s storm surge peaked on Thursday. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration&#8217;s National Ocean Service flew over the Tampa Bay area on Sunday to help document the storm damage from above.<!-- --> <span class=\"caption__credit\">[\u00a0National Ocean Service\u00a0]<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"\">Shore Acres neighborhood<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"article__body-align article__body-align-center article__body-image\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><input type=\"hidden\" value=\"IRv2\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"lazy-container\" style=\"background-color:#f7f7f7\"><picture><source type=\"image\/gif\" media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tampabay.com\/resizer\/v2\/in-pinellas-countys-shore-acres-JGGSEPWZ7ZCZTGFAKL25TSIWBA.gif?auth=48b4c39ec702229dd2732fdd8d41ef33f9e2353c7b5a6fb03429ba664a9ce7ca&amp;width=480\"\/><source type=\"image\/gif\" media=\"(max-width: 481px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tampabay.com\/resizer\/v2\/in-pinellas-countys-shore-acres-JGGSEPWZ7ZCZTGFAKL25TSIWBA.gif?auth=48b4c39ec702229dd2732fdd8d41ef33f9e2353c7b5a6fb03429ba664a9ce7ca&amp;width=620\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"In Pinellas County's Shore Acres neighborhood, forecasters projected 6 feet or greater of water or greater above ground just hours before Hurricane Helene's storm surge peaked on Thursday. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Ocean Service flew over the Tampa Bay area on Sunday to help document the storm damage from above.\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=&quot;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&quot; viewBox=&quot;0 0 620 349&quot;\/%3E\" style=\"transition:opacity 0.5s ease 0.5s;opacity:0\" title=\"In Pinellas County's Shore Acres neighborhood, forecasters projected 6 feet or greater of water or greater above ground just hours before Hurricane Helene's storm surge peaked on Thursday. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Ocean Service flew over the Tampa Bay area on Sunday to help document the storm damage from above.\" itemprop=\"image\" width=\"620\" height=\"auto\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.tampabay.com\/resizer\/v2\/in-pinellas-countys-shore-acres-JGGSEPWZ7ZCZTGFAKL25TSIWBA.gif?auth=48b4c39ec702229dd2732fdd8d41ef33f9e2353c7b5a6fb03429ba664a9ce7ca&amp;width=620\"\/><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"620\"\/><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"349\"\/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"description\" class=\"caption\">In Pinellas County&#8217;s Shore Acres neighborhood, forecasters projected 6 feet or greater of water or greater above ground just hours before Hurricane Helene&#8217;s storm surge peaked on Thursday. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration&#8217;s National Ocean Service flew over the Tampa Bay area on Sunday to help document the storm damage from above.<!-- --> <span class=\"caption__credit\">[\u00a0National Ocean Service\u00a0]<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"article__body-align article__body-align-center article__body-image\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><input type=\"hidden\" value=\"IRv2\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"lazy-container\" style=\"background-color:#f7f7f7\"><picture><source type=\"image\/gif\" media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tampabay.com\/resizer\/v2\/in-pinellas-countys-shore-acres-HTK4T4XKUVA5HMCI72R3JPXWPM.gif?auth=7f273d93e06f8179f349adf59ca3635cb0fed9d33876ab1d33b7d1f6238e795a&amp;width=480\"\/><source type=\"image\/gif\" media=\"(max-width: 481px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tampabay.com\/resizer\/v2\/in-pinellas-countys-shore-acres-HTK4T4XKUVA5HMCI72R3JPXWPM.gif?auth=7f273d93e06f8179f349adf59ca3635cb0fed9d33876ab1d33b7d1f6238e795a&amp;width=620\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"In Pinellas County's Shore Acres neighborhood, forecasters projected 6 feet or greater of water or greater above ground just hours before Hurricane Helene's storm surge peaked on Thursday. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Ocean Service flew over the Tampa Bay area on Sunday to document the storm damage from above. This image shows a house that burnt down.\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=&quot;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&quot; viewBox=&quot;0 0 620 345&quot;\/%3E\" style=\"transition:opacity 0.5s ease 0.5s;opacity:0\" title=\"In Pinellas County's Shore Acres neighborhood, forecasters projected 6 feet or greater of water or greater above ground just hours before Hurricane Helene's storm surge peaked on Thursday. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Ocean Service flew over the Tampa Bay area on Sunday to document the storm damage from above. This image shows a house that burnt down.\" itemprop=\"image\" width=\"620\" height=\"auto\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.tampabay.com\/resizer\/v2\/in-pinellas-countys-shore-acres-HTK4T4XKUVA5HMCI72R3JPXWPM.gif?auth=7f273d93e06f8179f349adf59ca3635cb0fed9d33876ab1d33b7d1f6238e795a&amp;width=620\"\/><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"620\"\/><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"345\"\/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"description\" class=\"caption\">In Pinellas County&#8217;s Shore Acres neighborhood, forecasters projected 6 feet or greater of water or greater above ground just hours before Hurricane Helene&#8217;s storm surge peaked on Thursday. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration&#8217;s National Ocean Service flew over the Tampa Bay area on Sunday to document the storm damage from above. This image shows a house that burnt down.<!-- --> <span class=\"caption__credit\">[\u00a0National Ocean Service\u00a0]<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"h1\">Fort De Soto Park<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"article__body-align article__body-align-center article__body-image\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><input type=\"hidden\" value=\"IRv2\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"lazy-container\" style=\"background-color:#f7f7f7\"><picture><source type=\"image\/gif\" media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tampabay.com\/resizer\/v2\/at-fort-de-soto-park-in-pinellas-county-7X5P6BY7YBCADJXW6HFETIRGXE.gif?auth=29c1701fbffc8c30833159998866052cbe49f1894501bbe2b9a8a5e3d94c9388&amp;width=480\"\/><source type=\"image\/gif\" media=\"(max-width: 481px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tampabay.com\/resizer\/v2\/at-fort-de-soto-park-in-pinellas-county-7X5P6BY7YBCADJXW6HFETIRGXE.gif?auth=29c1701fbffc8c30833159998866052cbe49f1894501bbe2b9a8a5e3d94c9388&amp;width=620\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"At Fort De Soto Park in Pinellas County, forecasters projected 6 feet or greater of water or greater above ground just hours before Hurricane Helene's storm surge peaked on Thursday. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Ocean Service flew over the Tampa Bay area on Sunday to help document the storm damage from above.\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=&quot;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&quot; viewBox=&quot;0 0 620 348&quot;\/%3E\" style=\"transition:opacity 0.5s ease 0.5s;opacity:0\" title=\"At Fort De Soto Park in Pinellas County, forecasters projected 6 feet or greater of water or greater above ground just hours before Hurricane Helene's storm surge peaked on Thursday. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Ocean Service flew over the Tampa Bay area on Sunday to help document the storm damage from above.\" itemprop=\"image\" width=\"620\" height=\"auto\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.tampabay.com\/resizer\/v2\/at-fort-de-soto-park-in-pinellas-county-7X5P6BY7YBCADJXW6HFETIRGXE.gif?auth=29c1701fbffc8c30833159998866052cbe49f1894501bbe2b9a8a5e3d94c9388&amp;width=620\"\/><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"620\"\/><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"348\"\/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"description\" class=\"caption\">At Fort De Soto Park in Pinellas County, forecasters projected 6 feet or greater of water or greater above ground just hours before Hurricane Helene&#8217;s storm surge peaked on Thursday. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration&#8217;s National Ocean Service flew over the Tampa Bay area on Sunday to help document the storm damage from above.<!-- --> <span class=\"caption__credit\">[\u00a0National Ocean Service\u00a0]<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"h1\">St. Pete Pier, Downtown St. Petersburg<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"article__body-align article__body-align-center article__body-image\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><input type=\"hidden\" value=\"IRv2\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"lazy-container\" style=\"background-color:#f7f7f7\"><picture><source type=\"image\/gif\" media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tampabay.com\/resizer\/v2\/at-the-st-pete-pier-in-downtown-st-AUUSFQFYSFEOHIN5XJL4ZV7OB4.gif?auth=10f3816e44160ad589afbf6364781835ba246a9af197d6415af3da7096e84d63&amp;width=480\"\/><source type=\"image\/gif\" media=\"(max-width: 481px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tampabay.com\/resizer\/v2\/at-the-st-pete-pier-in-downtown-st-AUUSFQFYSFEOHIN5XJL4ZV7OB4.gif?auth=10f3816e44160ad589afbf6364781835ba246a9af197d6415af3da7096e84d63&amp;width=620\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"At the St. Pete Pier in Downtown St. Petersburg, forecasters projected 3 feet or greater of water above ground just hours before Hurricane Helene's storm surge peaked on Thursday. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Ocean Service flew over the Tampa Bay area on Sunday to help document the storm damage from above.\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=&quot;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&quot; viewBox=&quot;0 0 620 339&quot;\/%3E\" style=\"transition:opacity 0.5s ease 0.5s;opacity:0\" title=\"At the St. Pete Pier in Downtown St. Petersburg, forecasters projected 3 feet or greater of water above ground just hours before Hurricane Helene's storm surge peaked on Thursday. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Ocean Service flew over the Tampa Bay area on Sunday to help document the storm damage from above.\" itemprop=\"image\" width=\"620\" height=\"auto\"\/><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.tampabay.com\/resizer\/v2\/at-the-st-pete-pier-in-downtown-st-AUUSFQFYSFEOHIN5XJL4ZV7OB4.gif?auth=10f3816e44160ad589afbf6364781835ba246a9af197d6415af3da7096e84d63&amp;width=620\"\/><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"620\"\/><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"339\"\/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"description\" class=\"caption\">At the St. Pete Pier in Downtown St. Petersburg, forecasters projected 3 feet or greater of water above ground just hours before Hurricane Helene&#8217;s storm surge peaked on Thursday. 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